<div dir="ltr">Thanks for your thoughts, Christine, and Fanita.<div><br></div><div>Christine and I just finished meeting with members of the Journal team.</div><div><br>The process has gotten clearer to me, and my concerns have deepened.</div><div><br></div><div>Later this evening I will send the following to the Board: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vSlnL_gg25tuuqoVJn1iyHDEMLymqbibGW4UsSCQYpo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vSlnL_gg25tuuqoVJn1iyHDEMLymqbibGW4UsSCQYpo/edit?usp=sharing</a></div><div><br></div><div>I hope I have full EC support to reconsider the motion. We could discuss tomorrow morning, if anyone is unsure of their vote.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM Fanita Henderson <<a href="mailto:fanita.henderson@gmail.com" target="_blank">fanita.henderson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Option 4. This is so chaotic and I fear catastrophic. The membership will splinter like the Board. If this option is chosen, I suggest EZ vote for anonymity.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Option 1 doesn’t seem to be working.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You left off Option 5. Let the vote stand.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Option 6 - Postpone the Fireside Chat until the Board gets together and revisit this item. Have a special meeting and then revote.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">To me, the first consideration should be how to keep the damage and fallout to a minimum. Then, come back and address this issue when cooler heads prevail. Very few people will remember the fireside chat. Most people will remember how it was handled and the binary stance taken by the Board.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Fanita <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Sent from Gmail Mobile</div></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 10:56 am, Christine Schmidt <<a href="mailto:cschmidt535@gmail.com" target="_blank">cschmidt535@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi EC,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I drafted this after speaking with Joe last night <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBd46eJmbkZ3O61LwcSEP_0Jz3mp4a8FzLxX-EzpIus/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBd46eJmbkZ3O61LwcSEP_0Jz3mp4a8FzLxX-EzpIus/edit?usp=sharing</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hoping it may offer paths for resolving.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Christine Schmidt, LCSW, CGP</div><div>Past President, Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society</div></div></div></div></div>
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