Op-Ed: Rick Thomas, President of the Trustees, justifies the Dean coup

By Mike Zonta, BB Editor

June 27, 2022

Re: The Dean & Board of Trustees

Dear Members,

Many of you are aware that Al Haferkamp, H.W., M. resigned his position as Dean of The Prosperos earlier this year.  A search committee was then setup by the Board of Trustees to find a new Dean. They informed our H.W. Members of the vacancy and asked for applicants from anyone interested in the position. 

Originally, we had 3 candidates nominated but two declined. One was eliminated because he did not want to follow the system.  Therefore, we only had one candidate make it through the entire process. That candidate was William Fennie, H.W., M.  

The Board of Trustees met on Sunday, 6/19/2022 and William was unanimously chosen to be the next Dean of The Prosperos. Note that the Dean is affirmed or renounced every year at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees.

Additionally, in the same time frame, Heather Williams, H.W., M. resigned from the Board of Trustees. A search for a new board member was ensued. We picked Calvin Harris, H.W., M as our new board member by a unanimous decision.

Since William is now Dean and member of the Executive Council he is no longer on the Board of Trustees.  So, we are searching for yet another member for the Board.  Any H.W. member who is interested should contact me at the email address below.

Please extend welcome to our new Dean, William Fennie, H.W., M. as well as our newest member of the Board of Trustees, Calvin Harris, H.W., M.

We also extend much gratitude to Al Haferkamp for his many years of service to The Prosperos and look forward to working with William and Calvin.

Please see our website for a complete list of Trustees & Officers and more:  https://www.theprosperos.org/contact

Aloha,
Rick Thomas, H.W., M.
President, Board of Trustees
rick.thomas@TheProsperos.org 

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