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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Fantastic News. Heartiest Congratulations Sainimili from Derrick and myself. We expect to hear about the continuing impact of PDF on the Region and the wider world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ann Cheryl & Derrick Armstrong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PDFlist <pdflist-bounces@lists.pacificdisability.org> on behalf of Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM <la@visionpacific.org.nz><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, 29 July 2024 at 12:47</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>PDFBoardMembers@groups.io <PDFBoardMembers@groups.io>, 'PDF Staff' <pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org>, pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org <pdflist@lists.pacificdisability.org><br>
<b>Cc: </b>'Jose Maria Viera' <jmviera@ida-secretariat.org>, 'Andrea Cole' <Andrea.Cole@dfat.gov.au>, 'Jane Edge' <JEdge@cbm.org.au>, 'Murray Sheard' <msheard@cbmnz.org.nz>, 'Nawaf Kabbara' <nawaf.kabbara@gmail.com>, Melinia.CNawadramelinianc@forumsec.org <Melinia.CNawadramelinianc@forumsec.org>,
'Sarah Goulding' <Sarah.Goulding@dfat.gov.au><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[PDFlist] Chief Executive Officer Appointed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Warm Pacific Greetings to the PDF Family,
<span class="grame">Friends</span> and Partners,</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Sainimili Tawake as Chief Executive Officer, effective today 29 July 2024.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may know Sainimili as having been the PDF’s Manager Inclusive Development, or having worked with her in past advocacy,
<span class="grame">development</span> and leadership roles regionally and internationally.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please join the Board in supporting Sainimili to open a new chapter for the Pacific Disability Forum.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Co-chairs Jacqueline Boga Garoau and Latoa Halatau-Talagi MNZM</span></u></b><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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