Tom Curtis to Ann Hanning re: ORTA Officer Email & Home Addresses

From Tom Curtis, April 14, 2007
Subject: 041407 ORTA Officer Email & Home Addresses

Wouldn't you think that ORTA would want their membership to be able to contact their officers, district directors and trustees? Well, think again.

Below is my attempt to obtain such a list. An organization that portends to represent me as an education retiree will not provide a life member with a current email or home address listing of the people that operate that organization. This is just another incident in a long line of many that may ultimately cause the collapse of ORTA.

ORTA will recognize a past executive director and past STRS board member found guilty of accepting gratuities from STRS vendors in it's quarterly newsletter, but will not publish a quarterly report from one of the two retirees on the STRS board today that has done so much for retirees. Hopefully, you may be asking yourself, what has ORTA become and what does it really do for you as a member?

Tom Curtis
ORTA Life Member

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From Ann Hanning, April 13, 2007
Subject: RE: Email Addresses
Tom,

As a life member of ORTA, you should be receiving the Quarterly. Some of the contact information you’ve requested is in the journal – thus readily available.

The positions that ORTA officers and Board members hold are not public positions. They are volunteer positions in a dues paying membership organization.

Some leaders do not have or use email.

My response to you earlier today (4/13/07) is based & rooted in the ORTA Bylaws, Article XI, “no membership lists or directories shall be available to anyone except for association purposes”.

There is no need to respond. Enjoy the weekend.

Ann
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From Tom Curtis, April 13, 2007
Subject: Re: Email Addresses

Ann,

Thank you for your response.

As a life member, it would seem that I would be able to obtain the email addresses or home addresses of the many people that represent me at ORTA. Why would this not be available? If other members are elected to positions they are public positions and as such should be made readily available to the membership. This is not right. Please reconsider your decision and kindly respond.

Tom Curtis
ORTA Life Member

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From Ann Hanning, April 13, 2007
Subject: RE: Email Addresses

Tom,

I am not able to provide the information that you have requested.

Ann

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Tom Curtis to Ann Hanning, April 7, 2007
Subject: Email Addresses

Hello Ann,

When I attempted to send my recent letter to the entire group of officers, district reps and trustees I received a notice back that at least half of them were undeliverable. Would you kindly provide me with a current listing of the email address for each officer, district rep and trustee?

Thank you,

Tom Curtis
ORTA Life Member