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Atlantic Provinces Call for Nominations 2023-2025 Term
posted by Julia Buchanan | Canada Vice Chair | DPCA Voting Representative
January 14, 2023Join us 10 AM Saturday January 28th on Zoom for an Information Session on everything about being a Democrats Abroad leader in the Atlantic Provinces!
The virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) and 2023 Elections of The Atlantic Chapter of Democrats Abroad Canada will take place Wednesday, March 15, 2023. More information, including the ability to RSVP will be distributed closer to the date.
The Nominations and Elections Committee is seeking nominations for the following offices: Chair, Vice Chair, General Secretary, Communications Secretary, and Treasurer. The Vice Chair elected shall be a member who is of differing gender to the Chair, as per the by-laws of Democrats Abroad and the rules of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Nominations open January 14, 2023 and will close on January 29, 2023.
Please fill out this form and included a 200 word candidate statement the should contain experience pertinent to the office position for which you or your nominee is running. A nominee must be a Democrats Abroad Canada member, a US citizen, a resident within the boundaries of the Atlantic Provinces Chapter, and must agree to stand for election.
As a Board member you will be expected to actively participate in the management of the Chapter, including attendance at monthly board meetings, either in-person or virtually.
Closer to the AGM date, online ballots will be emailed with instructions on how to complete and submit the ballot.
We greatly appreciate your assistance and look forward to receiving your nominations.
Position Descriptions:
Chair: The Chair shall call and preside at all general meetings of members as well as of the Executive Committee and shall have responsibility for all activities approved by the organization. The Chair represents and is the spokesperson for DA-Atlantic.
Vice Chair: In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall call and preside at general meetings of members and of the Executive Committee, with a vote on the Executive Committee. The Vice Chair must be a different gender from the Chair. The Vice Chair automatically becomes Chair in the event of the loss of the Chair.
General Secretary: The General Secretary Secretary shall record and file minutes of all meetings and shall keep all such files and administrative records of the organization.
Communications Secretary: The Communications Secretary holds full responsibility for strategy and execution of all social media, advertising and media contacts plus reporting.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall manage the finances of the chapter, create and maintain financial reports, manage the DA-Atlantic bank account, and maintain such financial reports as may be required by law.
Best regards,
Devbani Raha
Julie Buchanan
Erin Kotecki VestAtlantic Provinces Nominations & Election Committee
email:[email protected]Candidate Statements for 2021 Atlantic Provinces' Elections
posted by Julia Buchanan | Canada Vice Chair | DPCA Voting Representative
March 28, 2021Nominations from the floor of the AGM will be accepted and decided upon for the position of TREASURER. *
Chair Candidate Statements
Michele Grant, J.D., (she/her) is a dual U.S.-Canada citizen living in St. John’s, in the ancestral homelands of the Beothuck and Mi’kmaq peoples (Newfoundland and Labrador). After living in the States all of her life, she moved to St. John’s with her spouse in 2017. She is a lawyer licensed in Pennsylvania and is pursuing her call to the bar in NL.
Before moving to Canada, Michele last lived in Philadelphia (PA-03), where she raised her son and went to law school. She was a member of the Citizen Advisory Committee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the public transit provider in metro Philadelphia, advocating for city resident ridership. She also served as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the South Street Headhouse District, a quasi-municipal authority, advocating for District residents. For several years she served as Co-chair of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, and occasionally as a regional vice-president of the Guild, reporting to the Guild’s national executive committee.
A Democrat for over 20 years, she worked and volunteered at many elections in Philadelphia, in partisan and non-partisan roles: signature gatherer, poll worker, election observer/protection, data gathering, policy research on judicial elections, and litigation support in ballot access legal challenges.
She welcomes the opportunity to build Atlantic membership and keep Democrats effectively engaged with electoral politics in the U.S.
Luke Roman*
I am currently Vice Chair of the Atlantic Chapter of Democrats Abroad, Canada. I would be very happy to continue carrying out this duty. My experience as Vice Chair over the last few months provided a basis for my future work in the role, and I hope to gain yet more experience if elected. As a professor at Memorial University and Head of the Department of Classics, I have acquired communication and organizational skills appropriate to the position of Vice Chair. Thank you for considering my candidacy.
Secretary Candidate Statement
Rachel Brickner (Wolfville, Nova Scotia)
I am running for the position of Secretary of the Atlantic Provinces chapter. I am originally from Detroit, Michigan (go Tigers!). I moved to Canada in 1999 to attend McGill University’s PhD program in Political Science. Despite being open to “any academic position, as long as it was in a cool urban area,” I ended up accepting a position at Acadia University in rural Nova Scotia. I’ve been here since 2006.
I have been involved in the DA-Atlantic Provinces chapter since it rebooted in 2019, initially in the position of Vice-Chair and before serving temporarily as Chair. In these roles I spoke to the media on behalf of the chapter on multiple occasions and gained extensive experience with the DA database. Although my work commitments do not afford me the time necessary to serve in the role of Chair, I have gained substantial knowledge about our chapter and have developed ideas for how to build momentum going into the future. I am looking forward to using these ideas in a role that allows our chapter to be up and running for 2022 and 2024.
Social Media Coordinator Statement
Devbani Raha
I am an Epidemiologist working in Cancer Care, Nova Scotia Health. I have lived in Canada and the United States, and am a dual citizen of both countries. I lived in Denver, CO and continue to vote in Denver County.
For the past year, I've volunteered with Democrats Abroad Atlantic Chapter in an unofficial media outreach role. I have been the watch party host on Facebook for the presidential debates (2020 elections); I really enjoyed keeping my fellow attendees engaged and commenting throughout the events. I've chaired a meeting on behalf of our Chapter Chair, Dr Rachel Brickner. I've posted in the DA- Atlantic Facebook pages to remind people to vote, send links to reliable information and posted information about upcoming events like the watch parties or DA-Atlantic meetings.
I self identify as a woman and person-of-color.
*Please note that email notification sent March 28th had an error and stated Luke Roman self nominated as Treasurer. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
*With apologies,
*Julie Buchanan-Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee
Upcoming Events
DA Canada Annual General Meeting and Elections for 2023-2025 Term
Democrats Abroad Canada Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting
Sunday, March 26th, 2 pm ET / 11 am PT on ZoomWe invite you to join us for a celebration of the fantastic work of 100s of volunteers across Canada and around the world in 2022, hear reports, hold elections and welcome our newly elected leaders, and enjoy our special guests! A zoom l ink will be emailed in your RSVP confirmation email.
Democrats Abroad Global Chair, Candice Kerestan, will speak on the important impact of OUR VOTES on the historic midterm election results!
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting:
Guest Speaker: Candice Kerestan
Approval of the 2022 Minutes
Treasurer's Report
Reports on 2022 Activities, Committees and Caucuses
The meeting will then be turned over to the Nominations and Elections Committee to give election results and accept nominations for vacant positions.Election Information and Candidate Statements
Please CLICK HERE to view the Candidate Statements and the complete election information.
This year, voting will be taking place electronically, and the Nominations and Elections Committee will circulate ballots in advance of the AGM. Keep an eye out in your email for your Ballot, which will be sent out by March 5, 2023.
Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM! And please be sure to vote when you receive your ballot.SCROLL DOWN TO RSVP FOR THE AGM