[PDF-members] Outcome of the 2020 PDF Board Election

[Casper Joseph Fa'asala]

Hi Solo,

Thank you for the information.

Big Congratulations.


God Bless PDF.

Casper

On 7/6/20, Soloveni  Vitoso <Soloveni.Vitoso at pacificdisability.org> wrote:
> Warm Pacific greetings to all Voting Delegates and Members of PDF
>
> With the successful completion of the 2020 PDF Board election and the
> election to fill the one vacant position in the current Board, I as
> Returning Officer together with my colleague, Ms. Rose Wilkinson, CEO of
> Blind Citizens New Zealand constituting the election Scrutineer Committee
> are delighted to share with you the outcome of the 2020 Board election.
>
> We are pleased to declare the following individuals for the female
> Co-Chairperson and three Board Member positions in the PDF Board.
>
>            *   Co-Chairperson (Female) - Ms. Villaney Remengesau, Omekesang,
> Palau
>            *   Board Member - Ms. Samantha French, PWD Australia
>            *   Board Member - Ms. Melita Delaibau, Fiji Association of the
> Deaf
>            *   Board Member - Mr. Ofeina Leka, Tonga National Visual
> Impairment Association
>
>
> For the vacant Board Member position;
>
>            *   Board Member - Mr. Teweiariki Teaero, Te Toa Matoa, Kiribati
>
>
>
> Congratulations to the above individuals for taking up their positions in
> the PDF Board effective from August 2020. They will join the following
> serving members of the Board:
>
>            *   Co-Chairperson (Male) - Mr. Latoa Halatau-Talagi, Vision
> Pacific Charitable Trust, New Zealand
>            *   Board Member - Ms. Mataafa Faatino Utumapu, Nuanua o le
> Alofa, Samoa
>            *   Board Member - Mr Mataiti Mataiti, Cook Islands National
> Disability Council
>            *   Board Member - Ms Jacqueline Garoau, Papua New Guinea
> Assembly of Persons with Disabilities
> For your information, we have 5 women and 4 men in our 9 member governing
> Board from the following 9 countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji,
> Kiribati, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga. I also take
> this opportunity to thank all voting delegates who were able to exercise
> their constitutional duty in electing the female Co-Chairperson and 4 Board
> Member positions as stated above. I will be providing to the Board a full
> report on the 2020 Board election during the Annual Board Meeting planned
> for the first week of August 2020 which will also be shared with the members
> at the 2021 General Forum.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Seta
>
> Setareki S. Macanawai
> Chief Executive Officer
>
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