mdwest
AH ambassador
Voting has supposedly now opened for DSC board elections.
Sadly it doesn't appear DSC has gotten its act fully together.
I received an email on Feb 20th saying that on the 21st I'd receive another email from "YesElections" with a specific title, and that voting would be opened..
No follow on email has been received (Ive scrubbed spam, trash, inbox, junk, etc..etc.. using both the specific title they provided and the email domain they provided saying where the email would come from)..
Anyway.. if anyone needs it.. here's a link:
https://www.biggame.org/dsc-voting-members-2025-director-elections/
Some concerns I have going into this election..
The new CEO said in January that he'd be communicating again with membership by late January or early Feb about changes planned for DSC.. to my knowledge no such communication has happened (I certainly haven't gotten an email, received a phone call, etc.. and I know they have my correct email address.. because I got his first email sent after ATL 2025.. and then the email on the 20th saying elections were about to open).. So.. what exactly is going on?
the other primary concern is.. make your own decisions.. but look at the people being considered for the board... (you'll have to do a little research on your own here)..
4 of the 5 people running for positions are on the current board (no change).. 2 of them were very much involved in the ATL decision that I am aware of (unsure about the other 2)..
the 5th person I don't know at all... while she has been in and around the outdoors industry for a while.. her resume gives me a bit of pause.. being the Chief People Officer for a company where some of your principal duties were overseeing diversity and inclusion programs makes me want to know a bit more about exactly who this person is, what their values are, and where they would push the organization moving forward.. Im not sure DEI belongs in a global wildlife conservation organization..
None of this bodes well for me.. DSC certainly made some mistakes in its recent history.. there is a reason the board had a major falling out and had members leave abruptly.. and a reason when the last CEO left he cited (its in the board minutes) that he was uncertain about DSC's future.. a reason why a recent President resigned while still in their term..
I have held out high hope that the organization (specifically the board) would have learned from these mistakes, and in the interest of the future of the organization would be making some course corrections in the interest of saving it..
Based on what Im seeing right now, that doesn't appear to be the case.. it very much looks like to me that they are instead doubling down..
Sadly it doesn't appear DSC has gotten its act fully together.
I received an email on Feb 20th saying that on the 21st I'd receive another email from "YesElections" with a specific title, and that voting would be opened..
No follow on email has been received (Ive scrubbed spam, trash, inbox, junk, etc..etc.. using both the specific title they provided and the email domain they provided saying where the email would come from)..
Anyway.. if anyone needs it.. here's a link:
https://www.biggame.org/dsc-voting-members-2025-director-elections/
Some concerns I have going into this election..
The new CEO said in January that he'd be communicating again with membership by late January or early Feb about changes planned for DSC.. to my knowledge no such communication has happened (I certainly haven't gotten an email, received a phone call, etc.. and I know they have my correct email address.. because I got his first email sent after ATL 2025.. and then the email on the 20th saying elections were about to open).. So.. what exactly is going on?
the other primary concern is.. make your own decisions.. but look at the people being considered for the board... (you'll have to do a little research on your own here)..
4 of the 5 people running for positions are on the current board (no change).. 2 of them were very much involved in the ATL decision that I am aware of (unsure about the other 2)..
the 5th person I don't know at all... while she has been in and around the outdoors industry for a while.. her resume gives me a bit of pause.. being the Chief People Officer for a company where some of your principal duties were overseeing diversity and inclusion programs makes me want to know a bit more about exactly who this person is, what their values are, and where they would push the organization moving forward.. Im not sure DEI belongs in a global wildlife conservation organization..
None of this bodes well for me.. DSC certainly made some mistakes in its recent history.. there is a reason the board had a major falling out and had members leave abruptly.. and a reason when the last CEO left he cited (its in the board minutes) that he was uncertain about DSC's future.. a reason why a recent President resigned while still in their term..
I have held out high hope that the organization (specifically the board) would have learned from these mistakes, and in the interest of the future of the organization would be making some course corrections in the interest of saving it..
Based on what Im seeing right now, that doesn't appear to be the case.. it very much looks like to me that they are instead doubling down..
