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Regional Presidents-Elect Elections
from March 2022 KAPPAN
INTRODUCTION:
At the 2021 International Convention, the International Bylaws of Alpha Delta Kappa were amended to include Regional Executive Boards. During the transition, the election and installation of the first Regional Presidents-Elect shall be in 2022. Installation as Regional Presidents shall be at International Convention 2023. The Regional Conference for which they will serve as Regional President shall be in 2024. Election of Regional Presidents-Elect and Regional Vice Presidents for Membership shall be by a majority vote within their respective region as determined by the rules for the election of officers.
ONLINE VOTING:
Online Membership Directory “Officer Title Codes” will be used to identify the voting delegates. Delegates will receive notice when the Voting Center opens and a reminder before the Voting Center is to close. Election of Regional Presidents-Elect shall be by majority vote within their respective regions.
DELEGATES:
1. There shall be no alternates for any of the delegates. Votes are not transferable. If a member has a vote in one capacity, she shall not have an additional vote. Only three votes per State, Provincial or National leadership for the 3 P’s (2. e. f. g. below) and one vote for the S/P/N VPM (2. h.), if applicable. Only two votes per chapter leadership. 2. Delegates for the election of Regional Leadership shall be as follows: a. Each Member of the International Chapter*.......1 vote b. Each Past International President........................1 vote c. Each Past Chairman of the International Executive Board...................................................1 vote d. Each Regional Membership Consultant..............1 vote e. Each State, Provincial or National President........1 vote f. Each State, Provincial or National President-Elect ....................................................1 vote g. Each State, Provincial or National Immediate Past President ......................................................1 vote h. Each State, Provincial or National Vice President for Membership........................................................1 vote i. Each Chapter President.......................................1 vote j. Each Chapter President-Elect/Vice President .....1 vote k. Each candidate for Regional Leadership..............1 vote *Each Member of International Chapter shall be entitled to one vote for Regional Leadership in her region during her term of office and one vote at each of the two following biennia, immediately succeeding her term of office.
Additional Information: The following policy was adopted (12/1/21) by the International Chapter:
VACANCIES FOR ELECTED REGIONAL OFFICES
Regional President, Regional President-Elect and Regional Vice President for Membership vacancies shall be filled by appointment from the International President.
PROCEDURE:
In the event an elected Regional Office is vacant after the election of candidates because no one offered for the position, or an office becomes vacant between regional elections:
A. The International President shall seek an eligible appointee. The International President and Headquarters will provide notice if the appointment is accepted.
B. If no eligible appointees accept, the International President shall seek a member without eligibility who is willing to serve. The candidate must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of International Chapter (IEB-2023). The International President and Headquarters will provide notice if the appointment is accepted.
C. An appointed Regional President-Elect shall serve until the next scheduled election and shall qualify to offer for the office of Regional President; both Regional President and Regional President-Elect shall be elected at the scheduled election.
D. A member appointed to serve as Regional President-Elect/ Regional President without eligibility will not be eligible to offer for International President-Elect unless she subsequently satisfies the other requirements for eligibility for International Office. E. A member appointed to serve as Regional Vice President for Membership without eligibility is eligible to offer for International Vice President for Membership.
February 1 ..................Candidate information/speeches posted on CONNECT February 1-March 7...Chapters review candidate information February 15 ................Notice and instructions for voting sent to all delegates. (See list above) March 7-21 .................Voting Center open April 1..........................Election results announced
GULF REGION
Lottie Roy
S/P/N and Chapter: Florida Epsilon Year initiated: 1992 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998 Chapter President: Florida Phi, 1996-2000 State President: Florida 2018-2020 Leadership Experience, International Level: Educational Symposium Presenter 2005-2019 Leadership Experience Regional Level: Gulf Regional Secretary 20192021, Gulf Presenter 2007-2021 Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels: FL State Immediate Past President 2020-2022, FL State President 2018-2020, FL State
President-Elect 2016-2018, FL State Vice President for Membership, 2014-2016, FL State Historian 2012-2014, FL State Treasurer 20082012, FL State Sergeant-at-Arms 2006-2008, FL State Treasurer 20022006 Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: Marine Corps League
Adjutant Paymaster 2010-2021, American Legion Auxiliary President 2015-2019, American Legion Auxiliary 2009-2019, St. Davis’s Women’s
Club Historian 2015-2018, Florida Association for Computers in Education President 1992-1996, FL Department of Education Computer
Teacher of the Year 1992 Essay: Communication is key to an effective leader regardless of whether spoken, written, virtual, or in-person. As a regional leader, I would send a monthly newsletter, communicate monthly with S/N Presidents via
Zoom, and set the expectation that S/N Presidents will support and promote the goals of the region. I will be readily available to answer any question via email or voice. I would investigate setting up a thread on A∆K
Connect to make information available to all regional members. Timely communication conveys to the recipients that they are valued, and ideas are appreciated.
