Annual Members' Meeting - New Bedford Whaling Museum

Annual Members' Meeting

Wednesday, May 26, 2021  |  4:00pm
Free. Registration Required.

118th Annual Virtual Members' Meeting

Wednesday, May 26, 2021  |  4:00pm

Free. Registration Required.

Please join us at the 118th Annual Meeting of Old Dartmouth Historical Society/New Bedford Whaling Museum Members (ODHS/NBWM).

We are pleased to welcome keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council.

Program

  • Welcome
  • Keynote by Michael Bobbitt
  • Annual reports to members
  • Votes
  • Appreciation to departing Trustees
  • Closing reflection

As a valued Member of the ODHS/NBWM, you can exercise your right to vote. Detailed below is an explanation of the bylaw amendments, as well as the proposed Trustee slates. Members will be asked to vote on these at the May 26th Meeting. You may elect to designate your proxy vote to Edward M. Howland II, Chair of the Board Governance Committee. To designate your vote, email your name with subject line “Designate my Proxy Vote” to tcalabrese@whalingmuseum.org.

Proposed Slate of Officers

Anthony (Tony) R. Sapienza, Chair
Patricia (Tricia) Schade, 1st Vice Chair
Bernadette Souza, 2nd Vice Chair
Hardwick (Wick) Simmons, Treasurer
Ricardo Bermudez, Assistant Treasurer
Eugene (Gene) Monteiro, Clerk
Paulina Arruda, Assistant Clerk
Carol M. Taylor, Ph.D., Past Chair

Nominations for the Class of 2024

Thomas Anderson
Dr. Patricia Andrade, MD
David Gomes
Dana Rebeiro
Maria Rosario
Nancy Shanik
Alison Wells

Trustees Nominated for Second Term

Christina Bascom
Robert Kelley
David Wright

Departing Trustees

Pamela Donnelly
Michael Moore
Faith Morningstar
Barbara Mulville
Alice Rice Perkins
Gunga Tavares
Susan Wolkoff

Bylaw Amendment Vote