[PDF-Election] [Ipwd-nsc] 2017 PDF Board Election: Call for nominations
Mere Roden
employers.idea at gmail.com
Tue Jun 6 16:38:36 MDT 2017
Thank you Lela.
Cheers
Mere
On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:10 PM, Community Awareness <
awareness.idea at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, Community Awareness <awareness.idea at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I second the nomination for Joshko Wakaniyasi to be the rep for PDF board.
>>
>> Warm Regards
>> On 6 Jun 2017 4:05 pm, "Mere Roden" <employers.idea at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Guess the weather is affecting everyone.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I nominate Joshko Wakaniyasi as rep to PDF board.
>>>
>>>
>>> Vinaka and Regards,
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Mereseini Bolaira <mbolaira at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> Dear Voting Delegates
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Greetings from the Secretariat!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is a gentle reminder that we have few more days left to the end of
>>>> the nomination period and so far we have not received any nominations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We thank you for your cooperation.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mereseini Bolaira
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Setareki Macanawai <
>>>> CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear voting Delegates
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This email serves as the call for nominations for the 2017 PDF Board
>>>>> election. This email group is for the voting delegates listed below as well
>>>>> as myself as Returning Officer, Rose Wilkinson from the Association of
>>>>> Blind Citizens New Zealand as Scrutineer and Mereseini Bolaira my Secretary
>>>>> as back-up person for the Secretariat.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *A. *Listed below are the voting delegates representing
>>>>> financial Full Members of PDF and will participate in the 2017 Board
>>>>> election. Those Full Members that have not confirmed their voting delegate
>>>>> by Sunday, 28 May 2017, I have included as your voting delegate the
>>>>> representative of your organisation to the 2017 PDF General Forum held in
>>>>> Apia, Samoa on 24 February 2017.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Akamarama Advocacy Inc. (New Zealand) – Mr. Latoa Halatau
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Australian federation of Disability
>>>>> Organisations – Mr. Trevor Carroll
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Collectif Handicap of New Caledonia – Mr.
>>>>> Richard Fournier
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. Cook Islands National Disability Council – Ms.
>>>>> Destiny Tara Tolevu
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Deaf Aotearoa – Mr. Oliver Ferguson
>>>>>
>>>>> 6. Deaf Australia – Mr. Kyle Miers
>>>>>
>>>>> 7. Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association
>>>>> Vanuatu – Mr. Willie Sablan
>>>>>
>>>>> 8. Fusi Alofa Association Tuvalu – Mr. Taupaka
>>>>> Tinilau
>>>>>
>>>>> 9. Huma Mero Association (Tahiti) – Ms. Henriette
>>>>> Kamea
>>>>>
>>>>> 10. Fiji Association of the Deaf – Ms. Makereta Vuli
>>>>>
>>>>> 11. Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation – Mr. Josko
>>>>> Waqaniyasi
>>>>>
>>>>> 12. Marshall Islands Disabled Persons Organisation –
>>>>> Mr. Bonjo Ned
>>>>>
>>>>> 13. Naunau O’E Alamaite Tonga Association (NATA) – Mr.
>>>>> Tevita Kiteau Kulihaápai
>>>>>
>>>>> 14. Omekesang Association (Palau) – Mr. Natus Misech
>>>>>
>>>>> 15. Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons –
>>>>> Ms. Ipul Powaseu
>>>>>
>>>>> 16. People with Disabilities Australia – Ms. Samantha
>>>>> French
>>>>>
>>>>> 17. People With Disabilities Solomon Islands – Mr.
>>>>> Simon Dolaiaono
>>>>>
>>>>> 18. Pohnpei Consumer Organisation (Federated States of
>>>>> Micronesia) – Mr. Henry Phillip
>>>>>
>>>>> 19. Psychiatric Survivors Associations Fiji – Mr.
