Exit 2025 Election Ballot As a member of Bard LLI, your participation is requested to choose Council members whose terms of office will begin in July 2025.This election will determine the selection of candidates for the following positions:Second Vice PresidentSecretaryTwo (2) Members at LargeAnonymous voting will take place beginning March 9, 2025 and ending March 16, 2025. Please vote by filling out this ballot and clicking SUBMIT BALLOT when you have completed your selections. Brief biographies of the nominees are included in the ballot for your reference, and are also on the Bard LLI website. You have the opportunity to register your vote for a nominated person, abstain from voting for a position, or write in another member's name. For Members at Large, you may vote for two candidates.Please fill out this ballot at your earliest convenience; the deadline for voting is March 16 at midnight.Thank you for your participation. Question Title * 1. Second Vice PresidentTo vote for Grace McKay, please fill in the first circle.To abstain from voting for First Vice President, please fill in the second circle.To vote for your write-in candidate, please fill in the third circle and enter the name of the LLI member of your choosing. Grace McKay-- holds a Masters of Library Science degree and a law degree. She worked on civil matters in banking and was Deputy City Attorney for her hometown of Glen Cove, New York for 10 years. Her career trajectory eventually led her to Bank of America, where she served in the capacity of Executive Vice President until her retirement. Since then she has lived in Rhinebeck where she has been active with the Starr Library and Bard LLI. As Second VP, Grace plans to deepen her commitment to Bard LLI and offer her legal skills in reviewing our bylaws which is an integral part of the Second VP position. I abstain from voting for this position WRITE in any LLI member's name Question Title * 2. SecretaryTo vote for Susan Simon, please fill in the first circle.To abstain from voting for Secretary, please fill in the second circle.To vote for your write-in candidate, please fill in the third circle and enter the name of the LLI member of your choosing. Susan Simon-- (incumbent)has served as President/Secretary/Treasurer of many area organizations. Susan is a retired Registered Financial Consultant and Registered Life Planner. She joined LLI in 2021 and has served as a session manager, class manager, presenter, DJ, and currently as Council Secretary. I abstain from voting for this position WRITE in any LLI member's name Question Title * 3. Members at Large (you can vote for two people)To vote for Eleanor Wieder, please fill in the first circle.To abstain from voting for Eleanor Wieder, please fill in the second circle.To vote for your write-in candidate, please fill in the third circle and enter the name of the LLI member of your choosing. Eleanor Wieder -- (incumbent)has been a member of LLI since 2020. She serves as a Member at Large on Council, Chairperson of the Planning and Evaluation Committee, as an integral part of the Curriculum Committee, and a member of the Catalog and Civic Engagement teams. As part of Planning and Evaluation, Eleanor chaired the Five Year Planning group and the 25th Anniversary Celebration group. Eleanor is a retired CPA and an adjunct lecturer at Queensborough Community College. I abstain from voting for this position WRITE in any LLI member's name Question Title * 4. Members at Large (you can vote for two people)To vote for Lynda Christensen, please fill in the first circle.To abstain from voting for Lynda Christensen, please fill in the second circle.To vote for your write-in candidate, please fill in the third circle and enter the name of the LLI member of your choosing. Lynda Christensen -- (incumbent)currently serves as Member at Large on Council. She has been involved in community service all her life on various boards of education and more recently on a subcommittee of the Village of Rhinebeck’s Comprehensive Plan. In her professional career, Lynda was a systems analyst at MetLife, AIG, Chemical Bank, and Unilever.As Member at Large on Council, she has reached out to LLI members to gather their concerns and has suggested changes to the job of Member at Large that may make it more of a sounding board for our members. I abstain from voting for this position WRITE in any LLI member's name Question Title * 5. Members at Large (you can vote for two people)To vote for Chuck Mishaan, please fill in the first circle.To abstain from voting for Chuck Mishaan, please fill in the second circle.To vote for your write-in candidate, please fill in the third circle and enter the name of the LLI member of your choosing. Chuck Mishaan -- a long time member of LLI, has served as Chair of the AV team, worked on the Curriculum and Long Term Planning committees, managed the transition of LLI from a paper-based catalog and registration system to electronic communications, and has been a presenter at Bard LLI and other area LLIs for over 10 years. I abstain from voting for this position WRITE in any LLI member's name Done
