Vote for Amanda - Board of Directors of American Humanist Association

[Niles]

Yesterday, I received my ballot for Board members for the American Humanist Association.

To my surprise, one of the candidates is Amanda Knief. If you are a member of the American Humanist Association, and you have received your ballot, VOTE FOR AMANDA KNIEF.

Amanda is Assistant Organizer for the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers in Des Moines
http://www.meetup.com/Iowa-Atheists-and-Freethinkers/members/3726025/

There are other candidates, but who cares about them. 
 
"Online voting will close at 5:00pm ET on October 6, 2010. Paper ballots will be mailed on August 16 to all AHA members who did not already vote online or do not have a valid email address on file. Paper ballots must be received at the AHA office by close of business on October 6. Our system will only allow you to vote once, online or by mail."

So, there is still plenty of time - vote for Amanda.

[Sfedler]

That's awesome...I'll spread the word around!

[Niles]

Here is the ballot bio that the AHA included.

Amanda Knief
Biography: I am a cofounder of Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers, a 501©(3) nonprofit community-based organization. My bread-and-butter job is legal counsel for the Legislative Services Agency, the nonpartisan division of the Iowa Legislature. I am a graduate of Drake University Law School and Iowa State University, and a member of the Iowa Bar. I copy edit for eMpirical, the Secular Student Alliance’s monthly e-newsletter. I am also a volunteer for the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross disaster action response teams. I have been an open atheist advocate for the past five years.

Statement of Interest: For me, Humanism is a way of life. So being part of the AHA provides a connection to a large community of people and an organization with many of the same values, beliefs, nonbeliefs and ideals that I strive for and struggle with every day. It would be an honor and a privilege to serve as a board member for the AHA and its membership. I believe I can bring enthusiasm, a grassroots organization perspective, and ideas about how to keep the AHA membership growing, particularly in the younger demographics. On a local and state level, I have had great success with community outreach programs and networking with other organizations. I believe that the AHA’s tradition of working with other groups can be built on, and stronger coalitions with other minority groups, not necessarily religious, can be used to push for stronger civil rights protections for all people in the United States and abroad. I believe the AHA membership needs to be given easy and ample access to the resources that the AHA has to offer: for example, the Appignani Bioethics Center, the Appignani Legal Center, and the Feminist Caucus. The AHA should work to help affiliate and chapter groups foster ties and work together to perform community works and assist each other with projects and events. I am proud to be a member of the AHA and would be honored to serve as a member of the board of directors.