Index:
Part 1
Regional Staff Listing
Regional Website
Regional Statistical Data
Questions and Concerns

Part 2
Regional Prestige Awards
Coordinator Prestige
SWRE Prestige

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Regional Staff

SW RC:
Sarah Despars US2002021990
317 N. Pfister Ave
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
southwestrc@hotmail.com

SW RST:
Kevin Millard US2002022529
rst@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Arbitration:
Chris Williams US2002021540
Arbitration@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Prestige:
Michaelyn Simonian US2002021314 (on haitus)
prestige@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Events:
Jeremy White US2002022396
events@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Web:
Steven Whitelock US2002021922
arcweb@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Report:
vacant
arcreport@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Publications:
C.R. Teodoro US2002021898
publications@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Outreach:
Peter Savas US2002021230
Outreach@camarilla-sw.org

ARC Mentor:
Shawn Jackson US2002022238
mentor@camarilla-sw.org

ARST Technology
Adam Ness US2002021697
no_tea@hotmail.com

ARST Cam/Anarch
Adam Phelps US2002021040
cam@camailla-sw.org / amp@cs.stanford.edu

ARST Solitary
Brian LaMere US2002021365
solitary@camarilla-sw-org / brianlamere@hotmail.com

ARST Web
Bryan Cartwright US2002022830
arstweb@camarilla-sw.org

ARST Sabbat
Dan Luboff US2002021370
sabbat@camarilla-sw.org / dluboff@hotmail.com

ARST Mage
David Sauter US2002021140
delwin_amber@hotmail.com

ARST Changeling
Luci Horton US2002022605
ghilledue@hotmail.com

ARST Chief of staff and reports
Irfan Dadabhoy US2002023311
arstreports@camarilla-sw.org / tindomul2@earthlink.net

ARST Mortals
Joe Barrett US2002021369
vravener@hotmail.com

ARST Wraith:
John W. Oliver US2002021299
johnwalteroliver@worldnet.att.net

ARST Administration:
Kyle Humfeld US2002022685
arstadmin@camarilla-sw.org / ilovetorun@hotmail.com

ARST Garou:
Keith Johnson US2002023797
Garou@camarilla-sw.org / reverendkeith@hotmail.com

AARST Southern Independants:
Angela Kearns US2002055969
ashtondem@icqmail.com

AARST Sabbat (Seige):
Chris Williams US2002021540
dc_losangeles@yahoo.com

AARST Archives:
Jason Wallace US2002056132
jason2000_03_183@hotmail.com

AARST Solitary (indy influences):
Jeff MacGurn US2002023717
jeff@mfworks.com

AARST Reports:
Joseph Moon US2002021448
errant_flame@hotmail.com

AARST Cam/Anarch plotlines:
Troy Turner US2002023057

AARST Northern Independants:
Steve Gergeni US2002034454
sgergeni@hotmail.com

AARST Demographics:
Ree Soesbee US2002021444
vain13@hotmail.com

Regional Website
Location: www.camarilla-sw.org
Maintained by: Steven Whitelock
Number of Updates: 30
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REGIONAL STATISTICAL DATA
October
Number of Chapters in the SWR: 49
Number of Domains in the SWR: 5

Chapters reporting on time: 21 of 49= 42.86%
Chapters reporting late: 5 of 49 = 10.20%
Chapters with no report: 23 of 49 = 46.94%

Domains reporting on time: 1 of 5 = 20%
Domains reporting late: 1 of 5 = 20%
Domains with no report: 3 of 5 = 60%

Total Reporting on time: 22 of 54 = 40.74%
Total Reporting late: 6 of 54 = 11.11%
No Reports: 26 of 54 = 48.15%

# of members: 837
# of members at or over MC 9: 21

B. State and Percentages
AZ 5 chapters, 0 domains= 110 members = 13.14% of region
CA 35 chapters, 3 domains = 572 members = 68.34% of region
HI 1 chapters, 0 domains = 19 members = 2.27% of region
NV 4 chapters, 1 domain = 71 members = 8.48% of region
UT 4 chapters, 1 domains = 65 members = 7.77% of region
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Questions and Concerns

A. Personal Questions, Concerns, Comments.

Whew! It's been a crazy few months and things are finally calming down.
Settled into a new place and will be finishing up the hiring process,
hopefully hiring three people. Two for Prestige until the situation with
Mica clears up, and one for Reports.

