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We are pleased to announce that we have two new Interim Council members.  Nancy Fasciano (fascianon@gao.gov) is the new representative of the Health Care team and John C. Bumgarner (bumgarnerj@gao.gov) is a new PDP representative.   We still have two other vacancies, one for the Hispanic Diversity representative and another for the HQ Staff Office Analysts representative.  

An application for the Hispanic Diversity Representative has been submitted.  According to the Interim Council’s election rules, if we do not receive any further applications for this position by 8 p.m. eastern time September 9, the current applicant will be seated as the new Hispanic Diversity representative.  Anyone interested in applying for either of these positions should notify Elections Committee Chair Todd Anderson (andersontd@gao.gov). 

Nominations Sought for Finance Committee

The Interim Council is still seeking volunteers for the Finance Committee.  The committee’s primary responsibilities will include monitoring the union’s finances, preparing annual budgets, and providing reports to the Interim Council and/or its successor, the Assembly.  Ideally, we would like the committee to have nine members, five who are members of the Interim Council (IC) and four Bargaining Unit (BU) Members.  Treasurer Kristi Karls will fill one of the IC positions, and two BU members have volunteered, so we still need to fill the remaining four IC positions and two BU positions.  If more members apply for either the IC or BU positions than what remain open, the IC will vote to select members. 

If you are interested in serving on the committee, please send an e-mail to Elections Committee Chair Todd Anderson (andersontd@gao.gov) indicating that you are nominating yourself for a position on the committee. You may also include a statement about why you are seeking the position, but it is not required.  If you have any questions about the committee, please contact Kristi Karls (karlsk@gao.gov).