By Susanne Zumbro, Secretary

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE VOTE?
By Bob Bohall, Nominating Committee Chair
TODAY MARKS NOT ONLY THE END OF THE OLLI SPRING TERM but also the close of the voting period for our new Board candidates. So what happens next?

When voting ends at noon, the election ballots will be secured at the Tallwood office. The Nominating Committee will meet and count the ballots on May 19. A check will be made as envelopes are opened to ensure all ballots were submitted properly and that no ballot contains more than six names. Ballots will then be counted based on the letter preceding the name voted for and entered onto tally sheets utilizing a caller, a recorder and a careful procedure to ensure accuracy. The winning nominees will then be confirmed and certified by a second count. This process takes time and will involve all the members of the committee.      The nominees will be informed privately whether they have won or lost. The Nominating Committee chair will then contact the OLLI president and advise him of the winners’ names listed in alphabetical order. The president, in turn, will release the list to the membership.

     The new Board members-elect will commence their term when the Board meets on Fri, Jun 13. During the four-week interval between the close of the election and the first meeting of the new Board, the Nominating Committee will canvas Board members regarding their willingness to run for an officer position. Once this information is collected, the Committee will prepare separate ballots listing the names of the candidates for each officer position and will present them to the Board at the June 13 meeting. Following brief speeches by the candidates, the Board will vote by secret ballot for each officer separately, beginning with the president, followed by the vice president, treasurer and secretary in that order.
     The June 13 meeting of the Board of Directors is a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board and is open to all OLLI members. We encourage you to attend.

DEPARTMENTS

OLLI'S SPECIAL FORCES
PREVIOUS ISSUES OF OLLI E-NEWS HAVE PRESENTED PROFILES of the Resource Group chairs who work to provide a fine selection of courses in their various areas such as art, science, or current events. If the Resource Group chairs may be considered the Colonels of Curriculum at OLLI, Kathryn is certainly the General.
     After serving as Literature Resource Group chair for several years, in the fall of 2005 Kathryn was appointed to chair the Program Review Committee, which consists of three present or former Board members who set policy and oversee the academic program to ensure quality and balance. At that time the OLLI program was coordinated by a staff member, Carol Ferrara, with Board members in an advisory position. Under Kathryn's leadership, the Resource Group chairs, many of whom are also present or former Board members as well, began to take a more active role, bringing our program to its current size of 250 courses/year at three locations.
     Even though Kathryn's two terms (six years) on the Board ended last year, she now serves as a member of the Program Review Committee mentioned above and also as Chair of the Program Committee, which includes Executive Director Thom Clement, all of the Resource Group Chairs and Co-Chairs, and Program Assistant Rae Schafer. At their meetings, they discuss and decide upon current and future courses in the various disciplines and related issues such as recruitment of instructors, use of surveys, and development of the Loudoun program.
     After teaching literature in Fairfax County high schools for 21 years, Kathryn joined OLLI in the fall of 1997. She was asked to teach a course on Hamlet in the spring of 1998 and has been teaching Shakespeare and other literature courses ever since. Responding to members' requests for more small classes, last fall Kathryn introduced the concept of study groups and, with Brenda Cheadle, led one on complex reading skills during the winter session. This term Kathryn and Jane Tombes are leading a study group on American poetry, and other instructors are currently using the study group model in courses they offer in Reston and Loudoun.
     Of the many positions Kathryn has filled at OLLI, one she especially enjoys is leading, with Ceda McGrew, the OLLI Book Club. Outside of OLLI, Kathryn is happily involved with her two children and four grandchildren, who live in the area.

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Photo of Kathryn by Michael Coyne. EYE ON RESTON
TWO OF OLLI'S GOALS IN RESTON are to have OLLI become better known within the Reston community and for OLLI members to become aware of what the Reston community offers to our membership.
     We have been in conversation with the Reston Museum and plan to have the museum participate this fall in one of our programs at Lake Anne. We are also involved with the Reston/Oakton Libraries to determine how they can support our Literature, Language and Theater Resource Group. In addition we will be working with the Greater Reston Art Center to learn how the center can participate in our Lake Anne programs.
     As OLLI becomes more integrated into the Reston community, more diverse and interesting programs will become available. This will also lead to obtaining more of our neighbors as OLLI members, a win-win situation.  
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
By Jan Bohall, OLLI E-News Staff Writer

FOR TICKETS, call 1-888-945-2468 (phone orders are handled by tickets.com) or visit the Center for the Arts Box Office, Tue-Sat, 10:00-6:00. More info on tickets at the CFA tickets page.