<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpb7ea9ac5yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Congratulations to all newly elected Board Members and to the whole Board</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">for the continuing important work that they do.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">With best wishes</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Penny</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpb7ea9ac5signature">Penelope Price Teacher of Meditation 172 Lesmurdie Rd, Lesmurdie. WA 6076 Australia. Tel: 61-8-92916275 E-mail: penelopej2000@yahoo.com</div></div>
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On Monday, 6 July 2020, 05:38:20 am AWST, Soloveni Vitoso <soloveni.vitoso@pacificdisability.org> wrote:
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">Warm Pacific greetings to all Voting Delegates and Members of PDF</span></p>
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">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.
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">We are pleased to declare the following individuals for the female Co-Chairperson and three Board Member positions in the PDF Board.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Co-Chairperson (Female) – Ms. Villaney Remengesau, Omekesang, Palau</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – Ms. Samantha French, PWD Australia</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – Ms. Melita Delaibau, Fiji Association of the Deaf</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – Mr. Ofeina Leka, Tonga National Visual Impairment Association</span></li></ol>
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">For the vacant Board Member position;
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;">Mr. Teweiariki Teaero, Te Toa Matoa, Kiribati</span><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></li></ol>
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">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:</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Co-Chairperson (Male) – Mr. Latoa Halatau-Talagi, Vision Pacific Charitable Trust, New Zealand</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – Ms. Mataafa Faatino Utumapu, Nuanua o le Alofa, Samoa</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Board Member – Mr Mataiti Mataiti, Cook Islands National Disability Council</span></li><li class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;">
<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">Board Member – Ms Jacqueline Garoau, Papua New Guinea Assembly of Persons with Disabilities</span><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></li></ol>
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">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.
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<p class="ydpd6701da5yiv0910450548MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D;">Sincerely</span></p>
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