I am a relatively new member of Seattle Atheists. I have identified as an agnostic or atheist (depending on my mood) since high school but had never felt the need to affiliate with an organization. Now I’ve come to realize that organized efforts like Seattle Atheists are important vehicles for societal change, and I want to help.
Professionally, I am a facilitator, mediator, coach and motivational speaker helping business groups work more effectively together and helping people improve their relationships. I am the organizer of the Meetup group Seattle Sexplorations which is dedicated to sexually-oriented education and entertainment (so I am familiar with challenging traditional ways of thinking).
As a board member I will be a positive influence in board and group discussions helping us stay focused and seek consensus. When opportunities present, I look forward to publicly representing Seattle Atheists and influencing others to join our ranks and stand up for what they believe (or don’t believe, or don’t have enough information to believe… you know what I mean).
Amanda Election Elections 09, Members
Hello, I am Randy Rumley and I am running for an at-large board member position in Seattle Atheists.
I have been on the board for the last few years as an at-large board member or vice President. I would like to continue to be on the board to influence the direction of the organization. Seattle Atheists is now a going concern and we have some projects that I would like be able to direct to larger audiences, such as the Darwin Day planning, bus sign project, and work at street fairs and parades. I would also like to work on expanding our outreach to other areas.
I think we need to participate in as many local events that concern atheists and other freethinkers as we can. Hopefully we can get more member participation through a committee system to help with this. There is only so much that 9 people (the board) can do. I believe that member help and suggestions are necessary to grow into the future.
Thank you.
Amanda Election Elections 09, Members
Seattle Atheists elections are coming up, and we’ll be posting candidate statements here on the website in the Blog section as they come in.
The positions on the board open at this time are for members-at-large. According to the Seattle Atheists constitution and bylaws, “The five Members at Large shall assist the officers in conducting the business of the Board and serve in positions appointed by the Board.” This is a one-year appointment.
The candidates:
Wendy Britton
Mike Gillis
Randy Rumley
Richard Trimble
Sam Mulvey
Layton Sumpter
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I’m running for the Seattle Atheists Board as an At-Large Member, after becoming increasingly involved with the organization over the past year.
I’ve twice participated wrapping gifts to raise money Children’s Hospital, I marched with the FSM at the Fremont Fair and have tabled for Seattle Atheists at Seattle Pride and other events. I most recently wrote press releases for the Metro bus ad campaign.
Our organization is growing on a wave of increased visibility, and I want to serve on the board to channel that wave to confront anti-atheist persecution and popular misconceptions about non-believers.
I plan on doing this by working to creating a public access call-in show for the organization with a rotating group of co-hosts. Not only will this help promote Seattle Atheists and all of their activities to a far larger audience, like charity gift-wrapping, the season-less food drive, the FSM at parades, or donations and memberships.
It would also help counter-balance the glut of religionist programming available on TV with a skewed views on non-believers. It would create an opportunity for us to assert our own views rather than have them put in our mouths. And I think the call-in content on public access will make for some good TV and comedic gold. The rotating hosts will help avoid creating any sort of cult of personality and highlight the vast range of opinions in our community. Don’t think we disagree? Christopher Hitchens. Discuss.
Amanda Election Board, Elections 09, Members