Governance
Our conference is governed by the former, current, and and immediate future chairs of All Star I, who meet twice a year to conduct the ongoing business of the conference, review its health, and plan for its future. The Chairs meet on the island during the conference (generally on Sundays) and again off island in November. This group also is responsible for selecting chairs for future All Star I conferences. Beginning in 2002 we moved to a system in which we identify the chairs for two years of conferences, so that the chairs two years’ removed can focus on the details of doing this job and have time to assimilate details. We also welcome suggestions from the community of those individuals you believe would make good chairs for our conference. If you have such suggestions, you can email us at allstar1comment@yahoogroups.com, or feel free to talk to one of the Executive Committee members on the island shortly after your arrival for the conference.
Executive Committee
At the November, 2004 meeting of the All Star I Chairs, an Executive Committee was created to act as an ongoing governance group for the All Star One I and through them, the All Star I conference. This group is comprised of nine representatives who serve a maximum of two three-year terms on a rotating basis, plus the conference treasurer, who is separately elected. One of the rotating seats is served by the registrar(s). The group elects its own convener. Each year, three new people are elected by the chairs to serve, and three individuals rotate off the committee.
At present, we are: Charlie Close, Tricia Coleman (convener), Bill Gimpel (Treasurer), Paul Jennings, Pam Pierce, Jim Prochaska, Ben Soule, Scott Stewart (co-Registrar), Cheryl-Anne Sturken, and Kathy Tillman. The current and immediate past chairs of the conference are invited to meetings as appropriate. We invite your suggestions for our work and welcome your feedback. Please write to AS1Comment@yahoogroups.com to communicate with us!
Healing and Reconciliation Committee
The Healing and Reconciliation Committee’s purpose is to help our All Star 1 conference in fostering a healthy, open, responsible and supportive community.
As with any group, there are times when expectations are not met, disappointments occur, misunderstandings arise and communication breaks down. In the best of all possible worlds, when this happens, we hope to address our differences directly and openly. When this seems impossible, the Healing & Reconciliation committee can help.
We are here to listen to concerns. We hold all conversations in confidence. We are ready to help find a way to work things out so that everyone’s needs are recognized and, ideally, met.
How we want to be together in this community and in the larger world is important to us. To that end, please let us know about your questions or concerns. Share with us your ideas for helping us flourish as a healthy, caring, and responsible community. The committee is charged with recommending policies and practices that will promote the health of the All Star 1 community. The current chair of this committee is Dana Powsner; its members are Estelle Best, David Osgood, Jan Prochaska, Jim Prochaska, and the liaison to the Executive Committee, Pam Pierce. If you wish to contact this committee, please email Dana at danapowsner@comcast.net.
Our process for handling conflict are outlined on the Handling Conflict Page.
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