Today the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) announced a slate of twenty candidates who are ready to immediately fill nine open seats on the board of the Foundation that manages President James Madison’s historic estate. The candidates include highly accomplished professionals drawn from multiple fields, including history, law, politics, public policy, leadership theory and practice, journalism, finance, philanthropy, fundraising, dispute resolution, emerging technology, cultural heritage preservation, and museum management – fields central to the Foundation’s mission. All candidates have made clear, however, that they will not serve if The Montpelier Foundation treats them second-class members by delaying granting them voting power after appointment.
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