<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Hi Tosca,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Thank you for your email and congratulations on the launch of your consulting firm.  I wish you much success.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Regarding:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">As I mentioned to you in our conversation, NPOC is a membership based organization, specifically operational concerns.  Might I suggest we touch base in a couple of months when you have made a decision on where you want to volunteer.  NPOC welcomes your interest.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Thanks</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken <<a href="mailto:tosca@5oaksconsulting.org" target="_blank">tosca@5oaksconsulting.org</a>></div><div>Date: 12/03/2019 16:35 (GMT+09:00)</div><div>To: <a href="mailto:info@npoc.org" target="_blank">info@npoc.org</a></div><div>Cc: Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken <<a href="mailto:tosca@5oaksconsulting.org" target="_blank">tosca@5oaksconsulting.org</a>></div><div>Subject: for Joan Kerr</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail-m_1924061326205105979WordSection1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hello Joan,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">This is just for you and I to be connected on email in case I want to get back to you later about any potential interest I might have to get involved in NPOC in the future. As I told you when we chatted today, I am not representing an NGO so technically that means I guess I cannot play a role in NPOC but my specialization is INGOs so that is why I was interested to explore.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">I will need some time after I leave the PIR board in 2 or so months to decide where, if anywhere, I focus my attention. I will have very limited time to commit to any volunteering work since I have to focus on my just-launched consulting career:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://5oaksconsulting.org/" target="_blank">https://5oaksconsulting.org/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For now, just to say ‘hi’ </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">😊</span><span style="font-size:11pt">, and always appreciate any advice you might have for me.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tosca<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:1.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table class="gmail-m_1924061326205105979MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="89" valign="top" style="width:66.75pt;padding:0in 3.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><img border="0" width="80" height="80" id="gmail-m_1924061326205105979Picture_x0020_1" alt="80.png" style="width: 0.8333in; height: 0.8333in;"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="1069" style="width:801.75pt;padding:0in 3.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Joan Kerr,</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">T: +1 (416) 907-0783</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Skype: joankerr_fbsc</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1"><a href="http://fbsc.org" target="_blank">fbsc.org</a>,
www.fbsc.eco</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: Victory
Garden Leadership Implementation Team<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair, Sustainable Agriculture, Global Humanitarian Technology Conference</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: IEEE Smart
Villages Project, Sustainable Agriculture Working Group</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Chair: ICANN Not for
Profit Operational Concerns Constituency<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Recipient of the United Nations Civil Society Award (WSIS 2004)<br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Recipient, Region of Durham Community Partnership Award</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor, IEEE
Humanitarian Initiatives Committee</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:100%"><font size="1">Advisor,  Climate
Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Global Coordination Unit</font><br></p>
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