>>>>> Sydney Lord
>>>>>
>>>>> 20. Solomon Islands Deaf Association – Mr. Ali Barnabas
>>>>>
>>>>> 21. Spinal Injuries Association Fiji – Ms. Merewalesi
>>>>> Roden
>>>>>
>>>>> 22. Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati) – Ms. Teewata Aromata
>>>>>
>>>>> 23. Tonga National Disability Congress – Mr. Timote
>>>>> Solo
>>>>>
>>>>> 24. United Blind Persons of Fiji – Ms. Sovaia Coalala
>>>>>
>>>>> 25. Vision Pacific Charitable Trust – Ms. Tewai Halatau
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *B. *For the Board election this year (2017), being a year
>>>>> ending with an odd number, and to comply with the PDF Constitution and
>>>>> Election of Board policy, the positions of Co-Chairperson (Male) and 4
>>>>> Board members will be open for election. The following Board members are
>>>>> currently serving on these positions and whose term ends this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Co-Chairperson (Male) – Mr Kevin Hosking, Cook Islands
>>>>> National Disability Council
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Board Member – Ms. Teewata Aromata, Te Toa Matoa (Kiribati)
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Board Member – Ms Tewai Halatau, Vision Pacific Charitable
>>>>> Trust, New Zealand
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. Board Member – Ms. Ipul Powaseu, PNG Assembly of Disabled
>>>>> Persons
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Kyle Miers, Deaf Australia
>>>>>
>>>>> PLEASE NOTE: From the list above, board member Teewata Aromata has
>>>>> completed two terms in office and therefore cannot be re-elected in
>>>>> accordance with provisions in the PDF Constitution and Election of Board
>>>>> policy. However, Board Members Ipul Powaseu and Tewai Halatau have only
>>>>> completed one term and can therefore be re-elected for a second term. Board
>>>>> Member Rakesh Chand has completed his term as President of Fiji Disabled
>>>>> Peoples Federation and with a new President elected, he is not available
>>>>> for re-election. Kindly note that a term for a Board Member is 2 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *C. *The following Board members are still serving on the PDF
>>>>> Board and their positions will be up for election next year, 2018:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Co-Chair (Female) – Nelly Caleb, DPA Vanuatu
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Board member - Mr. Kyle Miers, Deaf Australia
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Board Member – Ms Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo, NOLA, Samoa
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. Board Member – Mr Richard Fournier, Collectif Handicap New
>>>>> Caledonia
>>>>>
>>>>> PLEASE NOTE: No one from Australia, New Caledonia, Samoa and Vanuatu
>>>>> can be nominated as only 1 person from a PDF member country can be
>>>>> represented in the PDF Board, in accordance with the PDF Constitution and
>>>>> Election of Board policy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *D. *As Returning Officer, I am now calling for nominations
>>>>> through this email group for the following positions:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Male Co-Chairperson
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. 3 Board Members
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Only Full Members through their voting delegates listed in paragraph A
>>>>> above can be nominated to any of the 4 Board positions with the exception
>>>>> of those currently serving on the PDF board.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *E. *PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been introduced for This
>>>>> year’s Board election as detailed below. Please read carefully before
>>>>> making your nomination.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. All nominations will be made through this email group. This
>>>>> means that the nomination process will be done in full view of each other
>>>>> within the email group. Each voting Delegate will know who is being
>>>>> nominated and by whom, and who has seconded that nomination. This will
>>>>> avoid candidates being nominated more than once as in previous elections.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Once a nominee receives a nomination and has been seconded by
>>>>> another Delegate, the nominee MUST FORMALLY ACCEPT the nomination by email
>>>>> to this email group and attach his or her personal profile not more than
>>>>> 700 words to that same email.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Nominations will close on Friday, 09 June 2017 at 5:00pm Fiji
>>>>> time.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. If necessary, voting for the vacant Board positions will start
>>>>> on Monday,12 June 2017 with the Returning Officer sending ballot papers by
>>>>> email to each voting delegate.
>>>>>
>>>>> 5. Voting will close on Friday, 30 June 2017 at 5:00pm Fiji time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I trust the above information is clear to all of you and do not
>>>>> hesitate to contact me if you need additional clarification.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Seta
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Setareki S. Macanawai
>>>>>
>>>>> Chief Executive Officer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pacific Disability Forum
>>>>>
>>>>> Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 |
>>>>> Suva, Fiji
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> Fax: (+679) 3310469 <+679%20331%200469>
>>>>>
>>>>> Skype: setareki.macanawai
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>> *Mere RodenEmployer Liaison Officer, Employment Task Force*
>>> Include Disability - Employ This Ability Program (IDEA)
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> *Kelera TavetaCommunity Awareness Liaison, Employment Task Force*
> Include Disability - Employ This Ability Program (IDEA)
> GPO Box 15178, Suva
> 3 Brown Street, Toorak (Suva) Fiji Islands
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*Mere RodenEmployer Liaison Officer, Employment Task Force*
Include Disability - Employ This Ability Program (IDEA)
GPO Box 15178, Suva
3 Brown Street, Toorak (Suva) Fiji Islands
E: employers.idea at gmail.com Mobile: 867 9522 Ph: +679 3307 908
Include Disability - Employ This Ability Program is managed by leading
Disabled Persons Organisations on behalf of AusAID.
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