NRA Leadership Question

[Scalloper]

So who is next in line?
I have thought Ryan Clechner would be a viable option.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

So who is next in line?
I have thought Ryan Clechner would be a viable option.

Does he have enough suits to qualify?

 

[Forum Boss]

Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA executive and head of general operations, will become the interim CEO and executive vice president of the organization, the NRA said on its website.

Arulanandam joined the NRA in 2000, his LinkedIn profile says. He also worked with the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, the lobbying arm of the NRA, according to No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money, a website covering various topics related to bearing firearms. “During his career, he has assisted with a wide range of corporate initiatives, messaging and crisis communications programs, and events at the local, regional, and national levels,” the website said.

He has held numerous leadership positions in private and public organizations before joining the NRA. He worked as manager of government relations at Idaho Housing and Finance Association, and as executive director of the Idaho Republican Party. Before that he was senior policy advisor of Idaho Gov. Phil Batt and finance director for Batt’s gubernatorial campaign.

 

[ronsatspokane]

The question I have is how many of these "executives" and board members are cut from the same cloth as LaPierre and how many are complicit in the illegal activities LaPierre is facing prosecution for? That's a rhetorical question given that the answer should be obvious. All of them remained silent. Many of them for years. The organization needs to be cleaned out from the top to the bottom. With the amount of money they take in we should not have the transgressions against 2A that we see in most states these days. Rather than fighting for their members rights they put the money in their own pockets and used the rest in creating marketing materials to get more money from their members. I have never seen them in my state fighting for my rights and my rights are just about gone as a result. It's become a pyramid scheme wherein we the members are at the base feeding those at peak.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA executive and head of general operations, will become the interim CEO and executive vice president of the organization, the NRA said on its website.

Arulanandam joined the NRA in 2000, his LinkedIn profile says. He also worked with the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, the lobbying arm of the NRA, according to No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money, a website covering various topics related to bearing firearms. “During his career, he has assisted with a wide range of corporate initiatives, messaging and crisis communications programs, and events at the local, regional, and national levels,” the website said.

He has held numerous leadership positions in private and public organizations before joining the NRA. He worked as manager of government relations at Idaho Housing and Finance Association, and as executive director of the Idaho Republican Party. Before that he was senior policy advisor of Idaho Gov. Phil Batt and finance director for Batt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Does his resume’ include any shooting Disciplines he has been active in in the past few years.

it would be good to know if the future leadership of the NRA is actively involved in shooting.

 

[David Conder]

Jackie you are spot on

 

[ngb1787]

The question I have is how many of these "executives" and board members are cut from the same cloth as LaPierre and how many are complicit in the illegal activities LaPierre is facing prosecution for? That's a rhetorical question given that the answer should be obvious. All of them remained silent. Many of them for years. The organization needs to be cleaned out from the top to the bottom. With the amount of money they take in we should not have the transgressions against 2A that we see in most states these days. Rather than fighting for their members rights they put the money in their own pockets and used the rest in creating marketing materials to get more money from their members. I have never seem them in my state fighting for my rights and my rights are just about gone as a result. It's become a pyramid scheme wherein we the members are at the base feeding those at peak.

Corruption always runs deeper than just one person.

 

[Jon Leary]

Ollie North tried to get LaPierre out a few years back. So yeah they need to clean house.

 

[Tommie]

Chris Cox!

Oh wait, nevermind.

 

[Scalloper]

Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA executive and head of general operations, will become the interim CEO and executive vice president of the organization, the NRA said on its website.

Arulanandam joined the NRA in 2000, his LinkedIn profile says. He also worked with the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, the lobbying arm of the NRA, according to No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money, a website covering various topics related to bearing firearms. “During his career, he has assisted with a wide range of corporate initiatives, messaging and crisis communications programs, and events at the local, regional, and national levels,” the website said.

He has held numerous leadership positions in private and public organizations before joining the NRA. He worked as manager of government relations at Idaho Housing and Finance Association, and as executive director of the Idaho Republican Party. Before that he was senior policy advisor of Idaho Gov. Phil Batt and finance director for Batt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Thank you very much.

 

[Kittitas George]

Does his resume’ include any shooting Disciplines he has been active in in the past few years.

it would be good to know if the future leadership of the NRA is actively involved in shooting.

The person needs to have problem solving skills, know how to motivate people to 'get the job done', be a supervisor that knows how to lead. We need an executive that is an excellent leader, not an excellent target shooter, the skills are very different. I, like others, are suspicious of anybody long employed by the NRA. A complete turnover of employees is needed. Everyone recommended for the board should have a complete resume with endorsements printed in the "Rifleman" and time for questions to be answered. My trust in the NRA was destroyed completely, it will take extraordinary actions to earn it again. I've dropped membership in organizations that NRA leadership moved to, I do not trust them. I was a life member from late1960s to 1990s, I think I'm close on the dates.