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
No Candidate after two application period opportunities. The International President will fill this position by appointment.
NORTHEAST REGION Judy Hornsby
S/P/N and Chapter: Ohio Alpha Year initiated: 1980 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1999, 1997 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 1996 Chapter President: Ohio Alpha 1996-1998 State President: Ohio 2014-2016 Leadership Experience, International Level: None Leadership Experience Regional Level: None Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels: OH Sergeantat-Arms, OH Historian, OH Immediate Past President/Scholarship
Chair, OH State President, OH President-Elect, OH Directory Chairman, OH Recording Secretary, OH Southwest District Chairman, OH
Southwest Chairman Elect Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: 2019-2021 Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter Treasurer, 2018 Eastern Star Grand
Pianist, 2017-2019 Friendship Force Field Representative, 2016 Eastern
Star Worthy Matron, 2011-2014 Friendship Force President Essay: Leaders in the 21st century have multiple ways to communicate with their members. Emails and texting seem to be the preferred way of communication, but I think this is not the most effective because members are inundated with these forms of communication and find them very impersonal. Sending personal notes and contacting members via the telephone tells them that they are very important and much respected because I am giving them the gift of my time. But the best form of communication is a personal visit. Members get to know you and the purpose of your goals.
“An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” ~Ancient Chinese Proverb
Patsy McCrory, MS Chi
NORTHWEST REGION Helen Foster
S/P/N and Chapter: Alaska Alpha Year initiated: 1982 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2015, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1991, 1989 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1994,1992,1988,1984 Chapter President: Alabama Beta Iota; 1990-
1992, 1994-1996
Alaska Alpha; 2004-2006, 2010-2012; 2018-2020; 2020-currently State President: Alaska 2008-2010 Leadership Experience, International Level: Altruistic Chairman 20212023; Altruistic Committee member 2019-2021, Convention Action committee 2021, Archives committee member, 2019-2021 Leadership Experience Regional Level: NW Historian 2019-2021,
Co-Chair for the Joint Regional Conference in Anchorage 2018, NW
Regional Presenter 2008, Gulf Regional Presenter 1991 Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels AK Corresponding Secretary (currently), AK State Newsletter Editor (currently), AK
Recording Secretary, AK Chaplain, AK President 2008-2010, AK Past
President 2010-2012, AK Treasurer, AK Altruistic Chair, AK Policies and
Procedures Manual Chair, AK Budget, AK Audit; Alabama: Altruistic
Chair Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: Farm Loop Christian
Center member, Family and Community Education crafts leader, state fair demonstrator, Bible Study Fellowship, member Essay: A successful leader communicates by giving, receiving, and sharing information. I plan to talk with, write emails and letters, listen to, and read what is shared with me. I will use Zoom technology to “meet” faceto-face with members to hear their opinions and exchange ideas. I love the use of monthly newsletters and the A∆K Northwest website as more outreach to our sisters. Besides these communication tools, I will make personal phone calls to gather and relay information. A∆K CONNECT and the International KAPPAN are also key tools to promote leadership.
Above all, I will listen from my HEART.
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
No Candidate after two application period opportunities. The International President will fill this position by appointment.
