To the Members of the Foundation's Board of Directors: It is my great pleasure to nominate Dr. Rafaela De Negri, a member of the Foundation's most active area at the moment (our Webinar Committee) for a seat on the Foundation’s Board. One of the most important things that was handed down to me from Sam, as the previous Board Chairman, is the importance to the Board’s health of adding younger pathologists who are already fully engaged in Foundation activities - they are in touch with the changing face of our profession, and i know that Sam would very much approve of Dr. De Negri. I am hopeful that many of you are already familiar with Dr. DeNegri through her incessant work on the Webinar committee and social media, hosting and moderating our seminars in a profoundly professional manner which reflects quite well on the Foundation as we lead the way in the area of virtual education. Rafaela is Brazilian, but fluent in English and Spanish as well (a real plus for our webinar program). She received a DVM degree at the Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, completed a veterinary pathology residency at the Veterinary Diagnostic lab at the University of Kentucky in 2008, and a Masters at the Equine Research Center there in 2013. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Breathitt Veterinary Center at Murray State university. Her breadth of experience also includes recent turns a s a private practitioner as well as research veterinarian, and her CV is attached. She has been a driving force on our Virtual Seminar Committee since we started in March, and her spirit of volunteerism is unquestioned. This nomination is seconded by Foundation President Paco Uzal. A period of 7 days is opened for discussion, and you may vote Yea or Nay at any time.