I have many hopes and goals when it comes to this region and I feel that I
have done them an injustice. I have not done all that I could have and can
do to make the region better. To give the region what I feel it deserves,
which is 100% effort to improve the quality of the Cam in the region.
It's nearing my 1 year mark of holding this position, and in retrospect I
see where I feel I could have done better and I see where I have done the
best I can.

To Quote Keith Curtz:
"The position of Regional Coordinator has
changed somewhat over the years and even during my own tenure. The Regional
Coordinator is a multi-faceted role. The Regional Coordinator is
responsible for the dissemination of information from the National
Coordinator and Board of Directors. The Regional Coordinator is also
responsible for supplying the National Coordinator and Board of Directors
with feedback from their region in regard to what is and is not working.
The Regional Coordinator is a tool. Like any tool the Regional Coordinator
is only effective when used. Any solid object can be used to drive a nail
however a hammer gets the job done so much better.
As a tool the Regional Coordinator needs to be directed by both the National
Coordinator on one hand and the Coordinators of the region on the other.
Without both sides utilizing the Regional Coordinator to their best benefit
the position is one that fails through lack of use.

The Regional Coordinator should maintain a staff that allows for open
communication with the coordinators in the region and is responsive to
their needs. The Regional Coordinator should not be required to deal with
everything personally as long as the issues are being dealt with. For
example, many times on the SW list and/or the SW Coords list a question will
be asked and one of my staff will answer it. In my worldview this is
perfectly acceptable. I don't see that the Regional Coordinator needs to
step in and say, "Yeah what he said!" On the contrary, unless countered by
the Regional Coordinator I think that anything posted publicly by a staff
member should be regarded as coming from the Regional Coordinator. This is
how I have been handling things in the Southwest Region. I didn't pick
boneheads to be on my staff. I picked intelligent members who know what
they are talking about. Further more I've told each of them to act on what
they witness without the need to ask me for my permission. I feel this
makes the Regional Coordinator position one that is much more effective. In
essence a team of members is handling the position with one overseer.

Until recently I've never viewed the Regional Coordinator position as one
that is politically motivated. I've always accepted that the Regional
Coordinator is an appointed position. This prevents the position from being
one that is chosen through a popularity contest. Recent months have shown
that the general membership feels the need to have a voice in who their
Regional Coordinator is. They feel that they don't have the opportunity to
do this and are searching for ways in which to get the position changed into
one in which they can have a vote. While the general membership of a region
might not have any say is who is chosen, they do have a say in who maintains
the position.

The Tome of the Camarilla clearly indicates the process with which to go
about voicing complaints about an officer. Regardless of the perceived
importance of the position we are all volunteers working to do what we each
feel is best for the club. If we are not doing what a member feels we are
doing, the Tome explains to the member exactly how to have his/her thoughts
heard in an effective manner in the complaint section. If the members feel
that they don't have a say in the Regional Coordinator, well then it's my
job to educate them that they do.

On that note, I feel that the most important roll of the Regional
Coordinator is to educate and instruct. One of the tools that is given to
each level of coordinator in this club is the power of Disciplinary Action.
I however am loath to use Disciplinary Action unless that action is going to
have an educational purpose. "FEAR THE POWER OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR"
is not an educational purpose. I have no problem with disciplinary action
that teaches a member. I do however have a problem with disciplinary action
that serves no educational purpose.

I also feel that it is the responsibility of the Regional Coordinator to
promote the growth of the Camarilla within the geographic boundaries of the
region. This is done by encouraging recruitment drives and providing new
members with an organized club that is responsive to their needs. Even
though this is the responsibility of the Regional Coordinator, I feel that
this can only be accomplished at the local level. In order to affect this,
once again the key is education. Constant education on the part of the
Regional Coordinator to the Chapter/Domain Coordinators is what is needed to
accomplish this goal. The Southwest Region has some truly fantastic local
coordinators. They are already doing a great job at organizing their local
areas. I think the problems begin with an outside source steps in without
being asked and "tries to help". Before organizing a Regional Recruitment
drive however we need to stabilize the region. A process that is slowly
being accomplished.
..
[position duties]
1) Play the role of middleman between the National Coordinator / Board of
Directors and the Southwest Region. This role is a dual role. I am to
provide input from the regional viewpoint as well as informing the Southwest
Region of the new directives of the National Coordinator and Board of
Directors.
2) Head teacher of the Southwest Region. Instruct the coordinators in the
proper procedures and policies of the club so that they in turn can instruct
their membership. This includes answering their questions.
3) Moderate the Southwest Region through the usage of reading of reports and
email posts
4) Provide a sense of leadership to the Southwest Region. The best way to
do this is through empowering the coordinators at the local level to work
towards the best interests of their members as long as they are not in
violation of any of the clubs policies.
..
Although in closing I would
like to address a concern of mine.