 

[MQ1]

The question I have is how many of these "executives" and board members are cut from the same cloth as LaPierre and how many are complicit in the illegal activities LaPierre is facing prosecution for? That's a rhetorical question given that the answer should be obvious. All of them remained silent. Many of them for years. The organization needs to be cleaned out from the top to the bottom. With the amount of money they take in we should not have the transgressions against 2A that we see in most states these days. Rather than fighting for their members rights they put the money in their own pockets and used the rest in creating marketing materials to get more money from their members. I have never seen them in my state fighting for my rights and my rights are just about gone as a result. It's become a pyramid scheme wherein we the members are at the base feeding those at peak.

This is the problem with most public and many private businesses these days. “The Board” is the fox guarding the henhouse. Most on the boards are not rank and file people, but other CEOs, Executives and Dignitaries that are in place to keep their kind fat and protected from the people doing the work and footing the bills…

MQ1

 

[ronsatspokane]

This is the problem with most public and many private businesses these days. “The Board” is the fox guarding the henhouse. Most on the boards are not rank and file people, but other CEOs, Executives and Dignitaries that are in place to keep their kind fat and protected from the people doing the work and footing the bills…

MQ1

That's always been the case. I remember when I was young there was a lot of talk about "interlocking directorates" which facilitate industry domination. price fixing and all sorts of illegal collusion opportunities. Laws have been passed to prevent some of this but in a lot of cases it just pushed the activities under the table. I'm not very supportive of rank and file on the board as the focus of rank and file can be even more self centered than the focus of the director class. Rank and file would likely bankrupt most companies with salary and perk demands. In the director class the directors are at least focused on the industry, the investors and allocation of resources in a fashion that maximizes investor return. At least if that is the case if they are adhering to their fiduciary duty. Most do because they don't want to end up in jail. And yeah, it does pay well. There are always exceptions and then there are companies like BlackRock who use their investors money to promote DEI in direct violation of their fiduciary duty. There is no perfect solution but hopefully those companies who do not meet their fiduciary responsibility will fail and/or their management will end up in jail. The NRA failed in their fiduciary responsibility.

 

[Fuj]

Either way....Has a master been chosen yet ?? Nothing will go
forward until one is appointed. And with this court leaning to
the liberal side, would the court appoint a liberal to oversee ??
Not liking that detail !!

 

[Texas Solo]

We need someone with integrity.
OLLIE NORTH

 

[ebb]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/05/oliver-north-iran-contra-affair I didn't follow politics back then and I don't know if this was all about placing blame on a scape goat or not. But maybe somebody else.

 

[MQ1]

That's always been the case. I remember when I was young there was a lot of talk about "interlocking directorates" which facilitate industry domination. price fixing and all sorts of illegal collusion opportunities. Laws have been passed to prevent some of this but in a lot of cases it just pushed the activities under the table. I'm not very supportive of rank and file on the board as the focus of rank and file can be even more self centered than the focus of the director class. Rank and file would likely bankrupt most companies with salary and perk demands. In the director class the directors are at least focused on the industry, the investors and allocation of resources in a fashion that maximizes investor return. At least if that is the case if they are adhering to their fiduciary duty. Most do because they don't want to end up in jail. And yeah, it does pay well. There are always exceptions and then there are companies like BlackRock who use their investors money to promote DEI in direct violation of their fiduciary duty. There is no perfect solution but hopefully those companies who do not meet their fiduciary responsibility will fail and/or their management will end up in jail. The NRA failed in their fiduciary responsibility.

Well put, and I agree with you 100%! It is becoming all too rare to find the individuals that can jockey to position themselves within an organization yet manage to transcend their base desires of greed and power. That type of integrity is typically described through yearly mandated corporate training….but is all too often forgotton when real temptation is present (at all levels).

MQ1

 

[rjtfroggy]

Chris Cox!

Oh wait, nevermind.

He was the up & coming rising star and WL was afraid of him so he got rid of him.

 

[Kittitas George]

This would be a good place to have 'term limits'. The board and the leader should be limited. Some of the board members (1/3?) should change every few years, but we need a completely new board NOW, with staggard terms. Running a 501 (c) charity should not be a life time position. Somebody should be talking with the court to show the membership's intent to turn this calamity into something positive and educational for the members interest. Leadership positions need to be long enough to effect change, but not long enough to become dictators or get his relatives hired. The board does not need 76 members, smaller is more workable. A facilitator maybe needed at first to find the common ground and direction for the organization. None of the former people should be included, too many skeletons, too much hanky panky. As I said before my trust in the NRA has been devastated. But, we have the opportunity to build something great.

 

[D Coots]

And with this court leaning to
the liberal side, would the court appoint a liberal to oversee ??

They have no moral conscience.