<div dir="auto">I agree. I'd want to know. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM Christine Schmidt <<a href="mailto:cschmidt535@gmail.com">cschmidt535@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I think that's a very good idea, Fanita.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Christine Schmidt, LCSW, CGP</div><div>Past President, Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society</div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM 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-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">It might help Board members who were not at the meeting make a decision if I send out the summary. What say ye?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Sent from Gmail Mobile</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 4:24 pm, 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-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>Thank you, Joe.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Fanita<br id="m_-5983395572472646388m_5322031867000017061m_350441456496795326lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 15, 2026, at 3:38 PM, Joe Hovey <<a href="mailto:joehovey@gmail.com" target="_blank">joehovey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">You're a note taking superstar, Fanita. I'm in awe.<div><br></div><div>Just added my amended suggestions.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM 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-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>I also added a comment to the Summary note. Please approve the comment and I will add it to the note.<div><br></div><div>Fanita<br id="m_-5983395572472646388m_5322031867000017061m_350441456496795326m_7470531098504802600lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 15, 2026, at 3:31 PM, Joe Hovey <<a href="mailto:joehovey@gmail.com" target="_blank">joehovey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Yes, you both capture my feelings and my understanding. Thanks, Christine, for the offer to dialogue -- timing on my end may not actually allow it, but I may shoot you a brief call before 4. I feel ready to move forward with the final summary/vote email.<div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Joe</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM 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-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div>Sounds great, Joe. I think you made the point that if the Board votes to rescind the vote, the Group Journal committee agrees to postpone the event for a maximum of two months for reconsideration of a new Board vote. During that time, there will be scheduled dialogue around greater issues, including the speaker. Does that sound right? I think that should make everyone happy.<div><br></div><div>Fanita<br id="m_-5983395572472646388m_5322031867000017061m_350441456496795326m_7470531098504802600m_-3412405080134584136lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 15, 2026, at 2:55 PM, Joe Hovey <<a href="mailto:joehovey@gmail.com" target="_blank">joehovey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto"><div>Originally, was going to ask for 5-10 minutes of debriefing, but we already went 20+ minutes over and my head hurts.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Any burning reactions or thoughts? David I know you weren't there, but wanted to keep you looped in.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My plan is to shortly send a brief summary of the 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