We quote her letter, which appeared on LNC-Public:
Hello All,
As many of you know, after Christmas I advised the former Chair that I intended to resign. She asked me to stay until Ross Ulbricht was free. I agreed to do so and on the day President Trump granted Ross a full pardon, Jake Porter dropped some news that led to the former Chair’s resignation. I decided to stay thru the transition and assist in closing out some projects.
Having assisted with these items, I have decided that the time is right. Effective immediately I resign from the LNC and all subcommittees.
I am appreciative of Steven Nekhaila stepping up to helm a ship that is sinking and Paul Darr for his efforts to serve as Assistant Captain. They are both wholly committed to saving the Libertarian Party, which has been in existence for over 50 years. My parting words of wisdom, would be to ask for the membership to assist in this endeavor and renew their membership and make a donation to the party. This is a party worth saving, even if it doesn’t seem for many of you to be the case at the moment.
I also ask the LNC to recognize the current financial crisis and prioritize fundraising above all other endeavors. We have had several signs that the board has not been paying attention. Now is the time to start.
In Liberty,
Kathy Yeniscavich
It seems like there have been a record number of resignations on the LNC in recent years. I understand that life situations can change, but on the flip side if people are not serious about serving out their term for which they were elected to serve then they should not run. .
I have no idea what her life situation is, so this is not necessarily a comment on her, but if you look at the last few LNCs there have been a lot of resignations.
It’s because of the dysfunction and unprofessionalism of the board as a whole, IMO.
There will be more resignations in the next few weeks/months.
LNC/LP is in the verge of collapse.
They’re operating in the red.
The sale of the DC property will bring in needed money, but it’s a temporary solution.
Nekhaila’s 1st priority should have been to get this board operating in a professional manner and he failed to do that. It’s like he did the very opposite of what Ms. Mason suggested.
LPNH openly violated the bylaws and LNC didn’t say or do anything.
Party of Principle my ass.
I support selling the townhouse office in Alexandria, VA. The LNC’s staff can operate without it. It is essentially an unecessary and useless asset, and the party has to pay property taxes and other fees to maintain it, plus it apparently has a hole in the roof and water damage from that and needs repairs.
It has come out that the party can use funds from the sale of the office for anything. If this is the case this will give the party a much needed large influx of cash. However, as Joseph indicated, money from the sale of the building would only be a temporary solution. Once that money is burned through the party will face serious money problems again if it does not increase dues paying membership and donation numbers.
Maybe the party can legally use the funds from sale of building anyway they want. But morally they need to ask the donors if they would like their money back. Every indication is that keeping it in party is only delaying the inevitable. So I for one want my substantial contribution back.
The money got used for an office until that was obsolete. Donors did not get defrauded. It is time to move on and use that money for more useful things. I would argue that donors were misled for the need for the office and what having the office would do for the party. Remember it was claimed that having the office would mean more media coverage and more influence in DC. Those things never happened.
If one really wants the party to be successful wouldn’t they want the party to put the money toward more useful purposes? Also, what if a donor is deceased?
Agree.
Donors to the building fund should be asked if they want their donations or contributions back.
However, I surmise that will not happen.
Unfortunately.
If she knew she was resigning from LNC and all subcommittees, why only weeks ago, at the May meeting in Grand Rapids, did she agree to be on the newly created FSC?
Seems odd.