Greetings
all~
At
the yearly business meeting of the WFAS, usually a part of the annual
conference, 2020 elections were held. Two Regional Representative terms were up
this year along with that of the Secretary and Chair. Cathy Blakeway, Tumwater
Fire, will continue to serve as a Regional Rep and Tasiya Deering, Moses Lake
Fire, was reelected to the position of Secretary. Kristen Cole chose not to run
again for the Regional Rep position she has held but has opted to remain on the
board as the Hospitality/Activity committee chair. Slita Bradley, Benton County
Fire District 4, was chosen to fill that Regional Rep position. Caity
Karapostoles, Clallam County Fire District 3, was elected to serve for the next
two years as Chairman when Mykel Montgomery stepped down. Mykel will stay on the
board as Past Chair, allowing her to help deliver the 2021 WFAS Conference in
Chelan postponed from October 2020. A huge shout out to everyone for stepping
up to run for positions on the board and to volunteer on the various
committees, along with everyone who continues to serve as board/committee
members. It takes all of us to create and maintain the valuable network that is
the WFAS! And
along those lines, the Vice Chair position is open if you or someone you know
is interested, please let me know as soon as possible. In keeping with our
policies and procedures, the vacancy will be filled by a majority vote of the
Executive Board at our next meeting. The person chosen will serve until the
next election at the 2021 WFAS Conference,
In
lieu of this year’s conference and workshops, a number of webinars are being
planned for our group. Check the website and the group’s Facebook page for more
information as it comes available.
Please
feel free to contact me or any of the other board/committee members, if there is
anything we can help you with. I welcome comments, concerns and suggestions!
Take
care and stay safe.
As
always,
Caity
K
WFAS
Chair