Colin Jones - Ra-aus Board Election 2012 - Candidate For Nsw

[coljones]

Hello, I am looking for your support - please read on. The voting

 

will start soon, Col

 

RA-Aus Board Election 2012 - Candidate for NSW

 

Colin Jones

 

Aviation Employment Statement. "I hold no positions in any aviation

 

related organisation which pays an income, remuneration or honorarium"

 

Relevant experience:-

 

o Ra-Aus Certificate, flying out of The Oaks, near Sydney

 

o Retired Professional Engineer and IT Manager - Telstra & OTC

 

o Retired National Treasurer (honorary) of APESMA, a major member

 

based advocacy not-for-profit (income exceeding $20Mil - over 80

 

staff)

 

o Retired NSW Branch President of APESMA

 

o Committee member of a number of small local social, sporting and

 

youth organisations

 

o Ashfield (NSW) Citizen of the Year 2010

 

o Australian Defence Medal (RAAF Reserve)

 

My involvement with Recreational Aviation is relatively recent,

 

however I have a life long family association with aviation where my

 

father and uncles were commercial pilots and my brother a LAME.

 

An early decision to go to University limited my choices to flying or

 

eating and later having a family had the same effect. Having the kids

 

off my hands meant I could once again indulge, now in RA, and it is

 

bringing much enjoyment.

 

I am offering myself for election as I believe I have qualifications

 

and a range of experiences that will be useful to the board and of

 

benefit to the members.

 

I understand that there are issues of transparency and representation

 

which are causing some debate as well as how the organisation is

 

travelling financially and as the representative body of the members

 

and as the delegate of CASA.

 

As the board of a member based organisation the RA-Aus board must face

 

these challenges which are unlike those of a public company where you

 

can sell your shares and just walk away.

 

As a Professional Engineer and IT Manager I have had significant

 

experience in turning needs into solutions using technology.

 

This required making the business case, determining standards, issuing

 

and selecting tenders, employing staff and ensuring that the solutions

 

were implemented in accordance with needs, met requirements of

 

timeliness, costs and utility.

 

As the Treasurer of APESMA, being part of the executive team, I had

 

oversight of the organisation which was operated by a CEO.

 

The function of the executive was to represent the members, setting

 

the targets budgets and fees and monitoring the operations.

 

With changes to the legislative basis of existence there was regular

 

needs to review the rules of the organisation to ensure compliance

 

and, as we changed through a range of mergers, to ensure equity and

 

fairness of outcomes as well as representation and governance.

 

It is my intention to fly around and see a lot more of NSW from

 

upstairs. I hope to meet more rec flyers. If I am elected I hope to

 

exchange views and gather the opinions of members, particularly those

 

who can’t get to NatFly, the AGM or other RA-Aus sponsored events.

 

Recreational aviation is fun, deserves to be sponsored to the rest of

 

Australia and needs better access to more airstrips, without that

 

access being undermined or compromised by CASA, government or local

 

councils

 

I can be contacted on

 

0439 979 950

 

 

 

 

 

or [email protected]

 

Col Jones - RA-Aus Member 026402

 

 

[jrmobile]

I take my hat off to you Col for putting your name forward! You have my vote.

 

 

[Guest David C]

Col ... You have my support too . You know the task in front of you if you get elected , I need not enlighten you on that . All the very best . I really do hope that you make your aspirations come true ..

 

Dave C

 

 

[coljones]

Thanks folks, I will do my best. Col

 

 

[Guest David C]

My vote went in today ... All the very best..

 

Dave C

 

 

[Guest BlackRod]

And mine as well!

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Ditto, good luck Col

 

 

[Guest DWB]

Mine's gone too - good luck

 

 

[dazza 38]

Good Luck Col, I cant vote for you as I live in Gods country.(QLD).

 

 

[coljones]

Good Luck Col, I cant vote for you as I live in Gods country.(QLD).

You could always move south ;o)