From: ncusgenweb(a)gmail.com <ncusgenweb(a)gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00 AM
To: lblumb(a)gmail.com
Subject: Call for Grievance Committee Volunteers
The Grievance Committee of USGENWEB hereby formally requests candidates for the positions
of Mediator and Arbitrator. 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; and
(5) Good basic communication [writing by e-mail] skills and an ability to compromise and
get along with others.
To learn more about the Grievance Committee and its functions, please review the
information found at the following link: STANDARD RULES, ARTICLE V. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES:
http://www.usgenweb.org/about/standardrules.html
Interested individuals should send the following information to Denise Wells, National
Coordinator, at ncusgenweb(a)gmail.com <mailto:ncusgenweb@gmail.com> , with the phrase
“Grievance Committee Volunteer" in the subject line. Denise will then forward the
submitted material in confidence to the Advisory Board for review, selection and formation
of a potential panel. The necessary information is:
(1) Your name;
(2) Your e-mail address;
(3) Your current position(s), if any, in the USGENWEB Project or an affiliated Special
Project;
(4) A brief statement of why you believe you would be qualified for this kind of volunteer
position.
Note that a candidate does not have to be currently in a formal position in the field of
genealogical research, but that such experience certainly helps. If selected, a Mediator
will be asked to help facilitate disputes which are being heard by a designated Member of
our Grievance Committee, listen to evidence and arguments from the disputing parties,
develop and propose solutions, and provide a logical rationale for their proposals. An
Arbitrator will serve when mediation has been unsuccessful, will engage the parties with
the same disposition as the Mediator, but will also be empowered to propose a binding
final solution in accordance with Project procedures. The positions are not mutually
exclusive in that a trained Mediator or Arbitrator may be asked to serve in either
capacity as necessity and the nature of any particular grievance dictates. 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 and Arbitrators.
Thank you for your continued support of The USGenWeb Project.
Denise Wells, National Coordinator