[Oe List ...] An announcement from the President of ICA's Board ofDirectors

[Robyn & John Hutchinson]

Colleagues in Australia join in congratulating Elizabeth to this position.
We look forward to the continued partnership across the waves and cyber
space!

Best wishes,
Robyn Hutchinson,
International Representative,
ICA Australia.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Dunn" <ddunn at ica-usa.org>
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Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: [Dialogue] An announcement from the President of ICA's Board
ofDirectors


> Greetings ICA colleagues,
>
> The cat is way, way out of the bag already. Still, I am extremely pleased
to
> formally announce that Elizabeth Houde has accepted the offer of
employment
> to serve as ICA¹s Chief Executive. She¹ll be starting August 1, 2005.
>
> Betsy Houde (pronounced ³Hood²) will bring to ICA over 30 years experience
> in international NGO management and leadership, most recently as the
> European and Russian Regional Director for Kidsave International. During
her
> work for Kidsave she has been splitting her time between Moscow, Russia,
and
> her home in Tempe, Arizona.
>
> Betsy also brings past experience as an executive director of a
Washington,
> D.C. based non-profit, and is especially strong in financial management,
> grants management, and social marketing. She is energized by the strength
> she sees in ICA¹s core programs and the potential for ICA to make an even
> greater impact in the future.
>
> Betsy¹s arrival marks a new beginning for ICA, yet one that is firmly
> grounded in our extraordinary history and the participatory processes we
> have pioneered. Though you can expect to see both large and small changes
in
> ICA in the coming months and years, much will remain familiar, including a
> series of events around the country this fall.
>
> I envision the initial weeks of Betsy¹s service being an active dialogue
of
> mutual learning. This fall we will hold events in cities around the US to
> introduce you and Betsy to each other. Please share generously your story
> about ICA and your hopes for our future. Please be open to considering new
> ideas about ICA programs and initiatives as well.
>
> Following three rounds of interviews and reference checks (which were
simply
> glowing!), Betsy spent a day with the Board of Directors at our most
recent
> meeting in Phoenix. She told me afterwards that she was even more excited
by
> the prospect of working with ICA after she experienced us first hand!
>
> You'll find Betsy's photo at www.ica-usa.org with a link to our press
> release announcing Betsy's arrival. Join me in welcoming Betsy to ICA!
>
> Dick Wilkinson, President
>
>
> ----
>
> [a footnote]
>
> The Board of Directors and its Executive Committee have been working on
this
> executive search for many months. In the last several months, our
colleague
> and Board Treasurer Ken Gilbert has taken on the role of Interim Executive
> Director to help both staff and board prepare for the arrival of the first
> ever professional nonprofit manager in the history of the ICA. In every
> respect it has been an exciting ride.
>
> You'll be able to learn more in the upcoming Initiatives newsletter and on
> our web site, as well as meeting Betsy in person this fall.
>
> David Dunn, Director of Publishing, ICA USA
>
>
>
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