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Keith Sliman |
NAUI #3417
18068 Swamp Road
Prairieville, LA 70769
USA
(225) 677-5959 Home
(225) 673-6585 Fax
(225) 266-0739 Cell
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Biosketch
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- NAUI member since 1973
- NAUI Lifetime member
- Served 3 4-year terms as NAUI Board Member
- Served 5 of those years as Chairman of NAUI Board of Directors
- Member of NAUI Hall of Honor
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baton Rouge Safety Council
- Trained and/or experienced in Strategic Planning and Strategic Alliances
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Position Statement
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3 times previously you have honored me by allowing me to serve you as a Director
of this great Association. I ask that you offer me one more term to see some initiatives
that we have begun to fruition.
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NAUI members face a sluggish industry in the United States and growing business
prospects throughout the rest of the world. We must work to improve the situation
in the US and take advantage of the opportunities elsewhere.
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Diving was once a first choice activity because it was exciting and perceived to
be a little dangerous. Today, there are many other activities that attract the thrill
seeker before scuba diving. We need to continue to create programs to keep our current
divers engaged and promote the sport without having to undo what we have done. We
also need to attract families to the sport and develop travel locations where our
members can introduce those families to the underwater world.
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As NAUI expands throughout the world, we must remain flexible and willing to meet the individual needs of our diverse members.
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It has been my pleasure to lead your Board of Directors through the early phases
of a Strategic Planning Program that has already started addressing many of these
issues. I feel that I have a lot to offer to this process and by continuing through
I know that we can answer many of the issues that we all face.
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Thank you for your support in the past and now.
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BOD Election Questions
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1. What is the greatest challenge facing NAUI and the scuba industry today and,
as a Board Member, how would you recommend NAUI respond to this challenge?
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The declining market, especially in the US, is the greatest challenge that we face.
As a Board member, I would encourage and support exercises in planning that would
identify potential areas of growth that best suit NAUI members and customers.
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2. Why do you believe that becoming a NAUI Instructor offers promising professional
career opportunities and what do you do to promote this belief to your students
and within your diving community?
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NAUI instructor’s superior training in instructional techniques and the ACADEMIC
FREEDOM to tailor the course to meet their student’s needs uniquely positions them
to attract the type of student who is seeking and willing to engage premium services.
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I make sure that students understand the unique experience and advantage that they
enjoy as NAUI students fully expecting that they will convey the message to their
friends who are also seeking quality instruction.
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3. As an international association, NAUI Instructors and dive leaders operate in
many parts of the world, each with it's own unique needs and cultural perspectives.
As we continue to grow, how will you as a member of the board represent and support
all of our members worldwide?
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Support of our members worldwide begins by understanding that each area/country
faces challenges different from others and that no one idea, program or solution
works for all. As a Board member I would obviously support what currently works
and then, with the input from local members, identify and promote what is still
needed to make their efforts successful and profitable.
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