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Lines From Linda
BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR
CANDID CANDIDATES PART ONE:
DELEGATES SEEK I
ing for local and national elections. Every day we have politicians traveling to our cities to speak, debate, give interviews, knock on our doors and in short, do everything within their power to share their views and agendas for whatever office they are seeking. We must know they wish they did not have to put forth those efforts!
Candidates for our AKC Board of Directors have also been named and I have invited each of them to respond to only one ques- tion this month. The purpose is for the Delegates and members of the fancy to have the opportunity to meet our candidates as they are all gathered in Orlando for the AKC Delegates Meetings and the grand events surrounding our AKC National Championship Pre- sented by Royal Canin. For the January issue follow up questions will be published in Candid Candidates Part Two. By participating in my early questionnaires Delegates will have plenty of time to communicate with their clubs prior to the election in early March.
Our American Kennel Club is a club comprised of 590 indi- vidual Member Clubs. As of November 4, 2019, 535 Member Clubs have Delegates. Five clubs have Delegates in the review process awaiting approval in January, 2020.
The average number of Delegate attendees for quarterly Del- egates’ meetings is 315. Those individuals will be the ones voting on behalf of their clubs to elect the new members of the AKC Board of Directors. It is up to us to educate ourselves about the qualifications of each person seeking office so that we may let our club’s AKC Delegate how we would wish for them to vote.
The following are the candidates for the upcoming election:
CLASS OF 2021
Dr. Thomas M. Davies
Springfield Kennel Club Unopposed
Chose Not To Participate
CLASS OF 2024
Three Candidates Will Be Elected From This Group
Carl C. Ashby, III
United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, Inc.
Jeffrey Ball
Ramapo Kennel Club
Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia
German Shepherd Dog Club of America
Dr. Michael Knight
Texas Kennel Club
Karolynne M. McAteer
Irish Setter Club of America Did Not Respond
CARL C. ASHBY
SEATS ON THE AKC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
t’s the time of year our world seems bombarded with can- didates campaign-
I POSED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION TO EACH CANDIDATE:
Share your educational and professional backgrounds that have
prepared you for the decision making for an approximately 77 million dollar a year organization.
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