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Bob Kuczewski |
Bob Kuczewski's 2014 Region 3 Candidate Statement (September 8th, 2013):
My name is Bob Kuczewski, and I am running for Regional Director because I want to return control of USHPA to the pilots. Let me start by saying that I was very happy that Dan DeWeese was elected in 2012. I had great hopes that he would use his directorship to bring about the reforms that we need in USHPA. And over these past 2 years I contacted Dan many times urging him to work on those reforms. I urged Dan to stand up for open voting by the USHPA board. I urged Dan to support all of our Chapters fairly. I urged Dan to be a pilot's advocate for members in his region. Sadly, Dan has failed every time. At first I attributed Dan's reluctance to his desire to get himself "established" with the other board members. I was OK with that. During my own directorship, I had "charged ahead" and it certainly offended the USHPA "establishment". So if Dan had a better approach, I was happy to see him try it. But two years have passed and Dan has accomplished even less than I did regarding the many reforms needed at USHPA. USHPA is supposed to be our national pilot's club. Does it feel like it's your club? Does USHPA have a forum where you can voice your opinions and share your ideas with other members at a national level? Why not? Does USHPA provide a venue where you can openly question your Directors and expect a response? Why not? Does USHPA even let you know how your own Directors vote? Why not? The answer is that USHPA has become an "insiders club". There's a core group of Directors (like Rich Hass and Mark Forbes) who run the organization. They herd the other Directors like so many "sheeple". They use a combination of parliamentary procedure and good old peer pressure to keep the other Directors in line. And if that fails, they dip into USHPA's "goody bag" to offer up things like committee chairmanships and awards. It's a broken system. It would be nice if Dan's "go along to get along" style had borne fruit for our members, but it hasn't. Going along with USHPA's insiders just produces more of the same. If you want a Director who's not afraid to challenge the USHPA establishment, then mark your ballot for Bob Kuczewski. If I am elected, I want it to be a clear mandate for open voting, fair support of Chapters, and fair support of members. Please cast your ballot accordingly. For more information on my other positions (National Pilots Forum, Fair Processes, HG/PG Committees, Open EC Meetings, Open Board Meetings, etc), please contact me by phone or by email or visit: Thanks for your time, |
