Several thoughts:

1. I hope that at least a few of the exec-com members reconsider
their intent to quit; dedicated and experienced help is hard to find.
If the decisions are irrevocable, I would hope that some of them would
at least continue as board members. A case in point (not the only
one) is Doug Easton who has transformed the website and, were he to
withdraw, would be sorely missed.

2. Some planning can't be done effectively until it's known what the
resources will be; the IRS matter is not, as far as I know, settled.
If they take another big bite, resources could be even more scarce
than at present. While considerable progress seems to have been made
on the accounting front, there are still ambiguities.

3. The report is long on management-speak and short on concrete
structural solutions; I'd like to see more about the nuts-and-bolts
changes to be made, particularly with regard to the magazine. A
professional editor and art director would be a good start and this
seems to be under consideration.

4. The notion of a strong Executive Director seems a good one, but
limited resources and the need for that individual to live in Hobbs
will limit our choices; allowing the Executive Director to work
remotely would make it hard to manage the headquarters staff
effectively.

Ray Warshaw
1LK