SOUTHWEST REGION Mary Ann Englehart
S/P/N and Chapter: California Xi Year initiated: 1996 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2003, 2001, 1997 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2002, 2000 Chapter President: California Xi 2012-2010,
2006-2004, 2000-1998 State President: California 2016-2014 Leadership Experience, International Level: Candidate Qualifications
Committee 2019-2021, Innovation Grant 2017-2015, Educational
Symposium Presenter 2019, 2017, 2015, International Choir Leadership Experience Regional Level: SW Region Secretary 2021-2023, 2019-2021 Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels: CA State Executive Board 2008-2018 Historian, CA Vice President for Membership, CA
State President-Elect, CA State President, CA Past State President, CA
State Executive Board Recording Secretary 2002-2004, CA Scholarship
Committee member 2000-2002 Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: CA Retired Teachers
Association 2013-Present, CA Teachers Association, Chapter President,
Secretary 1994-2013 Essay: I believe the best way to support and promote effective leadership is to model and maintain consistent communication. At the heart of every successful organization is the ability to connect with members, and communication is key to those connections. Today there are many ways to reach out to sisters - email, social networking (Facebook, etc.), notes/ cards, and phone calls! As Regional President-Elect, I will commit to communicating effectively in every possible way to all our Southwest sisters as well as our regional leadership team. I’ll pick up the phone and call potential leaders to join us!
“A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” ~Louise Wyse, author and advertising executive
Patsy McCrory, MS Chi
SOUTHEAST REGION Pat Banks
S/P/N and Chapter: Kentucky Chi Year initiated: 2001 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2016 Chapter President: Kentucky Chi 2010-2008 State President: Kentucky 2020-2018
Leadership Experience, International Level:
International Bylaws Committee member 2021-2023, Assistant Sergeantat-Arms 2015 Leadership Experience Regional Level: SE Region Sergeant-at-Arms 20212023, SE Conference Learning Session presenter 2018, SE Chairman
Vice-Chair 2016, SE Officer Training Session presenter 2016 Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels: KY Immediate Past State President 2020-2022, Implemented Inaugural Leadership
Training Cohort for Kentucky 2021-2022, KY President-Elect 20162018, KY President of Council of Chapter Presidents 2016-2018, KY
Central Vice-President 2014-2016, KY Membership Service Award 2015,
KY Courtesy Committee 2012-2014, KY Disaster Relief Committee
Chairman 2010-2012 Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: Woodford County Teachers Association 2014-Present, South Elkhorn Baptist Church 2014-Present Essay: I have learned many effective ways to communicate during my career and through leadership positions. My strength in verbal communications is more in listening than talking. With this strength I will listen to those who laid the foundation for this leadership position and work to put their vision into action. I will also work to be accessible to all sisters to listen to questions and help facilitate understanding of the organizational change and the subsequent benefits as we move forward in Alpha Delta
Kappa. When my leadership creates a shared vision among sisters then together, we strengthen Alpha Delta Kappa.
SOUTHEAST REGION Carol Peace
S/P/N and Chapter: Tennessee Alpha Theta Year initiated: 1997 International Conventions attended: 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1999, 1997 Regional Conferences attended: 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, Gulf Region 2018 Chapter President: Teneessee Alpha Theta
2006-2010 State President: Tennessee 2016-2018 Leadership Experience, International Level: Voting Committee at International 2019, Presenter at Educational Symposium, 2019, 2017, Sergeant-At-Arms at International 2015, 2011 Leadership Experience Regional Level: SE Innovations Grants Committee 2021-2023, SE Recording Secretary, 2019-2021, SE Regional and Professional Development Scholarships Committee Chair, 2017-2019, SE
Conference Presenter 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010 Leadership Experience State/Provincial/National Levels: TN Altruistic
Chair 2020-2022, PSP 2018-2020,TN President 2016-2018, TN President-Elect 2014-2016, TN Recording Secretary 2012-2014, TN Sergeant-At-Arms 2010-2012, ETDVP, 2008-2010, TN Convention Planning Committee 2020-2022, TN Convention Chairman 2008-2010,
Presenter at Leadership Training 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, President of
Chattanooga Council of Chapter Presidents 2008-2009 Non-A∆K organizations, offices and/or honors: Encore Class- Lee University 2019-Present, Cleveland Pops Band, 2019-Present Essay: As a Regional President-Elect, I would continue virtual meetings, newsletters and add in person meetings, create a library of videos explaining current action and events in Alpha Delta Kappa and make myself available for state and council meetings. With my presence, actions and words, I would encourage and support our members. Our leaders have the ability to lead they just need the support and knowledge to serve. As the saving goes “Knowledge is Power” and it is time to communicate this message. Spread the word of Alpha Delta Kappa! Communicate our news.
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men, and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” ~Herman Melville, author
