Comments on: One more letter

By: Renee Corea

Renee Corea — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:49:48 +0000

Thanks for the letter you sent, Doug. Lisa has written an excellent letter in support of Lou. Thank you both.

By: Doug Summers MS

Doug Summers MS — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:15 +0000

Renee,

Lou Sorkin, Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann and Ray Lopez are excellent choices for us to recommend to the council for appointment to the bed bug advisory board.

I still believe that you would be a good choice, but I understand your desire to see people with scientific credentials on the board. When I look at the quality of the information that is available on your site & the fact that you are running the only visible public advocacy organization for NYC… I can’t help but feel that you are well qualified for a position on the board.

The important task is for us to contact our Representatives & urge them to get the advisory board appointments finalized.

We need advisory board members that understand the scope of the problem & the actions that must be taken to combat the widespread transmission of these insidious parasites throughout community.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:40:27 +0000

Having you on the board, Renee, is a no brainer as well.

By: Renee Corea

Renee Corea — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:40:39 +0000

Doug, thanks, I’m sorry I didn’t reply to this before today; I’ve had some very pressing matters. I think having Lou on the board is absolutely vital and I would be happy if people who know him would mention that in their letters. (We think that Lou, Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, and Ray Lopez are no brainers as far as this board.) But I’ve heard from no one who intends to write one, so we’ll see. I’ll post our letter tomorrow.

As for me, I don’t have professional credentials as you know, and this board should have the best people available, from that small pool of those who even care in the first place.

By: Doug Summers MS

Doug Summers MS — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:01:09 +0000

I would like to make a suggestion.

Let’s be specific about nominating people we would like to see appointed to the advisory board.

My first nomination…. Let’s recommend Lou Sorkin for a position on the advisory board. Lou is well known, extremely knowledgeable & works for an independent scientific organization (American Museum of Natural History). He has been active in educating the community about bed bugs for several years. I believe Lou would be a valuable resource to represent the our interests in formulating rational public policy.

Secondly, I think that Renee would be an excellent advocate for the public’s interest on the advisory board. Renee possesses remarkable insight with regard to public advocacy, the scope of the problem & educational outreach. Her technical writing skills & street level understanding of the issues would be an invaluable resource for the advisory board.

Or make your own nominations, …. if you are reading this comment…. then you part of our constituency…. All I am saying is that we need to try to influence the city government to appoint capable people that will advocate for effective policies…. People that appreciate the magnitude of the problem & understand the actions that must be taken to properly address the public spread of these prolific parasites.