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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

The Board is mace up of 12 elected members and, according to the Constitution of
the Guild, 3 of those members should have served a three-year term, and therefore
either step down or be willing to stand for re-election. This year, only two members
have actually served a three-year term—Kathnn Youngs, Treasurer, and Bob
Kingsmill, Newsletter Eclitorial Committee Chairman. Elsa Schamis was elected to
the Beard three years ago, bul was granted a leave-of-absence due to (llness the first
year, so will continue for a further year

There are three Board members stepping down for various reasons before their
three-year term is up. They are Heather Chapman, Laura Taylor and Carel Klasen.
In addition, Dona Nabata, who agreed to step into a breach last year aller the AGM,
must stand for election this year, so there are six positions to be refilled.

The six who have agreed to carry on are: Tam Irving, 1990 President and Exhibitions
Committee Chairman, D'Arcy Margesson, Vier-President and Gallery Committec
Chairman; June MacDonald, Secretary and Awards Chairman; Elwin Lowe,
Exhibitions Committee; Elsa Schamis, Exhibitions Committee; and Nathan Rafla,
Program Committee Chairman.

Both Kathryn Youngs and Bob Kingsanill are willing to stand for re-election, and
Dena Nabata has agreed to have her name sland. In addition, a good number of
other members are interested tn becoming more involved in the Guild. Therefore,
the list of nominated members for election to six positions on the Board of Directors
for 1891 is:

Rosemary Amon, a potter of high-fired functional ware from
Burnaby, has been Newsletter mailing assistant
for 2+ years:

Jacqui Berglund, of Vancouver, a new and enthusiastic member
of the Guild, and a Langara Ceramics Student;

Don Hutchinson, Ceramic Instructor at Langara Campus, VCC,
long-time BC resident and explorer of our natural
Oramie Pesources;

Bob Kingsmill, resident Granville Island studio personality, in-
structor, past Board Member and contributer to
the Newsletter;

Dona Nabata. carthenware ceramic artist, interim Board Member
and Nominating Committee Chairman, 1900), from
Vancouver;

Fredi Rahn, graduate of NSCAD and 1990 Studio 5 resident,
works In earthenware:

Terry Saimoto, long-time Guild member and supporter, works in
fine porcelain, from Burnaby:

Debra Sloan, Vancouver ceramic artist who has been on family
“sabbatical” from Guild invelvement;

Eathryn Youngs, past Treasurer of the Guild. ceramic artist who
uses Clay as a 3-D canvas, Vancouver resident

Toall of you who have contributed to the Guild over the past three years, our thanks
are due, and we similarly thank those of you who are interested and willing to get
involved again or for the first time.

Dona Nabata
Nominating Ctte Chairman

December, Leso