COMMUNICATIONS Update

The elected National Representative Council is in place as part of VOTF’s policy-making apparatus, which includes officers and trustees depending on the issue. When VOTF’s new bylaws are ready, all of VOTF’s working parts will be defined clearly. At this time, however, we can offer a thumbnail understanding of who is what and where.

Affiliate and parish voice leaders are the “people in the field” – they are either leaders in a particular parish voice group or leaders of a merged group of smaller groups. These are the first point of contact for members. However, any VOTF member can be in touch with the NRC directly, regardless of parish voice or affiliate membership.

Area coordinators oversee a particular region of affiliates for purposes of communication and for those people around the world who may not be in an affiliate but who are members of VOTF or might be considering membership. Area coordinators know what affiliate is where and can connect a member to the nearest VOTF group.

Those members who are not affiliated with any particular Parish Voice group or affiliate have the same access to leaders in VOTF and might contact the regional coordinator for their region.

Contact information for the National Representative Council is on our web site; go to www.votf.org and click on “Who We Are” in the left-hand navigation bar on the home page. The pull-down menu includes a link to the NRC. Your National Representative is identified by region. For affiliate leaders and area coordinators, click on “Parish Voice” in the same navigation bar on the home page. In the pull-down menu, click on Directory to find your state and affiliate/area contacts. You will also find under Parish Voice, a page identifying those affiliates with their own web sites. When all else fails, you can call our office at 617-558-5252.