One day after flirting with filing an election challenge, Carolyn Jones has conceded victory to NAA President Alvin Bryant. Mrs. Jones has seemingly acknowledged that accepted that the alumni have spoken.In a letter to Mrs. Jones, NAA President Bryant thanked her for her many years of service to alumni in DC and the NE region.
With respect, to concerns raised about the election process and the inability of some of alumni to vote, Mr. Bryant promised to appoint a committee to investigate the matter as soon as possible.
Correction---Carolyn Jones conceded the election. However, the grievance is still active. The grievance was filed by the Chapter and not her. Your intrepretation is not correct. They are not one and the same and the NAA still has to respond to the chapter.
ReplyDeleteReading is fundamental. The first sentence specifically references Carolyn Jones and not the DC chapter.
ReplyDeleteYeah, what he said.
ReplyDeleteI may cannot read, but you do not know what you are talking about. Carolyn Jones did not file an election challenge. Secondly the DC Chapter did not file an election challenge. If you truly can read the DC Chapter grieved the procedures of the election and asked for an apology to certain members. The Chapter did not ask for a re-count, a re-vote nor did they challenge the outcome of the election. They asked for an apology. Read the grievance.
ReplyDeleteThe inference in the RN heading is that Carolyn Jones challenged the election outcome. She did not!
Yes she did! And there is a letter circulating under her signature that she is in support 100% of the actions that have been taken by her chapter!
ReplyDeleteDon't even try and insult our intelligence.
The grievance was to address poor processes and to motivate the NAA to improve processes. No where in the grievance were the results questioned or discussed. Asking for improved processes is not the same as challenging the results.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is wrong with her supporting her chapter asking for better procedures in the organization---that is something we all should want. We should also want to receive an apology when wronged!!!!
Get off that pipe:
ReplyDeleteDr. Janie Derricotte said: "The Chapter asked that the election results not be certified until this group is allowed to vote (will not change outcome, but does not disenfranchise and disenchant our hard-working alumni)."
The more I'm reading about this election, I'm beginning to wish I never voted for Carolyn Jones. If she had any respect for herself and her name she should ask these people to stop this foolishness and move on and support Dr. Bryant. I do not want our association involved in another mess like the one Carolyn Collins and associates caused. However, this is beginning to show signs of a really ugly time in the associations' history. If this is what she's about, then I'll never support her in any future endeavors, ever again.
ReplyDeleteThe election will never be perfect. The goal is to get it as close to perfection as possible. That being said, it's up to those individuals who thought they were not given due process to step up and say something. With such a small number of people who didn't get a ballot (although I believe that 1 is 1 too many), I don't believe the whole chapter should have filed a grievance.
ReplyDeleteDid the chapter vote to file this grievance, or was this on a select few to do so?
Either way, I'm prepared to move on, and so should the DC Chapter.
The role of the president of a chapter is to represent the concerns of the members. The same way Dr. Bryant represents the concerns of the alumni in our organization. It is not necessary for every one of us to write letters or whatever. Presidents articulate the concerns of their constituents. Several members did grieve to the leadership of the DC Chapter, wrote notes and emails to N&E commitee members. The chapter formalized the concerns of its members by filing one grievance.
ReplyDeleteNo different than the NAA. When in session the body votes, out of session the E-Board of the organization is expected to take up the matter.
I don't think it would have been better or expeditious to file 10 different grievances. One grievance was filed that covered everyone's concern. That is sufficient to get the organization to address the fact that it needs better procedures in place.
The Executive Board has to respond to the grievance---1) they can decide to certify the results because the missing votes would not change the outcome, they can inform the membership that a committee will be established to work on developing an election code and an apology can be given to keep the members engaged in the NAA and not have lingering hurt feelings. I believe this would solve the situation.
Thanks for your response, as well as the education on grievances.
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