Although the official election results have not yet been announced by the NCBTMB, the grapevine has it that Monica Reno has retained her certificant seat on the Board, and the new public member is Ronni Burns.
I’m very pleased to hear about Ms. Burns, and less than pleased to hear about Reno. As I’ve stated on a previous blog or two, she is in my opinion part of the Old Guard That Needs To Go. The NCB seems to be making some good strides forward here lately, and I think the more they distance themselves from the problems of the past, the better their chances.
Now that we’re stuck with her, not to mention another year with Delaporta at the helm, we can only hope that those two have had a wake-up call. Maybe they’ll both exhibit enough common sense to check the expiration dates on their certifications instead of waiting for someone to tell them they’ve expired. Maybe they’ve both come to the painful realization that the certificants deserve better than maintaining the old status quo that has previously plagued this organization. I certainly hope so. They have both had their share of responsibility in those problems. I’ll be watching to see what they do, and reporting on it. You’ve got another shot here, Ms. Reno, so don’t blow it.
Burns has an impressive resume, and as a public member, nothing vested in this profession except her willingness to serve on the Board. I hope she will distance herself from the political trauma and drama and focus on what is best for the stakeholders.
At the same time, I hope she goes to the trouble to educate herself about the past history of the NCB and its problems, so history will not repeat itself. I suggest she does a lot of reading of past Board minutes, although from where I’m sitting, the minutes from the Feeley administration read like some bad fantasy novel.
I think it’s very telling, and a wise move on their part, that the Immediate Past Chair position has been removed. Normally, an immediate past chair serves by helping to acclimate the new one, and it’s a pretty serious move to get rid of that position. It’s rather sad that it came to that, but I’ll give them a pat on the back this time for making that decision.
Peace & Prosperity,
Laura Allen
