PRESIDENT’S Message

Presidents Letter May 2026

The first few weeks of the president’s term is usually quite busy, focusing on getting committees established, developing a working relationship with the rest of the Board of Directors, and working through housekeeping items such as scheduling board meetings.
We have established a revitalized effort to keep the ASFA Facebook updated.  This should help the fancy know what is happening and offer a space to input their thoughts.
We have instituted some significant changes to pull the curtains back.  For too long what happens in board meetings is not known to the fancy until a long time after decisions are made, and there is almost no information on how the discussion developed to achieve the fate of a motion.  We are now announcing the dates and times of the quarterly board meetings and setting zoom links so the fancy can observe.  Additionally, we will be having town hall style meetings open to all prior to the BoD meetings, so the board can hear directly from the fancy on their concerns.
Another change is that each committee chair knows that their progress is going to be monitored frequently.  If a committee is not moving forward, the board will make a concerted effort to determine the cause and make changes to the committee to get it back on track.  Appointments to committees are not guaranteed to last until the next ACoD.  Committee chairs can request changes, and the board will make changes to ensure goals are achieved.
As you can see, the information page associated with committees (https://www.asfa.org/comm.htm)  now has a brief description of the committees’ charters.  This is a work in process and as these are finalized, they will be updated.  The board’s electronic meeting procedure (A-BOD25) was added to the website (https://www.asfa.org/rule/index.htm). It is on the top left.