Answers to Candidate Questionnaire |
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What experience, connections, skills or traits would you bring to the local station board to advance the station's mission? |
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I am involved in the Native community and have skills in organizing, communicating, and facilitating. I feel my experience as a community member and community worker gives me insight and awareness on how to link and align the station's mission with community needs. |
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What do you appreciate and value in the station's current operations? |
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I appreciate and value the representation of Black, Indigenous and POC voices - that influence and impact social climate and politics, not only for our LA region, but nationally and internationally. |
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What would you like to see improved or changed in the station's current operations? |
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KPFK would benefit from increasing involvement and centering of younger generations, as well as BIPOC communities. |
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Describe what you anticipate would be your top three priorities or areas of focus if you were elected to the local station board. |
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1. Uplifting BIPOC voices and representation 2. Uplifting LGBTQ2S voices and representation 3. Uplifting the voices of our youth |
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Sustainability is an important part of any nonprofit operation. What are your thoughts on how the board can help to improve the station's financial footing? |
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Promoting and recruiting more diverse listeners via diverse and strategic programming, to contribute to the funding base. |
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Is there anything else you would like prospective voters to know? |
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I will do my best to represent all listeners, to be inclusive, to be fair and honest in my decisions, and to be transparent. |