[RC] USEF, Tom Johnson & damaging speculation. - Dean A. Conti
John,
Until either the USEF HP Committee or Tom
Johnson supply more information in regards to this issue, damaging speculation
can be the only result. Would it be possible for you to suggest a more
enlightened path to the involved parties?
Dean
AERC, AERC International and FEI member
From: John Teeter
<johnt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC] US
Chef d' Equipe Update
A correction to my initial
post on this topic:
I have been informed that
the action to remove the current Chef d' Equipe was taken at some time prior to
the meeting of the USEF HP Endurance Committee yesterday. The action was taken
by "USEF Management" and was characterized to the Committee as an
incontrovertible "personnel action".
The USEF HP Endurance
Committee was asked only to propose a new person to fill the Chef d' Equipe
role, not to weigh the merits of the personnel action.
The proposal for replacement
was finalized yesterday during the HP Endurance Committee conference call and is
to be presented/ratified by the USEF executive committee at a 5pm EDT meeting
this afternoon.
USEF representatives have
chosen not to comment as to the reason(s) behind the removal of the previous
Chef 'd Equipe. No official statements have been released which articulate the
motivation of those who requested the personnel action.
While there has been no
comment on the matter by USEF personnel, there has been a steady stream of
messages directed to USEF personnel from active USEF Endurance Athletes. These
statements have overwhelmingly supported of the skills and approach taken by the
previous Chef d' Equipe
