Canton's Device

Seneschal Candidates

 Aleksandra Lavrovna has expressed her intent to step down as the Seneschal of Porte de l'Eau, and for the first time anyone can remember, we have 2 candidates!  Voting will take place at the March 18th Business meeting, here are directions

The two candidates are Tayla of Winds and Denis de Loyer, please read on for their statments!  Both candidates have expressed their willingness to answer any questions, you can either send them to the list or to Denis or Tayla directly. 

 

Denis de Loyer

My name is Dennis Loyer, my society name is Denis de Loyer. I have been a paying member of the SCA since 1991. I have been an active member of our canton since I moved to Kirkland in July of 1997. In the past I have held the position of Seneschal in the Shire of Solus Mor in the Principality of The Mists, West Kingdom. I held the post for a little over 3 years. Unfortunately the shire, which had an active population a little larger than our canton's, eventually went away due to a lack of volunteers to fill the other required officer positions. It had been my intention to step down at the end of that last year, the lack of volunteers simply hastened that end by 6 months or so. I received my AoA at the Mists Investiture after stepping down as Seneschal of Solus Mor (I still haven't gotten a scroll though...arggg!!). I currently hold the unofficial office of Archivist for the canton...basically I store stuff...I have held that office for about 4 years. I also currently hold the office of Herald within the canton. I have been in that office almost a year. I have every intention of continuing in these positions if I become seneschal.

I believe the Seneschal's job is not so much a leadership position as it is a facilitators position. Instead of a "here's our goal...let me lead you to it" attitude, it should be more of a "What's your goal...how can I help you achieve it" approach...other than riding herd at the monthly business meetings of course...The Seneschal should also be a conduit between our canton and the barony and our kingdom. As Seneschal it would be my job to act as our canton's voice to the larger groups over us, that being primarily the Barony of Madrone, but does include The Western Region, the Kingdom of Antir, and our society as a whole. It would also be my job to disseminate to the canton, information from those larger entities, especially that information which has an immediate impact upon our populace.

I believe I would bring a lot of knowledge and experience to the office of Seneschal. I'm also willing to answer any questions you may have for me regarding this subject. Questions can be sent directly to this address, or to my home address at dloyer4@attbi.com

Dennis

Tayla of Winds

I am Tayla of Winds [For those of you keeping score at home I'm mundanely known as Tristin Sale].  For more than two years I've been your Deputy Seneschal, first to Christophe, then to Aleksandra.  When Christophe stepped down, I did not feel that I knew you all or the Canton well enough to do you justice as your Seneschal.  I believe that I'm ready at this time.  Ove the last couple of years we've chatted at business meetings and fighter practices, camped together at various events, and pulled off some really great events and projects.   

Primarily the job of Seneschal involves communication and information, facilitiating the passage of information between the Canton and other local SCA groups and also focusing discussions that take place at our business meetings.  Not only do I enjoy attending various business and Curia meetings, I seem to have a talent for compiling pertinent information and passing it on.  On the local front, we have a group of strong personalities and some disparate views.  Normally we work well together and I belive a good Seneschal can help continue that harmony.  A Seneschal should also help create an environment where members feel
comfortable bringing ideas and opportunities to the group, to be decided on by the group.  There's one last factor that seems important to mention.  As a non-profit organization, we have some rules that we need to follow.  The Seneschal is ultimately responsible for making sure that we follow those rules.  This is also an informational responsibility, since I trust you all do to what's right given the pertinent information.

I firmly believe in making informed decisions, so here are a few additional details about me.  I first experienced the Society in the
Shire of Silver Desert (Reno, NV) in 1990-1991.  As happens to many people I lost touch when I went away to college, but I always intended to come back.  I had brief contact with Blatha An Oir during college in Tacoma, but didn't have enough time to seriously return.  After I started working at Microsoft I decided to try again in the Bellevue area.  Luckily I found the Canton in late 1998 and became seriously active again in 1999.  Since then I've been helping out where ever I saw an opportunity.  Early on I took over the duty of maintaining the Canton's website, and continue to do so.  I've also become a warrented Target Archery Marshall and helped Laurencia with archery practices.  On the autocratting front I coordinated the Canton's Pancake Breakfast at South Sound last summer and autocratted Sven's Winterfeast. 

Why do I want to be Seneschal at this time?  I've bounced around and helped in many different capacities over the last several years, and now I feel it's time for me to take on the full responsibility of a specific office.  My talents and interests make Seneschal the most natural choice.

Please fell free to forward any questions either to the list or directly to me, I'll be happy to answer to the best of my ability.  I hope to see everyone at the meeting next month.  If you can't make it, email Aleksandra and she might have other options for you :>

Tayla of Winds


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