Forwarded by request of NC!
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June 19, 2007
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS MEDIATORS
From: Bob Sweeney, Chairman - Grievance Committee
USGENWEB Project
The Grievance Committee of USGENWEB hereby formally
requests candidates
for
the position of Mediator. Candidates should have
past experience in
their
personal or professional lives that reflects the
following attributes:
(1) An even disposition
(2) Reliability and timeliness
(3) An ability to suspend judgment and distance
themselves from their
own
views in order to hear other points of view
(4) An ability and willingness to propose solutions
that are fair,
equitable and consistent with the policies and
philosophy of the
Project
(5) Good basic communication [writing by e-mail]
skills and an ability
to
compromise and get along with others.
Interested individuals should send the following
information to Bob
Sweeney,
Chairman, Grievance Committee at bobs(a)chall.com, with
the phrase
"Mediator
Candidate" in the subject line. Bob will then
forward the submitted
material in confidence to the other Committee members
for review and
selection. The necessary information is:
(1) Your name
(2) Your e-mail address
(3) Your current position(s) in the USGENWEB Project
or an affiliated
Special Project--you must be a Member
(4) A brief statement of why you believe you would be
qualified for
this
volunteer position.
If selected, a Mediator will be asked to help
arbitrate disputes,
listen to
evidence and arguments from the disputing parties,
develop and propose
solutions, and provide a logical rationale for their
proposals.
Training
and guidance from the Grievance Committee members will
be provided.
The
Committee will be reasonable in its requests and time
expectations of
appointed Mediators.
Note: Sheryl Farrell, at-large member and former
Chairman of this
Committee, recently resigned from the Committee due to
time constraints
with
her employment. Under the procedures of the
committee, I have been
elected
as the new Chairman and will endeavor to do my best to
make the
Committee
effective. As a result, we are also requesting
candidates for the
at-large
vacancy on this Committee. Notice will be
forthcoming.
Bob Sweeney
USGenWeb Grievance Committee
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A copy of this announcement will be sent to Board upon
completion of
the
current agenda item, and the USGenWeb webmaster is
requested to place
the
same on the announcements page.
Scott Burow
NC - USGenWeb Project
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