THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

UNA Executive Committee holds first post-convention meeting

by Christine E. Kozak
National Secretary

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The newly elected Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Association held its first meeting on Friday, September 15, here at the UNA Home Office in Parsippany. Present at the meeting were Stefan Kaczaraj, president; Zenon Holubec, first vice-president, Michael Koziupa, second vice-president, Myron Groch, director for Canada; Christine E. Kozak, national secretary; and Roma Lisovich, treasurer. Due to unforeseen circumstances, no member of the Auditing Committee attended.

President Kaczaraj, opened the meeting by welcoming the newly elected members of the Executive Committee, wishing them all the best in the next four years and expressing his enthusiasm for working with all the members of the General Assembly. A moment of silence was observed for all departed UNA officers, branch secretaries and members.

The newly elected officers did not present any reports, since the report period covered the first six months of 2006, and the new executives assumed office on July 1. A short overview of reports was given by the president, national secretary and treasurer.

A presentation of future plans for the UNA was discussed. Details and discussions were tabled to be discussed at length the next day at the special meeting of the General Assembly.

This being a convention year, the special meeting was being convened on Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17, at Soyuzivka, where the UNA executives' reports and presentations were presented in their entirety.

PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: New UNA General Assembly's first meeting

Participants of the UNA General Assembly meeting held on September 16-17 at Soyuzivka during dinner: (seated, from left) Bohdan Kukuruza, Nicholas Fil, Eugene Oscislawski, Al Kachkowski, Myron Groch, (standing) Olya Czerkas and Roma Hadzewycz.

Maya Lew (left) and Gloria Horbaty report for the Fraternal Committee, as Eugene Serba listens.

UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj makes a point during the discussion; on the left is First Vice-President Zenon Holubec.

Al Kachkowski speaks on Canadian issues, as Bohdan Kukuruza looks on.

Auditors Wasyl Szeremeta (left) and Slavko Tysiak.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 1, 2006, No. 40, Vol. LXXIV

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