Like many concerned members of the NSNA I have monitored this site quietly for some time and now have been provoked again into active participation. I am surprised that some short-timers on the board continue to profess to know so much of the actions that occured prior to their involvement on the current board, so I will attempt to educate them regarding my ''ungracious'' departure from volunteer servitude.
To begin, I successfully edited ten monthly editions of a 10-12 page newsletter, not six. During my tenure I received no participation from a majority of the board. The fact is, in many cases I met with negative reactions to any request for informational submittals outlining each board members activites and/or lack ofdeliverables to the membership.
Also, during my tenure as editor I became aware of routine critiques and personal attacks by several members of the board both directly and through rumor and innuendo. This negative behavior continues today!
Another expectation surfaced by several very vocal board members that my voluntary position as editor existed to serve the board.
In spite of this negative atmosphere,and in a way because of it, I submitted the newsletter for award consideration by the City of St. Pete. To the obvious chagrin of several board members - it WON neighborhood newsletter of the year!
One self-appointed board spokespersons statement that I was ''ungracious'' in reference to prior notice and a lack of a transition period regarding my departure is completely accurate, and at the same time very incomplete. I resigned formally, in writing to the board with a FULL explaination of the attitudes and actions of the BOD that provoked my departure. This notification was several weeks prior to the next meeting and focused on the ''newest'' prevaling attitude that my personal opinions regarding CVS, voiced completely outside of the newletter should be censored. These were demands I would not except, and thus resigned.
In closing, regardless of all alleged effort and time that might have gone into it, the quality of the July edition of the newsletter further validates my belief that the newsletter was an easily readable,informative,timely,accurate, and award-winning publication that IN THE PAST represented North Shore very well!
To begin, I successfully edited ten monthly editions of a 10-12 page newsletter, not six. During my tenure I received no participation from a majority of the board. The fact is, in many cases I met with negative reactions to any request for informational submittals outlining each board members activites and/or lack ofdeliverables to the membership.
Also, during my tenure as editor I became aware of routine critiques and personal attacks by several members of the board both directly and through rumor and innuendo. This negative behavior continues today!
Another expectation surfaced by several very vocal board members that my voluntary position as editor existed to serve the board.
In spite of this negative atmosphere,and in a way because of it, I submitted the newsletter for award consideration by the City of St. Pete. To the obvious chagrin of several board members - it WON neighborhood newsletter of the year!
One self-appointed board spokespersons statement that I was ''ungracious'' in reference to prior notice and a lack of a transition period regarding my departure is completely accurate, and at the same time very incomplete. I resigned formally, in writing to the board with a FULL explaination of the attitudes and actions of the BOD that provoked my departure. This notification was several weeks prior to the next meeting and focused on the ''newest'' prevaling attitude that my personal opinions regarding CVS, voiced completely outside of the newletter should be censored. These were demands I would not except, and thus resigned.
In closing, regardless of all alleged effort and time that might have gone into it, the quality of the July edition of the newsletter further validates my belief that the newsletter was an easily readable,informative,timely,accurate, and award-winning publication that IN THE PAST represented North Shore very well!
