Subject: Truman: Member Advisory Board Committee Update
From: "Carrie Kagawa" <[email-masked]>
To: "Stephen Bailey" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Susan Brophy" <[email-masked]>, "Craig Hanson" <[email-masked]>, "Kim James" <[email-masked]>, "Steve Israel" <[email-masked]>, "Alvin Loshak" <[email-masked]>, "Jake Sullivan" <[email-masked]>, "Connie Pillich" <[email-masked]>, "Matt Spence" <[email-masked]>, "Frank Kendall" <[email-masked]>, "Sally Painter" <[email-masked]>, "Driscoll, John" <[email-masked]>, "Lindsay, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Jennifer Mellen" <[email-masked]>, "Tiffani Huskey" <[email-masked]>, "Devon Patterson" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Natalie Ryan" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Tamar Gegechkori" <[email-masked]>, "Feiner, Maria" <[email-masked]>, "Haycock, Michael" <[email-masked]>, "Jenna Ben-Yehuda" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:07:05 -0400

Dear Truman Project Board of Directors,

Hope this note finds you well. As you'll recall, at the December 2018 board
meeting, the recommendations from the Member Advisory Board Committee
(MABC) were passed. Below please find next steps in the process, that were
communicated from the MABC to the membership today. I'd be happy to answer
any questions you may have as the process moves forward.

As always, thank you for your guidance and support. Hope you have a great
weekend ahead!

Regards,
Carrie

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Carrie Kagawa
Chief of Staff
Truman Center for National Policy | Truman National Security Project

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From: Member Advisory Board Committee <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 2:23 PM
Subject: Member Advisory Board Committee Update
To: <[email-masked]>

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Fellow Members,

We would like to provide you, the Membership, with an update on the work of
the Member Advisory Board Committee (“MABC”).

A quick refresher on the MABC: At TruCon18, Truman HQ announced plans for
the creation of a Member Advisory Board (the “MAB”) – a permanent,
empowered, and transparent body built into Truman’s governing structure.
The intended purpose of the MAB was to represent the Membership and provide
guidance and oversight to HQ and the Truman Board.

In September 2019, Truman HQ announced the formation of the MABC.  We, the
MABC, were charged with developing recommendations for Truman’s Board of
Directors on the precise size, scope, composition, and bylaws of the MAB.
We began our work in October and submitted our recommendations to the Board
in December. Just before the new year, the Board approved our
recommendations. (Enclosed here is an executive summary of our
recommendations
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The following is the approved Mission Statement of the Member Advisory
Board:

The mission of the Member Advisory Board is to uphold the mission and
values of the Truman Community by representing the voice of Truman Members
in the governance of the Truman Community. The MAB fulfills this mission in
three ways:

   - *For Members: *The MAB sets Membership policies and Truman Community
   standards and holds Truman Members accountable for living up to them.
   - *To the CEO and Staff: *The MAB informs and advocates for Member
   concerns and recommends policies to the CEO and Headquarters Staff to
   ensure Truman strategy, policies, and programs reflect input from Members.
   - *To the Board of Directors: *The MAB provides a Member perspective to
   the Board of Directors to ensure the Board’s decisions reflect input from
   Members and promotes accountability to the Mission and goals of the
   Community.

Following the Truman Board’s approval of the MABC’s initial MAB guidance,
the MABC has worked with HQ to establish the inaugural MAB nomination and
election process with the goal of having the initial MAB announced by
TruCon19 in June.  The following is the anticipated nomination and election
timeline:

   - Phase 1 – Nominations
      - March 19 - April 1.  MAB Nominations accepted.
      - Announcement and link for nominations to be sent on March 19.
   - Phase 2 – TruLeaders Vote
      - April 12 - 26. TruLeaders (Chapter Directors and Expert/Initiative
      Group Leaders) cast votes to determine the top 52 candidates (the “Large
      Slate”).
   - Phase 3 – MABC and HQ Review
      - April 29 - May 9.  MABC reviews and narrows the Large Slate to the
      “Ballot Slate,” mindful of the composition goals included in the MABC
      recommendations.  The Ballot Slate will include 26 candidates (twice the
      size of the MAB) for voting by the full Membership.
   - Phase 4 – Full Membership Voting
      - May 14 - May 28.  All Members in good standing are eligible to vote
      for 13 candidates from the Ballot Slate. The top 13 vote
recipients will be
      the inaugural MAB.
   - MAB Announced
      - June 14 - 16.  TruCon19.

Additional details on the inaugural election process and the MABC’s MAB
composition guidance can be found in the link above.

We did our best to represent the wealth of input we’ve received from our
fellow Members and encourage each of you to volunteer to serve on the MAB!

Best,

Xander Meise, Mac McEachin, Victor Marsh, Diane Mars, Joshua Marcuse, Sarah
Holewinski, Meg Guliford, Barbi Appelquist, and Tripp Adams

(Please note, to avoid any perceived conflict of interest in the MABC’s
work, members of the MABC will not be eligible to serve on the inaugural
MAB.)
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