MESSAGE FROM NOMINATION COMMITTEE

This year we were blessed with an embarrassment of riches.  We have nine over-qualified candidates to fill five openings. 

The Nominations Committee (Nom-Com) is tasked with the difficult decision of recommending a slate to the membership that is based on Board needs.  We do this knowing that a large membership like ours doesn’t always have the chance to get to know each candidate nor are they well versed on what the Board needs are.  The slate that we recommend is just that: a recommendation. You are free, and expected, to vote your conscience. 

First, here is a list of ALL nominees:

Stephen Buescher, Workhorse Ensemble (Providence, RI)
Davis Robinson, Beau Jest Moving Theater (Boston, MA)
Sabrina Hamilton, KO Festival/Independent Artist (Amherst, MA)
Ryan Hill, Sandbox Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Tad Janes, Maryland Ensemble Theater (Walkersville, MD)
Oanh Ngyuen, The Chance Theater (Anaheim, CA)
Mark Seldis, Ghost Road Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Nick Slie, Mondo Bizarro (New Orleans, LA)
Laurie Woolery, Cornerstone Theater Company (Los Angeles, CA) 

This year’s slate was created in response to the current and upcoming Board needs of:

• Geographic diversity
• Gender balance
• Aesthetic diversity
• Financial/admin expertise
• Academic/educator experience
• LGGBTQ representation

The Nom-Com’s RECOMMENDED SLATE is:
Sabrina Hamilton, KO Festival/Independent Artist (Amhearst, MA)
Ryan Hill, Sandbox Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Oanh Ngyuen, The Chance Theater (Anaheim, CA)
Nick Slie, Mondo Bizarro (New Orleans, LA)
Laurie Woolery, Cornerstone Theater Company (Los Angeles, CA) 

It’s really important that I say that this was an incredibly difficult decision to reach, as we really did have a group of incredible nominees, each of whom would make amazing Board members.  However, we took our task seriously and looked deep at what the Board needs to keep NET growing and moving forward in a way that reflects our values and our members, and that is how we arrived at this slate. 

To all of those who threw their hats in to the ring, on behalf of the Board and our members, thank you.  It’s a generous thing you’ve done and we appreciate it and you. 

Please, do vote.  As we’ve seen, every vote does, in fact, count. 

Respectfully,
Greg Tate – HartBeat Ensemble
Chairperson
NET Board Nominating Committee

SOME RELEVANT FACTS 

NET has established the practice that all names put forward for nomination, not elected to the board, remain on the list of nominees for three years.

 The Board will select the appropriate alternate, should the need arise.

NET’s previous Board of Trustees:
    
David Ferney             
Terry Greiss, Chair      
Bob Leonard, Treasurer 
Lynn Manning
Mark McKenna
Jamie Merwin        
Meena Natarajan
Mildred Ruiz                            
Greg Tate                    
Alisha Tonsic       
Carlton Turner, Vice Chair
Leese Walker, Sec
Jennifer Zeyl       

The 2006 Nominating Committee: 
Gene Fouche               
Llysa Holland
Mark McKenna - Board            
Meena Natarajan - Board
Mildred Ruiz - Board            
Greg Tate, Chair - Board

Affiliations of Committee member not on the current Board are

            Gene Fouche - Maryland Ensemble Theater

            Llysa Holland – theater simple