CHAIRMAN’S COLUMN
One Member, One Vote Offers Equal Opportunities Of Engagement By Mark Mettes, CFE
Read more about One Member, One Vote on Page 26.
I write to you from an airplane heading home after a great week of meetings which brought together dedicated and passionate leaders Board of Trustees. These volunteers care deeply about our Associa- IAVM. Throughout our meetings, the Mission - To educate, advocate for and inspire venue professionals worldwide - is the cornerstone of the conversations and leads directly to the promise of “Inspiring Leaders, there is a clear connection to the Board Governance Policies, which include Results Policies that focus on member education, advocacy, and professional advancement. - opment, growing and diversifying the leaders in our industry; Gover- nance, detailing how aspiring leaders become Board Members; Audit, creating strategies for improving the Board’s communication of pro- grams and initiatives. An example is the One Member, One Vote initiative. Communica-
tions around this included presentations at AMC, ICCC and PAMC included an important opportunity for feedback to the Board. In case you don’t know, the One Member, One Vote Initiative will
inclusively give all IAVM members an equal opportunity to engage in IAVM for the betterment of all. If someone is paying dues, they should have a voice. Currently, some members of IAVM can vote while others who work In fact, in the IAVM 30-under-30 program, 11 are not able to fully participate in the business of IAVM, yet they have similar industry experience levels and pay dues. There are also former leaders of IAVM, such as Carol Wallace,
- tive but can no longer vote. Honorary and retired members like Rick Haycock are also denied.
IAVM values and awards knowledge and experience but as of now, when you retire or become an Honorary member, you are denied the right to vote. This seems to say that these long-time members are less
important or their knowledge is less valuable. That’s why this is so important to our future and why after careful study and thoughtful - the last two years, this initiative became One Member, One Vote. - port becoming more inclusive. This initiative will strongly position IAVM well into the future and make our Association more diverse and inclusive. By providing the opportunity for all members to have a voice, we draw on the strength and experience in our association and Please know that the Board heard the concerns about ensuring only
Professional Members are in Senior Leadership roles. That is why this experience. The person who is Chair will remain a Professional Mem- ber.
This proposal also recognizes the importance of the relationship
between Allied Members and the Association, which already includes Allied Members serving on committees and even as Chair of the - Our industry has evolved so much in the last 30 years, in ways that were never even considered then. Now we need to continue to rec- ognize that we are a membership that is 5,000 strong and becoming more inclusive is clearly for the betterment of our members, our in- dustry and especially for our Association. IAVM, who believe the time has come to break down these barriers as many other associations have already done. If you need more in- or contact me.
As this plane touches down in my hometown after these inspiring meetings of the Board and the Board of Trustees, I have faith in the knowledge that this deeply committed group of volunteer leaders are invested in the future IAVM on behalf of each one of you. FM
Mark Mettes, CFE, is President and CEO of Phoenix, Arizona’s Herberger The- ater Center and is IAVM’s 2016-2017 board chair.
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Photo provided by Mark Mettes
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