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The mess with the National Society of Tax Professionals Board of Directors continues. FYI, below is a copy of a memo to members posted on the NSTP Web Board Comment Room by Steve Brann.
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"Members, I have sent formal notice to NSTP that I want a Membership roster so that I can circulate a petition for a Special Meeting to discuss the removal of some members of the Board of Directors for Cause. I have not heard back from the Board on this request yet, and I need your support. The Bylaws allow for this petition, but the current BOD is so entrenched in the use of NSTP to feather their own nests that they want to totally ignore me. Please write and send Email demanding they comply. This BOD has already caused us to loose Dorothy as President, and Beanna as Exec. Director. I believe some also had much to do with us losing Tom Cooke. Let them know that this is OUR Organization not their personal piggy bank.
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"Members, I have sent formal notice to NSTP that I want a Membership roster so that I can circulate a petition for a Special Meeting to discuss the removal of some members of the Board of Directors for Cause. I have not heard back from the Board on this request yet, and I need your support. The Bylaws allow for this petition, but the current BOD is so entrenched in the use of NSTP to feather their own nests that they want to totally ignore me. Please write and send Email demanding they comply. This BOD has already caused us to loose Dorothy as President, and Beanna as Exec. Director. I believe some also had much to do with us losing Tom Cooke. Let them know that this is OUR Organization not their personal piggy bank.
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Steve Brann
Member since 1996"
I am becoming concerned about this problem.
To be honest, I have no problem with a member being paid a reasonable market fee for writing the workbook for and teaching NSTP-sponsored seminars and workshops, providing the product is worthy. I have always said, including here, that Paul LaMonaca does an excellent job of writing and presenting the NSTP’s educational programs. Paul has a long history of providing quality seminars for NSTP.
I would support the Board of Directors contracting with Paul LaMonaca to provide certain educational services for a reasonable market fee. However I do believe that in such a situation it would be more appropriate if Paul were not a member of the Board of Directors to avoid possible conflict of interest issues.
I have gone so far as to say the only benefit of membership in NSTP has been the insights of the “insider” Executive Directors Tom Cooke and Beanna Whitlock and Paul LaMonaca as an instructor. However with the loss of Tom and now Beanna the value of membership has dropped.
If the current situation was the cause for both Tom and Beanna to resign I am concerned that more is going on then the membership is aware of, and support Steve’s request for a Special Meeting.
TAFN
Member since 1996"
I am becoming concerned about this problem.
To be honest, I have no problem with a member being paid a reasonable market fee for writing the workbook for and teaching NSTP-sponsored seminars and workshops, providing the product is worthy. I have always said, including here, that Paul LaMonaca does an excellent job of writing and presenting the NSTP’s educational programs. Paul has a long history of providing quality seminars for NSTP.
I would support the Board of Directors contracting with Paul LaMonaca to provide certain educational services for a reasonable market fee. However I do believe that in such a situation it would be more appropriate if Paul were not a member of the Board of Directors to avoid possible conflict of interest issues.
I have gone so far as to say the only benefit of membership in NSTP has been the insights of the “insider” Executive Directors Tom Cooke and Beanna Whitlock and Paul LaMonaca as an instructor. However with the loss of Tom and now Beanna the value of membership has dropped.
If the current situation was the cause for both Tom and Beanna to resign I am concerned that more is going on then the membership is aware of, and support Steve’s request for a Special Meeting.
TAFN
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Thank you Robert for your comments.
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