The FWB is structured so that there are elections every year. There may not be elections in every region every year, but some seats are up for election every year. This year, the following seats are up for election:
Region #2- California, Hawaii and Nevada. Jim McCallion is the current FWB representative in this region. Jim will not be running again so this is an open seat. Thanks to Jim for his service on the F Warrior board.
Region #4- Texas. Ron Estefan holds this seat. This will be an open seat because Ron is President of the F Warrior board and will become President on September 1st, 2011.
Region #5- Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Ken Adair currently holds this seat. This will be an open seat because, as a judge, Kenny will not be running for reelection. Thanks to Ken for his service to the F Warrior Board, especially his dedicated attendance at Work Week and TLC Graduations.
Region #6- North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. David Terrell currently holds this seat. David is not running again so this will be an open seat as well. Thanks to David for his service on the F warrior Board.
Region #7- Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. This seat is currently held by Cheryl Carpenter. Cheryl will not be running again. Thanks to Cheryl for her service on the F Warrior Board.
The FWB representatives serve three year terms. The FWB has an election committee comprised of myself, Ron Estefan, Rosemarie Paine and Chris Flohr.
The F-Warrior Board asks for self-nominations. The self-nomination period will be from now through June 21st, 2010. In order to nominate yourself to serve on the F-Warrior Board, please send your self-nomination and a brief statement in support of your candidacy to the Secretary of the F-Warrior Board, Jo-Hanna Read at jolawyer@read-law.com, with a copy to myself as the F-Warrior Board President, Betsy@greeneschultz.com. The candidate statements will be distributed with the ballots by June 28th. The elections will be conducted by email from June 28 through July 19th, 2010. The ballots will be sent by Survey Monkey. The terms of the representatives elected this summer will begin on September 1, 2011.
We ask for self-nominations because serving on the F-Warrior Board is a big commitment. It takes a lot of time. There is some travel involved and the F Warrior Board has no budget for travel. The FWB meets monthly via teleconference. In addition to the monthly teleconference meetings, the Board usually has two in-person meetings each year. One is a retreat that we hold in November in conjunction with the annual alumni meeting. The FWB participates in graduation and meets with the Trial Lawyers College Board in July. Attendance is essential to any functioning Board and, thus, we have a rule about unexcused absences on the conference calls. At the same time, we recognize that not everyone can participate in every activity, so the financial commitment is hopefully not overwhelming. Serving on the Board is a lot of work, but it is rewarding and gives one a sense of teamwork. The F-Warriors have been incredibly productive. (It is also a lot of fun.)
Here are some of the additional activities of a regional representative to the F Warrior Board:
1. Participate in and promote local groups.
2. Recruit Warrior articles from the graduates in the Region. Goal is to submit two to three stories every issue. The Warrior is the voice of the alumni.
3. Send a monthly email to members of the Region concerning F-Warrior activity.
4. Attend TLC graduations.
5. Attend the retreat and the annual meeting.
The F Warrior Board exists to serve the alumni of the Trial Lawyers College. Our tribe is accomplishing great things. It is crucial that we continue to work together in our fight for justice. Groups are meeting across the country. It takes effort to do this work but our clients are worth the effort.
The FWB looks forward to receiving the nominations of those who wish to put their names up for consideration. If you have any questions whatsoever, do not hesitate to call or e-mail any F Warrior Board Representative.
Betsy Greene
F Warrior Board, Trial Lawyers College
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