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EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA REGION DIRECTOR If elected, Robert will continue to follow and build upon the efforts of past treasurers to ensure that BICSI funds are spent solely in the best interest of the membership and the organization. Additionally, as a board member, he will bring his experience and insight into play to ensure that BICSI stays a key player in the ICT industry. Robert will be proactive in recognizing the need for, and the implementing of, the changes and adjustments needed to keep BICSI relevant going forward. Robert Hertling, RCDD, OSP Supervising Communications Engineer Parsons Corp. Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA robert.hertling@parsons.com If elected Treasurer for the BICSI Board of Directors, Zachary will take great care to ensure all his duties and task assigned are carried out. He will manage the finances ethically and transparently. As an elected member of the board, he will serve with honor and represent BICSI with the utmost professionalism and respect. He would communicate openly and honestly with the members of the organization and be open-minded and considerate of others. It would be an honor to serve as an elected member of the board. Zachary Jones, RCDD Project Manager M3 Projects and Designs Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, USA zacharyscottjones@gmail.com Barry believes that we need to make some changes to the organization in order to create exposure in EMEA and other global regions, which he states is the only way we will expand the membership, attendance at conferences and take-up of training and credentials. Barry has outlined his ideas at the Global Development Committee level over the past years and if elected, he will push for adoption of these and other suggestions from the EMEA regions, at the board level. Barry Shambrook, RCDD Project Manager GIA BC Essex, United Kingdom barry.shambrook@tcldata.net If elected, Nedal will work strategically in partnership with the BICSI Board of Directors, volunteers, international representatives and industry professional to influence the government bodies and engineering firms to force BICSI standards and best practices to be adhered to in any relevant application. He will work in partnership with the board, volunteers and international representa- tives to promote BICSI's Strategic Plan and its products. Nedal Shanti, RCDD, DCDC, CT ICT Advisor Al-Istiqlal University West Bank, Palestine eng.nedal@hotmail.com TREASURER, CONTINUED (continued on page 6) FEATURE Page 5