The similarity of this situation and the movie "American President" is
uncanny. A few months ago when a rumor of a petition to remove me was going
around I informed my staff of a quote from the movie. In the movie, Michael
Douglas, as the president says, "I've been so worried about keeping my job
that I forgot to do my job." I used a reciprocal version of that quote in
my regional staff meeting earlier this year. I told the staff that I would
not worry about keeping my job. Instead I would focus on doing my job.

Another similarity to the movie is that the President in the movie is
subjected to character attacks and he decides not to fight them. He feels
that it is beneath him to do so and that they will just go away. The quote
that I remember in regard to this is something to the effect of "People are
listening to Bob Rumpsen because Bob Rumpsen is the only one doing any
talking."

I bring this up because of two things. I've spent all day today "keeping my
job". This has prevented me from "doing my job". Further more, I am doing
this for the very same reason that the President in the movie had to deal
with it. Someone, somewhere has decided that I'm a bad person and shouldn't
hold this position. Instead of following procedure and writing a letter of
complaint, allowing me to know my accuser and to hear and address his/her
complaints I'm being subjected to a character debate with an unknown
assailant. I have my ideas at where this is coming from as I'm not stupid
and have ears as well. My concern is that the topmost level of this
organization is allowing this breach of protocol to happen in the first
place. The Regional Coordinator/National Coordinator/Board of Directors are
the top of the pyramid in the eyes of most members. Whether this perception
is accurate or not, we should be the ones who lead by example. We should be
the ones who follow the Tome to the letter. Informing whoever comes to us
to use the procedures set forth by the Tome to deal with issues that are
pertinent to the functioning of the club. Yet, even at this level of the
club, we are being subjected to nepotism and lack of procedure. It is
disheartening to know that we have worked to hard to move so little.

"We're running up a down escalator. We're going nowhere fast." - Alice
Cooper

This is a volunteer organization. As such we are all doing this because it'
s a labor of love. Recently I've been feeling the labor but no love."

This was on a disk provided to me by Jim Baylock before he stepped down. I
sat down, reading the various reports that were included and I came across
this. My heartfelt thanks to Keith for being able to put into words that
which I haven't.

As I move into my second year as RC, I vow to first change my own
actions..to stop worrying about my job and do my job. I refuse to take this
job and all that goes with it so seriously that it overwhelms my life again.
I have to stop viewing the Cam as work I don't want to do and start viewing
it as something fun again, and that's exactly what I intend to do.

Name Cam# - reason - September Amount - October Amount
Kevin Millard US2002022529 - RST Duties - 40(Jul) - 40(Aug) - 40(Sept)
Sean Alexander US2002021058 - ARC Duties - 30 - 0
Shawn Jackson US2002022238 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
Jeremy White US2002022396 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
Mike Jackson US2002021362 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
Peter Savas US2002021230 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
C.R. Theodoro US2002021898 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
Michaelyn Simonian US2002021314 - ARC Duties - 0 - 0
Steven Whitelock US2002021992 - ARC Duties - 30 - 30
Chris Williams US2002021540 - ARC Duties - 0 - 30

Michael Santschi US2002022824 - AARC Duties - 15 - 15
Sean Alexander US2002021058 - AARC Duties - 0 - 15
Jeremy White US2002022396 - AARC Duties - 0 - 15
Chris Williams US2002021540 - AARC Duties - 15 - 0

Adam Ness US2002021697 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Adam Phelps US2002021040 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Brian LaMere US2002021365 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Brian Cartwright US2002022830 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Dan Luboff US2002021370 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
David Sauter US2002021140 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Luci Horton US2002022605 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Irfan Dadabhoy US2002023311 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Joe Barrett US2002021369 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
John Oliver US2002021299 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Kyle Humfeld US2002022685 - ARST Duties - 30 - 30
Timothy Crall US2002023238 - ARST Duties - 30 - 0
Kieth Johnson US2002023797 - AARST Duties - 0 - 30

