2016 - Giovanni - Dan Valandingham
Introduction and Background:
My name is Dan Valandingham and I am once again running for Giovanni Coordinator. I have been a player in OWBN since 2005, was member of Team Giovanni from 2006 to 2013, and Giovanni Coordinator from 2009-2011. I live in Iowa, which does mean that I'm a child of the corn and have been to the Field of Dreams. I'm a Ginger, which is perfect for this job because that means I can't be soul stolen. I am also an aficionado of meme pictures, it is in fact my prefered method of communication on social media as my Facebook friends can testify to.
Introduction and Background (Portuguese):
Meu nome é Dan Valandingham e estou mais uma vez correndo por Giovanni Coordenador. Eu fui um jogador OWBN desde 2005, foi membro do Team Giovanni 2006-2013, e Giovanni Coordenador entre 2009-2011. Eu vivo em Iowa, o que significa que eu sou uma criança do milho e foram para o campo dos sonhos. Eu sou um gengibre, que é perfeito para este trabalho, porque isso significa que eu não possa ser alma roubada. Eu também sou um aficionado de meme imagens, é na verdade o meu método preferido de comunicação em mídias sociais como meus amigos do Facebook podem testemunhar.
Administrative Experience:
I have been the HST and AST of troupe games for years and am currently the Hst for the Cedar Falls, IA Camarilla game as well as the CM for the Iowa City, IA Camarilla game. In mid 2006, I joined team Giovanni as the Necromancy Sub-Coord and served on Team Giovanni until the beginning of the 2013 term, having been Giovanni Coord from 2009-2011. Having been involved on both sides of ST / Coordinator dealings, I have an appreciation of what both sides are trying to accomplish. I have found that in most cases reasonable discussion and willingness to compromise but both sides makes things a lot easier.
In my time away from game, I am a mechanical design engineer. I spend the vast majority of my time sitting in front of a computer designing parts that will later make someone want to curse in my general direction. My chosen career has given me a lot of experience in managing timelines, tracking progress, documentation, working as a team, and conflict management. I try to bring the same professionalism and problem solving into my work as a coordinator.
Administrative Experience (Portuguese):
Personal Statement:
Every year one of the hot topics of conversation is the role of coordinators in the org. In my opinion Coordinators should be stewards of genre, resource for storytellers, chronicles and players, and on occasion enforcers of genre in conjunction with council or chronicles. Coordinators should work with games, not try and dictate terms to them. While on occasion it is a balancing act to do so, coordinators are elected to help players and games tell the stories they want to while still maintaining their genre.
Personal Statement (Portuguese):
Todos os anos um dos temas quentes da conversa é o papel dos coordenadores do org. Em meus coordenadores de opinião devem ser administradores de gênero, recurso para contadores de histórias, crônicas e jogadores, e na ocasião aplicadores de gênero em conjunto com o Conselho ou crónicas. Os coordenadores devem trabalhar com jogos, e não tentar ditar os termos para eles. Embora em algumas ocasiões, é um ato de equilíbrio para fazê-lo, os coordenadores são eleitos para ajudar os jogadores e jogos de contar as histórias que eles querem e ainda manter seu gênero.
Goals:
Genre / Necro Packet Updates: The current necromancy packet on the website does not reflect the council passed changes that removed several paths and rituals from western necromancy and placed them instead under the paradigm of Mortis from the Faith and Fire books. This packet is in need of an update to provide accurate information to players and STs as to what has been passed by council.
The Audit Plot: Having read the plot proposal, it seems like this plot was designed to remove the no longer active PCs taking up positions of power within the family and allow for new blood to move up to take those positions. I think this was a great goal, but it is time to return a sense of normality and stability to the clan. Unless there is something in the plot notes that I am not aware of, it will be my intention to either end the plot or provide council a new proposal outlining the need for it to continue with a clear goal for completion.
Cat Pictures: So I have two adorable cats. I do pledge, should I win, to send pictures of my adorable cats to anyone who writes to the Giovanni Coord account to ask for them. I will not guarentee that they are original pictures. Some of you may get the same pictures. I only have so much room on my phone.
Breaches of the Promise: For quite some time now, a lot of Giovanni PCs have not really respected the Promise. It's something they hide behind, knowing that for the most part they will not be punished for their actions and bring up when they are trying for force things down the Camarilla's throat. This is an issue that needs addressed. I think that filling the empty or quiet positions of Prefect will go a long way toward making this better, but the voices of Venice will also be needed to support those Prefects who are trying to solve these problems. I firmly believe in letting players play and giving them agency, so it will be my goal to help and empower them in fixing the multitude of genre problems that people have been reaching out to me with over the last few day.