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On 12 May 2017, at 11:55 AM, Azinger, Marla <<a href="mailto:Marla.Azinger@FTR.com" class="">Marla.Azinger@FTR.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Jason<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I would support modifying the next one or two seats up for election to have diversity qualifiers implemented into the requirements.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">If someone can explain how adding seats in addition to diversity requirements will help, I will entertain that. </span></div>
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<div> Adding additional seats will not assure Board diversity, nor would adding term limits. </div>
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<div> However, presuming that nominees with diverse background are on the slate of candidates</div>
<div> for the election, then having more seats up for election provides additional opportunities for </div>
<div> the membership to elect them as trustees (and even more so in any year that the number of</div>
<div> openings exceeds the number of incumbents, such would be the case during the phase-in</div>
<div> years of the three additional seats.)</div>
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<div> Does adding three more seats insure diversity of background on the Board? Absolutely not. </div>
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<div> Does it provide increase opportunity for candidates with more diverse backgrounds to be </div>
<div> elected? I believe that is definitely the case, but will also be the first t admit that we could</div>
<div> go through the process and end up with a larger Board no more diverse than at present. </div>
<div> Such an outcome would be unfortunate, but would also be the result of clear member</div>
<div> preference after a change specifically to encourage increased diversity, and thus quite </div>
<div> informative regardless. </div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>/John</div>
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<div>John Curran</div>
<div>President and CEO</div>
<div>ARIN</div>
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