Joseph Moon US2002021448 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Jeff MacGurn US2002023717 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Ree Soesbee US2002021444 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Steve Gergeni US2002034454 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Angela Kearns US2002055969 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Chris Williams US20021540 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Jason Wallace US2002056132 - AARST Duties - 15 - 15
Kieth Johnson US2002023797 - AARST Duties - 15 - 0

Ronni Eloff US2002021264 - Donation of Server Space, troubleshooting assist.
etc. - 10

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Coordinator Prestige

ID# Chapter/Domain Name - Prestige

Solitary Chapters
WWAZ-003 The Last Outpost - 50 - 50
AZ-004 Night Shift - 50(Jul) - 50 - 50
WWAZ-005 Tithe of Souls - 50 - 50
WWAZ-008 Kokopelli's Dream - 50 - 50
WWAZ-009 Que Sera, Sera - 50 - 50
WWCA-012 Moonlight Masquerade - 50 - 50
WWCA-018 Paradise Lost - 50 - 50
CA-021 Moustique Noir - 50 - 50
CA-022 Dark Tower - 50 - 50
WWCA-024 Maledorium - 50 - 50
WWCA-025 Monsters under the Bed - 50 - 50
WWCA-027 Nickels and Dimes - 50 - 50
WWCA-028 La Maison du Sanguinaire - 50 - 50
WWCA-029 Reign of Ash - 50 - 50
WWCA-030 Luna's Reprisal - 50 - 50
CA-032 Chateau Gaumont de la Nuit Eternelle - 50 - 50
WWCA-035 City of Voices Lost - 50 - 50
WWCA-036 Void Ascending - 50 - 50
WWCA-037 Twilight Cathedral - 50 - 50
WWCA-038 In the Shadows of a Saint - 50 - 50
CA-040 House of the Harvest Moon - 50 - 50
CA-041 Sins of the Father - 30(Jul) - 50 - 50
CA-042 Sangria de Lago - 45(Jul) - 50 - 50
CA-043 Vanguard of the Four Pillars - 50 - 50
HI-003 Red Sun Rising - 50 - 50
WWNV-004 Grand Illusion - 50 - 50
WWUT-002 Crimson Sentinel - 50 - 50

Pending Chapters/Domains
CA-pend A Clockwork Eternal - 50 - 50
CA-pend Blue Mondays - 50 - 50
CA-pend Morbid Curiousity - 50 - 50
CA-pend False Reflections - 50 - 50
CA-pend It's a Dry Heat - 0 - 50
CA-pend Clovis Chapter - 0 - 50

Domains
CAD-003 Domain of Myst - 50 - 50
WWCAD-004 Black Magic Kingdom - 50 - 50
WWCAD-006 Los Angeles - 50 - 50
WWNVD-001 The Ancient Gamble - 50 - 50
WWUTD-002 Mountain Shadows - 50 - 50

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SWRE Prestige
(additional awards can be found at
http://www.embraced.net/usancprestige/MemberServicePrestige/aug02memservicep
restige.htm)

