2018 May June

2. What do you hope to achieve in your term on the Board?
Consistency. In the past few years the ASCA board has been
their own worst enemy. The board has been running exactly
like our US Government. The board has been divided and
no one from the other side is willing to work together. This
must stop in order to get ASCA back on track and to gain the
membership's trust.
3. ASCA is a 501(c)-7 not-for-profit business classified as a
social club. What qualities, abilities, and experiences do
you possess that will aid in running ASCA and potentially
improve it?
This is a club where the membership voices have a right to be
heard and an avenue in which to communicate their concerns to
the ASCA board. The ASCA Board of Directors has a fiduciary
responsibility to oversee ASCA’s financial outcome. I feel I
have the ability to listen to our members, give them an avenue
to address their concerns, and make fair and unbiased decisions
regarding ASCA’s fiduciary responsibility to our membership.
ASCA’s bottom line continues to improve but communication
with our members still needs improvement by our directors.
4. Briefly outline the direction you would like to see ASCA take.
I would like to see the ASCA membership and the ASCA
Board of Directors communicate more effectively. The ASCA
board needs to have a better working relationship with the
program committees. The board needs to quit micro managing
the committees work and quit telling the committees how
many topics they are allowed to work on at any given time.
The only committee work the board should be involved in is
board directives. All committees should be given ample time
to work on board directive before the board gets involved in
committee work.
5. Briefly outline applicable leadership experience (including
committee work) you may have with ASCA at the national
level.
I have served as an ASCA Board of Director for 6 years in the
past. Positions I have held include President (briefly), 1st Vice-
President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary, and director. I have
been an active member of the Conformation Committee in the
past and I’m currently on the Judges Education Committee.
ASCA Nationals Co-Chair 2010 and 2017.
6. Briefly outline applicable leadership experience (offices and
positions) you have held in ASCA affiliate clubs.
I have been a member of Heart of Texas ASC for 20 years.
Positions held include President, Vice-President, Secretary,
and board member/show coordinator.
Linda M. Gray
1. Why would you consider yourself an asset to the ASCA Board
of Directors?
I’ve spent 20 years on the ASCA BoD and 4 months working
at the ASCA Business Office in 2005. Gained a wealth of
knowledge both working as a Director and at the Business
Office.
2. What do you hope to achieve in your term on the Board?
I hope to work to continue to preserve ASCA as the premier
registry for the Australia Shepherd. ASCA is an innovator in
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the dog world, in my opinion, and I’d like to work to continue
with that preservation.
3. ASCA is a 501(c)-7 not-for-profit business classified as a
social club. What qualities, abilities, and experiences do you
posses that will aid in running ASCA and potentially improve
it?
Having spent 20 years on the Board I have experience with
ASCA’s 501(c)7 social cub classification. Washington is where
ASCA is incorporated and is bound by Washington state laws,
which I’ve worked with for 20 years.
4. Briefly outline the direction you would like to see ASCA take.
I would like to see ASCA continue to be a leader in the world
of dog registries, as it has been in the past. We were the first
to have an Altered Conformation program and a DNA parentverified
registry as the membership wanted.
5. Briefly outline applicable leadership experience (including
committee work) you may have with ASCA at the national
level.
ASCA 1st VP, 2nd VP, Director and Secretary. Committee
membership: DNA and Tracking. Board Liaison to the
following committees: Conformation, Obedience, Tracking,
History, Bylaw and DNA. ASCA Lifetime Achievement
recipient for 2015.
6. Briefly outline applicable leadership experience (offices and
positions) you have held in ASCA affiliate clubs.
Australian Shepherd Club of New England Inc.: President
5 years, Vice President 4 years, Newsletter editor 10 years.
Also: Director, Membership Chair, Sanctioning person, Show
Results person, Stock Timer, Obedience and Conformation
Steward, Trophy and Ribbon Chair, grounds crew. Honorary
Lifetime Member of ASCNE since 1998.
Susan Harris
1. Why would you consider yourself an asset to the ASCA Board
of Directors?
I bring to the board 12 years of Non-Profit Board of Director
experience in addition to over 30 years of business experience.
I believe that I work well in a team environment. I bring a
level-headed, fair and honest approach to business matters.
I understand how and when marketing and technology are
important.
2. What do you hope to achieve in your term on the Board?
I would like to be part of ASCA’s growth and development in
encouraging member involvement, new uses for technology
and focusing on financial stability. I would like to see new
titling opportunities for our dogs while still supporting and
encouraging support for our existing programs. I would like
to open discussions on a Breeder of Merit program where
individual registering of all puppies in a litter and mandatory
health testing are a part of the program.
3. ASCA is a 501(c)-7 not-for-profit business classified as a
social club. What qualities, abilities, and experiences do
you possess that will aid in running ASCA and potentially
improve it?
With 12 years of non-profit noard experience this is what I
learned that I will bring to the Board. Non-profits are usually
run by volunteers and working with them is much different
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