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Bula CEO Seta,
<div>Congratulations to our new Board members, I look forward to working with you all.</div>
<div>Warm regards,</div>
<div>Sam</div>
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<div>Samantha French</div>
<div>People with Disability Australia <br>
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On 23 Jul 2019, at 10:08 am, Setareki Macanawai <<a href="mailto:ceo@pacificdisability.org">ceo@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D">A very warm Pacific greetings to all Voting Delegates and Members of PDF</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">With the successful completion of the 2019 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 2019 Board election.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We are pleased to declare the following individuals for the male Co-Chairperson and four Board Member positions in the PDF Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Co-Chairperson (Male) – Mr. Latoa Halatau, Akamarama Advocacy Inc., New Zealand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Ms. Mataafa Faatino Utumapu, Nuanua o le Alofa, Samoa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Mr Mataiti Mataiti, Cook Islands National Disability Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Ms Jacqueline Garoau, Papua New Guinea Assembly of Persons with Disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Mr </span>
<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#7030A0">Timote F. Vaiomo’unga,</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> Tonga National Disability Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">For the vacant Board Member position;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Ms Makarita Miriama, Fiji Association of the Deaf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D">Congratulations to the above individuals for taking up their positions in the PDF Board effective from August 2019. They will join the following serving members of the Board:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Co-Chairperson (Female) – Ms. Villaney Remengesau, Omekesang Association, Palau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Ms. Samantha French, PWD Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color:#1F497D">Board Member – Mr. Richard Fournier, Collectif Handicap New Caledonia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I also take this opportunity to thank all voting delegates who were able to exercise their constitutional duty in electing the male Co-Chairperson and 4 Board Member positions as stated above. I will be providing
to the Board a full report on the 2019 Board election during the Annual Board Meeting planned for the first week of August 2019 which will also be shared with the members at the 2021 General Forum.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Seta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Setareki S. Macanawai</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Chief Executive Officer</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: (+679) 3312008 | (+679) 3307530
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Skype: setareki.macanawai
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