2020 Nominating Committee
Dear MassFed Club Delegates, Alternates, Secretaries & Associate Members:

The MassFed Board of Directors Announces the appointment of the 2020 Nominating Committee
Chair: Holly Sheltry Johnson (North Shore KC Delegate) holly@hickoryhillkennel.com
Members: Gale Golden (Framingham District KC Delegate) gale@g2communicationsgroup.com
Cynthia Stark (Worcester County KC Delegate) stbernhospice@juno.com

Alternates: Monique Bertrand (Wampanoag KC Delegate) mizstang67@comcast.net
Joel Wolff (Associate Member) madeiralover@gmail.com

Please contact a Committee member if you wish to serve on the Board! See Constitution/By-Law excerpts below for deadlines. Contact info is also available by scrolling down on this page of the website.

ARTICLE IV

SECTION 4. Nominations. No person may be a candidate in a Federation election who has not been nominated. During the month of April (even years), the Board shall select a Nominating Committee consisting of three members and two alternates, not more than one of whom may be a member of the Board. The Corresponding Secretary shall immediately notify the committeemen and alternates of their selection. The Board shall name a Chairman for the Committee and it shall be his duty to call a committee meeting which shall be held on or before May 1.

(a) From among the members in good standing the Committee shall nominate one candidate for each office and five candidates for the five other positions on the Board, and, after securing the consent of each person so nominated, shall before June 15th report their nominations to the Recording Secretary in writing.

(b) Upon receipt of the Nominating Committee’s report, the Recording Secretary shall before July 1st notify each member in writing of the candidates so nominated.

(c) Prior to August 1st, additional nominations may be made by petition to the Recording Secretary. Such petition must be signed by a minimum of five members in good standing, one of whom may represent the associate members’ single consensus vote, and must bear statement from the candidate so nominated indicating his willingness to serve.

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Membership
Does your kennel/breed club belong?
Do you belong as an individual?
Are you helping to fight unfair dog legislation?
Are you helping your community pass dog ordinances
that all of us can live with?
Are you helping in the effort to maintain the existence
of “hobby” breeders as opposed to commercial breeders?

If you answered “no” to any of the above questions, you
can start helping by becoming an active Member Club (see list below) or Individual Member of MassFed.