[Lnc-business] Director of Development

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Yep.

And I don’t consent to my posts being deleted.  If some info needs to be
scrubbed, repost the rest.

This girl is done carrying water.

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 9:00 PM Erin Adams <erin.adams at lp.org> wrote:

> I am not inclined to just let this lay. Too many issues. I suggest that we
> indeed start over and this time, do things properly and above board.
>
> I find it ironic that tonight I'll be the one to say Carry that water, yet
> that is what Im saying
>
> On Oct 28, 2019 9:49 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> Mr Longstreth.  Enough is enough.  I have no more benefit of the doubt to
> give.  This isn’t a matter of being 100%, it’s a matter of not even being
> a
> Party member.
>
> Our objections were clear.
>
> The intent of the policy manual is clear.
>
> The fact that we are intentionally blind-sided is clear.
>
> The fact she is not qualified - to me - is clear and to the numerous angry
> member phone calls I’ve fielded is clear.
>
> The fact that smoke is being blown up my behind about a MA politico having
> no ties to Weld (that’s impossible) is clear.
>
> The fact that this is just another in a long series of completely improper
> entanglements never disclosed to the LNC is clear.
>
> Did we give authority to hire a co tractor that would require no approval?
>
> WE DO NOT PLANT LIBERTY SEEDS WITH OUR DONOR LIST.  This is not
> evangelism.  I can’t believe I even have to say that.
>
> I’m second guessing remaining a donor at this point, and that’s pathetic.
>
> There’s been too much “oh well what’s done is done.”
>
> You know what’s done? My tolerance for this.
>
> And we’ve never received an answer to whether Mr Fishman was paid to plan
> for COAC.  Why even an unpaid was never disclosed?  Either a disclosure or
> denial that Mr Sarwark was offered - even if wink wink informally - a job
> with Mr Weld prior to trying to get a paid position with the party funded
> by unnamed donors.
>
> The cumulative case stinks and I’m done sweeping it under the rug.
>
> And - I’m trying to word this in a non-rude manner - I don’t think Region
> 1
> shares your sentiments.  Perhaps they do.  I’ve been out of the loop.  I
> am
> pretty sure that LPCO is not.  I am medium sure LPWA is not - the two
> largest constituencies.
>
> Dan and Nick are not victims here.  And our questioning is not harassing
> them.  It is doing our duty and it’s about time we all started doing it.
>
> We were not told the truth about Lauren.  Never forget that.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 8:02 PM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> > Too many threads out there. I'm going to break this down as simply as I
> can
> > and put it here and here only. I have feelings on all of this but if I
> take
> > a step back, here is how I am seeing things at this point. It is ok if
> you
> > disagree but let's figure out the next steps.
> >
> > 1) A contract was offered and was sent to the EPCC even though that part
> of
> > the PM deals with 'Directors'. The role in question was changed to a
> > contracted director (read contractor) and so there is definitely some
> grey
> > as to how all of this should have been handled. I also note the lack of
> > clear definitions. If the contract was required to be submitted, it did
> not
> > receive approval but if it was for a contractor, no approval needed.
> News
> > flash: our policy manual needs some work to fix and clarify these things
> > for the future. Mr. O'Donnell had several suggestions at a previous
> meeting
> > and it may be worth revisiting them.
> >
> > 2) Our new DD is not 100% in line with our philosophies. I agree that
> this
> > is a concern, however, I would also note that very rarely does someone
> > score a 10-10 on the Nolan quiz and we still welcome them into our folds
> > and plant more liberty seeds along the way. The selected candidate meets
> > all of the criteria that we voted on and approved, albeit, the feeling
> of
> > the room was clear, but it was not in our explicit direction. Do I wish
> she
> > was more libertarian, absolutely - I look forward to getting to know her
> > more and find out where she disagrees with us and seeing if we can
> change
> > that. Until that time and given where we are at in the process, offer,
> etc
> > now, should we not utilize her skills and experience and trust in our
> ED's
> > selection and Chair's approval? Our only other option is to revoke the
> > contract, pay her whatever severance fee and start over. I'm not over
> the
> > moon on that one.
> >
> > 3) So, where exactly do we go from here? Do we harass Dan until he says
> he
> > has done wrong? Resigns? Do we go after Oliver and Nick for approving?
> Are
> > we just raising flags to bring public attention and if so, what's the
> > actual point unless you are campaigning (which is not the purpose of
> this
> > email list)? Do we demand the contract be cancelled and start the search
> > over? All of these are options I suppose. Or, as a suggestion, we could
> > recognize this opportunity to move our organization forward and ensure
> that
> > future LNCs have a clearer procedure and policy manual? First, I suggest
> we
> > let up and give the new DD a chance. Second, I propose we redirect this
> > conversation to policy manual fixes and workshopping a hiring policy.
> Off
> > the top of my head, we need to clarify in a real way what the LNC should
> be
> > involved with at the very least - all hiring at an arbitrary line or, my
> > suggestion, should we restrict the LNC to only be involved in employment
> > matters concerning the ED and evaluating their performance?
> >
> > 4) I will say that thus far our discussion has not been largely
> productive.
> > What do we, as the governing body of the world's largest Libertarian
> Party
> > intend to do in an effort to ease the future growth and expansion of our
> > Party? How can we use this to set an example for affiliate parties? I am
> > happy to take part in any discussion that focuses on where we go. What's
> > been done is done and as far as I can tell, nobody actually did anything
> > wrong outside of optics and a very large grey area in our policy manual
> was
> > discovered. Let's figure out how to fix it.
> >
> > Richard Longstreth
> > Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
> > Libertarian National Committee
> > richard.longstreth at lp.org
> > 931.538.9300
> >
> > Sent from my Mobile Device
> >
> --
>
> *In Liberty,*
>
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
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> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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>
>
> --

*In Liberty,*

* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *