[PDFlist] Chief Executive Officer Appointed

[Deepti Karan weiss]

Bula Vinaka PDF Secretariat and friends/supporters of PDF,

A huge Vinaka Vakalevu to Master Seta for his invaluable contribution to
PDF and Disability movement over these many years and a heartfelt
congratulations to Ms Sainimili Tawake, who had been mentored by none other
than Master Seta himself.

Indeed an exciting continuation of the progress under master Seta and his
team’s leadership. Vinaka.

Best regards,
Deepti



On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 11:08 AM Setareki Macanawai <
Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> Bula PDF Co-Chairs, Board Members, Staff, Members, Partners and Supporters
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> Sharing the compliments and congratulatory remarks from those of you who
> have responded to the email below regarding the appointment of Ms.
> Sainimili Tawake as the new CEO for PDF. Very pleased indeed with the
> outcome of the Board’s recruitment for my replacement even though I wasn’t
> directly involved. Sai had been with the late Frederick Miller, late Sam
> Vilisoni, Michael Filipo and I when we began that historic journey of
> building and growing the disability movement here in the Pacific in the
> 1990s through the Fiji Disabled People’s Association, Disabled People’s
> International (DPI), then DPI Oceania Subregion in 2000 where a very young
> and energetic Sai served as our Project Officer, then Oceania Disability
> Advisory Support Committee (ODASC) and WWD Pasifika Network, then
> eventually Pacific Disability forum birthed in 2002 and formalised in 2004.
> As founding CEO and served for 17 and half years from January 2007 to June
> 2017, I’m Truly blessed, honoured, gracious and thankful to be passing the
> baton on to Ms. Sainimili Tawake! Go forth and serve PDF Sai, and with all
> my blessings and God’s favour, protection and guidance!
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> Seta
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> *From:* PDFlist <pdflist-bounces at lists.pacificdisability.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM
> *Sent:* Monday, 29 July 2024 9:48 am
> *To:* PDFBoardMembers at groups.io; PDF Staff <pdfstaff at pacificdisability.org>;
> pdflist at lists.pacificdisability.org
> *Cc:* 'Jose Maria Viera' <jmviera at ida-secretariat.org>; 'Andrea Cole' <
> Andrea.Cole at dfat.gov.au>; 'Jane Edge' <JEdge at cbm.org.au>; 'Murray Sheard'
> <msheard at cbmnz.org.nz>; 'Nawaf Kabbara' <nawaf.kabbara at gmail.com>;
> Melinia.CNawadramelinianc at forumsec.org; 'Sarah Goulding' <
> Sarah.Goulding at dfat.gov.au>
> *Subject:* [PDFlist] Chief Executive Officer Appointed
> *Importance:* High
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> Warm Pacific Greetings to the PDF Family, Friends and Partners,
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> The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Sainimili Tawake
> as Chief Executive Officer, effective today 29 July 2024.
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> You may know Sainimili as having been the PDF’s Manager Inclusive
> Development, or having worked with her in past advocacy, development and
> leadership roles regionally and internationally.
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> Please join the Board in supporting Sainimili to open a new chapter for
> the Pacific Disability Forum.
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> *Co-chairs Jacqueline Boga Garoau and Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM*
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