Name - Cam # - Regional Prestige
Abromovich Kathryn US2002023032 - 5
Alexander Sean US2002021058 - 20
Alvarez Anthony US2002023897 - 20
Balmer Ligeah US2002022772 - 58
Barrett Joe US2002021369 - 20
Bommarito Cheryl US2002045166 - 40
Booth Elisa US2002076352 - 3
Bose Damon US2002023292 - 50
Boyd Jennifer US2002034757 - 20
Brokl Diana US2002021371 - 10
Brown Tim US2002021318 - 5
Buchanan Victoria US2002021485 - 30
Bukraba Mike US2002022373 - 12
Beutel D US2002021539 - 10
Campbell Kimberly US2002022463 - 50
Cavin Kristen US2002045497 - 50
Chun Jun US2002023205 - 15
Cline Beth US2002023783 - 10
Cole Clinton US2002022232 - 50
Cooley Shane US2002021450 - 17
Crabtree Angela US2002055969 - 30
Crall Tim US2002023238 - 50
Crawford Mike US2002045377 - 40
Crosby Eric US2002023489 - 50
Dadabhoy Irfan US2002023311 - 55
Defreest Shane US2002021054 - 50
Despars Sarah US2002021990 - 34
Downey Shane US2002021486 - 30
Echaniz Holly US2002021999 - 16
Ellis Shanti US2002021441 - 10
Flannigan Amy US2002021796 - 60
Fuentes Anthony US2002021852 - 38
Gaarard Valorie US2002021451 - 86
Galvan Melissa US2002086526 - 35
Gearman Michael US2002021011 - 5
Gergini Steve US2002034454 - 20
Giezentaner Matt US2002021367 - 80
Graybill Elisa US2002034420 - 40
Gunther Aimee US2002066221 - 50
Guzman Eric US2002021494 - 50
Gwin Dusty US2002034353 - 30
Hackett Paul US2002021986 - 17
Hague Ammie US2002022046 - 10
Hall Stephany US2002021272 - 3
Hart Chris US2002021026 - 4
Hastey Devin US2002034709 - 15
Hernandez Elizabeth US2002034055 - 10
Holdren Owen US2002045386 - 15
Holloway Colleen US2002021037 - 5
Homampour Jamie US2002021394 - 30
Hopkins Charmain US2002022318 - 10
Houtiker Pete US2002021196 - 8
Hunt Sarah US2002086464 - 25
Iraiqat Saidy S. US2002023134 - 74
Jackson Michael US2002021364 - 8
James Barbara US2002023281 - 4
Johnson Keith US2002023797 - 40
Johnson Sharon US2002034814 - 58
Kari Juliet US2002021217 - 14
Katcher Heaven US2002023382 - 17
Kellert Mario US2002022517 - 50
Keptner Liam US2002022071 - 4
Kozak Becky US2002021499 - 25
LaMere Brian US2002021365 - 55
Lees Jordan US2002021235 - 40
Lightfoot Chole US2002023056 - 45
Luboff Dan US2002021370 - 50
Magil Brenden US2002022486 - 30
Majors Brian US2002021396 - 35
Mans Dave US2002021171 - 25
McGuire David US2002021428 - 20
McQuiston D. Scott US2002021187 - 64
Mertz Barbara US2002021791 - 13
Miller Valerie US2002077246 - 75
Monroe Matt US2002034186 - 40
Morrison Sharry US2002022443 - 10
Munroe Mary US2002021021 - 50
Murphy Al US2002045468 - 10
Murphy Brandon US2002022224 - 30
Orr James US2002023162 - 30
Owens Bradley US2002076326 - 50
Owens Jason US2002023679 - 45
Panter Eric US2002034424 - 10
Phelps Adam US2002021040 - 58
Powell Lucas US2002023281 - 6
Pulley Nathan US2002021412 - 55
Ridgeway Matt US2002021506 - 30
Rogers James US2002021420 - 35
Rowe Steve US2002022513 - 50
Rohin/ San Roman Flor US2002033987 - 35
Sandquist Tim US2002045589 - 30
Santschi Jonneth US2002022827 - 10
Santschi Michael US2002022824 - 10
Sauter David US2002021140 - 50
Schoop Lisa US2002022979 - 22
Schork Jamie US2002022484 - 4
Segal Allison US2002045179 - 50
Seggev Guy US2002021437 - 75
Seidl Necie US2002034716 - 24
Smith Christopher US2002021171 - 50
Smith Shanon US2002021971 - 25
Somers Louis US2002035112 - 14
Sperry Lance US2002022407 - 30
Sperry Natalie US2002021500 - 50
Stephens Tom US2002021770 - 75
Stollar Bradley US2002034173 - 50
Stucker Ryan US2002021549 - 3
Sylvia Rose US2002021651 - 70
Sylvia Shane US2002021648 - 55
Thomas Joseph US2002021227 - 15
Tidwell Tex US2002034815 - 4
Tinder Brian US2002034475 - 20
Turner Troy US2002023507 - 15
Walker Walter US2002034461 - 25
Webster James US2002021376 - 6
Weiss David US2002022599 - 8
Whitelock Steven US2002021822 - 80
Williams Chris US2002021540 - 60
Winsor Heather US2002070930 - 20
Winsor Mike US2002034863 - 50
Yates Jay US2002021949 - 10

End Part 2

Sarah Despars
#1990 (US2002021990, formerly 2000-08-043)
SouthWest Regional Coordinator
AIM: Nutbonnet