Pacifica Board Member's Resignation Memos

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>FIRST MEMO
>Please see the message from the Chair below.
>
>Dear Pacifica Board Members:
>
>I received the resignation of Karolyn van Putten Pacifica National Board
>of Directors, effective immediately. I thank her for her unselfish time
>and devotion to the cause of Pacifica's progress.
>
>David G. Acosta
>Pacifica Board Chair
>
>Jennifer Spearman
>Executive Assistant
>Pacifica Foundation
>202-588-0999 ext. 351
>JSPacifica@aol.com
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>SECOND MEMO
>Dear Board Members:
>
>The Executive Director has asked that I forward the resignation letter
>from the Chair. It is attached and below.
>
>Dear Pacifica Board of Directors:
>
>I hereby resign my position as Chair and Director of the Pacifica
>National Board of Directors effective June 12, 2001.
>
>I want to express my deep appreciation to all of you for your dedication
>and tireless efforts to move Pacifica forward. You all have sacrificed
>other areas of your lives to be here, and sometimes at great cost. I have the >utmost respect for all who have served Pacifica without expectation of >benefit, except for the knowledge that you have helped continue,
>improve, and expand the Mission of Pacifica. My personal relationships
>with past and present members will be forever cherished.
>
>My experience with Pacifica for the last seven years has been a
>fulfilling one, and I leave knowing that together we have made the
>Network better than it was when we got here. Our audience has
>increased significantly and we are on firmer financial ground than
>ever before.
>
>We have made the name of Pacifica aware in previously unaware places. >Some would argue that this may not always be a good thing, but in the
>last few years, the myriad of discussions and arguments concerning
>freedom of individual speech, social justice, independence in the media, and >direction of the network, have only strengthened Pacifica's importance in the >world.
>
>I want to thank our Executive Director Bessie Wash for her collaboration
>with me and for doing an outstanding job in an almost impossible
>environment. I wish her well in the future and ask my colleagues to
>continue to support
>her.
>
>I also want to thank the rest of management and staff for their support
>of the Board. I wish them well in their sometimes thankless efforts to
>simply do their jobs, and I applaud their resolve.
>
>I am tempted to reflect on some negative aspects of our struggle to
>bring Pacifica to more people who really need it, (in my view, the whole world >does) but I choose to dwell on the positive reality that Pacifica has
>been, is and can be...a healer.
>
>Sincerely,
>David G. Acosta
>
>
>Jennifer Spearman
>Executive Assistant
>Pacifica Foundation
>202-588-0999 ext. 351
>JSPacifica@aol.com

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