There was a lot more to Dave Brown's thoughts. I will do my best to relate them. I asked, at the end of our conversation, if anything should not be posted, and as usual, he said it was no problem.

I had asked him if he intended to run again for AMA office. He is undecided. He started to explain a vision he has. I have no idea how wide the support for it is. The first part was the nominating process I outlined in the previous post.

The leadership of the AMA would be changed. Instead of the VP's we have now, each district would elect a member to a Board of Directors. The Board would then elect, from their membership, a CEO. The position of EVP would be eliminated and replaced with an appointed position. Part of the duties of the new Board would be to find an AMA member with the qualifications to be a CFO. This CFO would serve at the will of the Board. This would eliminate the political nature of the job as it is currently structured. That should make finding a willing and qualified individual easier.

On the HQ side, the Board would hire a President. This person would handle the day to day contacts with the outside world and the running of HQ. The President would be responsible to the Board and serve at their will. Currently, when the media, or government agencies call, there is a scramble to find someone to talk to them. Even simple things like opening a bank account currently have to be done by overnight letters because there is not on site officer available in Muncie.

There is a fly in the ointment. This would all have to be done in a by-laws change. If the by-laws are approved, the President, at that point, would have to resign and there would be no place for him. Dave is willing to do that. As you can imagine, another, just elected individual might not be so willing to give up his new position of power.

It's just my opinion, but, if Dave Brown see's his vision coming to fruition, I think he will run again. If not, who knows. On occasion he sounds very tired. As he said; "Only fools run for AMA VP, only damned fools run for AMA President"

This all sounds pretty good to me. I would like to see what others think of his plan. If you really like it or hate it, post your opinions. IF you really really like it or really really hate it, write him and let him know. You need to comment on specifics so he gets some input. He did NOT request this. The input is my idea.

There obviously are a lot of details lacking. I thought it might make for an interesting discussion here.

JR