Volunteer Representatives (Reps) of Animal Discovery can communicate with eyewitnesses and members of the news media and other persons. A Rep can be a member of the Board of Directors or not. Each Rep will probably be one of three types:
- One area (using English)
- One language, worldwide (not English)
- One language* in one area (*not English)
A representative is appointed by the Executive Director (ED) and reports to the ED.
What does a Rep do?
A Rep can listen to an eyewitness and assure that person that he or she is not alone. Details about the sighting can also be collected by the Rep. When a member of the news media contacts the Rep, details can be given to that news person, points that the Rep already has at hand, previously given to him or her from Animal Discovery.
For convenience of designation, the representatives together are the Board of Representatives (BR), although no meetings are required. Should a group of Reps feel the need, they can agree on one or more suggestions that they can then send to the Executive Director, but they are not required to do so. Each representative is a volunteer, with no voting rights in Animal Discovery unless that Rep is also on the Board of Directors.
Reps are independent in how they decide to interact or not to interact with each other. For example, they may arrange to have a meeting or to consult with each other or to give and take advice, one-to-one.
Within a reasonable time, a Rep will inform the Executive Director of a communication he or she had with an eyewitness or member of the news media or other person, regarding one or more sightings of a potential modern pterosaur or regarding modern pterosaurs in general or regarding the organization Animal Discovery.
The first Representative of Animal Discovery will likely be Gladys Whitcomb, for the Spanish language worldwide.
Voluntary Additional Opportunities for Reps
A Rep may choose to unofficially represent one or more persons in a particular area or language, informing the Executive Director of a need or opportunity that may possibly be addressed by Animal Discovery.
For example, a Rep for a particular region of the United States may be informed of a recent sighting in which the flying creature may still be in a particular cave in that area. The Rep could then contact the Executive Director, who might be able to organize a search there.
As another example, a Rep for the Chinese Mandarin language might learn that no web page exists for that language regarding modern pterosaurs. After being informed, the Executive Director could then look into the possibility of publishing such a web page in Mandarin or at least then make early preparations for such an online publication.
###
The first area representative in English will be Candace Worman.
.
Basic structure of the database on pterosaur sightings
About the four tables of this database
.
