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TVARS Board Nomination - Samuel J. DeLay


From: Delay, Samuel J <sjdelay@tva.gov>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 4:06 PM
To: Delay, Samuel J <sjdelay@tva.gov>
Subject: TVARS Board Nomination – Samuel J. DeLay

Folks,

I am running for re-election to the TVA Retirement System (TVARS) Board of Directors (term from November 1, 2020 to October 30, 2023).

In order to qualify for the TVARS Board Election ballot, I usually ask for petition signatures, in the office, from 25 people.  

Please help me qualify for the election. This year, due to COVID 19, and many people not being in the office, the election rules allow emails to substitute for signing the petition.

From the election guidelines:
Due to many employees working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, TVARS will accept nominations by e-mail from an employee’s TVA e-mail account to:  TVARSBoardNomination@tva.gov 
  • To nominate me,  you need to cut and paste this subject line: “TVARS Board Nomination – Samuel J. DeLay”
  • No text is required in the e-mail
  • TVARS will accept nominations now through Monday, July 6th, 4:45pm EDT

If you would like to recommend me to someone else, please forward this email to them so they can understand the TVARS nomination process.

Candidates, who qualify, will be announced by TVA Today, and on the TVARS Website in August.  You will receive a letter from TVARS for election voting in September.  

Notice of this election was given in TVA Today at:  https://today.tva.gov/notices/tvars-nominations-ongoing.  Please see “Notices” on the landing page, and the topic “TVARS Nominations Ongoing” for the full election information.

I would also appreciate your vote during the election, if you feel I am the candidate you want to support.  I  have a draft Campaign Statement.  If you would like to see it early, just let me know.
Call my cell phone if you would like to talk.

Thank you for your kind support.

Best regards,

Sam

Samuel J. L. DeLay PE MBA
Research and Technology Innovation
Operations Research and Support, Sr.Program Manger
BR5A-C, 1101 Market Street,
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Desk 423-751-4017
sjdelay@tva.gov Cell 423-605-1375

Alternate: sjdelay@gmail.com

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