{"id":134,"date":"2024-06-21T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2024-07-03T19:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:13:45","slug":"dom-barrieau-candidate-for-regional-advocate-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/dom-barrieau-candidate-for-regional-advocate-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dom Barrieau &#8211; Candidate for Regional Advocate 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Note: This is a candidate page for a Judge Foundry Election. Information on this page is provided by the candidate, and does not represent the opinions or positions of the Elections Committee or of Judge Foundry. For more information about this election, see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/2024-regional-advocate-elections\/\">the schedule and index for the 2024 Regional Advocate Election<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dom Barrieau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Gatineau, Quebec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Election:<\/strong> Regional Advocates 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Running For:<\/strong> Eastern Provinces RA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/files\/2024\/06\/t3nfva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jfelections\/files\/2024\/06\/t3nfva.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination Statement \/ D\u00e9claration de Candidature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Dom Barrieau, L3 currently located in Gatineau within the Ottawa region. I was certified for L1 right before covid at the end of 2019 under JudgeAcademy, and have since been active at every large event I could reasonably attend where I got a chance to meet many of you reading this. I&#8217;ve seen the landscape of active judges shift over the last 5 years, with the loss of many former community pillars but also the rise of a newer crop of promising judges. With JudgeFoundry, we have the opportunity to have a voice within the judge program, to make sure that not only the comments and complaints of Canadian judges get heard, but also those from the francophone judge community. I may not have experience in this type of role, but I bring time and motivation to make sure we have a place within JudgeFoundry, as well as my connections with many of the active judges we have across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are lucky with our region to have many strong leaders and mentors, and a large number of opportunities for newer judges to learn the tools of the trade, as well as try new roles and positions with sufficient support to fall back on if needed. I also acknowledge that certain areas of our region have dwindling or insufficient judge coverage, and I hope to work alongside active judges in these areas to see what can be done and how JudgeFoundry could help recruit new members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role I want to take as Regional Advocator is the connection between the various local judge communities and JudgeFoundry. I won\u2019t be able to personally communicate with every member of each community, but I would ideally like an Area Communicator in each local community who can relay the information from their area to me so I can work with them and JudgeFoundry to find solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Je m&#8217;appelle Dom Barrieau, L3 actuellement situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Gatineau dans la r\u00e9gion d&#8217;Ottawa. J&#8217;ai \u00e9t\u00e9 certifi\u00e9 pour L1 juste avant la Covid \u00e0 la fin de 2019 sous JudgeAcademy, et j&#8217;ai depuis \u00e9t\u00e9 actif \u00e0 tous les grands \u00e9v\u00e9nements auxquels je pouvais raisonnablement participer, o\u00f9 j&#8217;ai eu la chance de rencontrer beaucoup d&#8217;entre vous qui lisez ceci. J&#8217;ai vu la communaut\u00e9 des juges actifs changer au cours des cinq derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, avec la perte de nombreux anciens piliers de la communaut\u00e9, mais aussi la mont\u00e9e d&#8217;un nouveau groupe de juges passionn\u00e9s. Avec JudgeFoundry, nous avons l&#8217;opportunit\u00e9 d&#8217;avoir une voix au sein du programme des juges, de nous assurer que non seulement les commentaires et les plaintes des juges canadiens sont entendus, mais aussi ceux de la communaut\u00e9 des juges francophones. Je n&#8217;ai peut-\u00eatre pas d&#8217;exp\u00e9rience dans ce type de r\u00f4le, mais je suis motiv\u00e9 de donner de mon temps pour faire en sorte que nous ayons une place au sein de JudgeFoundry, ainsi que mes relations avec les nombreux juges actifs que nous avons dans toute la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nous sommes chanceux, dans notre r\u00e9gion, d&#8217;avoir de nombreux leaders et mentors solides, ainsi qu&#8217;un grand nombre d&#8217;opportunit\u00e9s pour les nouveaux juges de d\u00e9velopper les comp\u00e9tences du m\u00e9tier, ainsi que d&#8217;essayer de nouvelles positions avec un soutien suffisant pour s&#8217;appuyer sur eux si n\u00e9cessaire. Je reconnais \u00e9galement que certaines zones de notre r\u00e9gion ont un nombre de juges r\u00e9duit ou insuffisant, et j&#8217;esp\u00e8re travailler avec des juges actifs dans ces zones pour voir ce qui peut \u00eatre fait et comment JudgeFoundry pourrait aider \u00e0 recruter de nouveaux membres dans ces endroits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le r\u00f4le que je souhaite jouer en tant que Regional Advocator est de faire le lien entre les diff\u00e9rentes communaut\u00e9s de juges locales et JudgeFoundry. Je ne serai pas en mesure de communiquer personnellement avec chaque membre de chaque communaut\u00e9, mais j&#8217;aimerais id\u00e9alement qu&#8217;il y ait un Communicateur R\u00e9gional dans chaque communaut\u00e9 locale qui puisse me transmettre les informations de leur r\u00e9gion afin que je puisse travailler avec eux et JudgeFoundry pour trouver des solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the end of your first six months as Regional Advocate, what does &#8220;success&#8221; look like? \/ \u00c0 la fin de vos six premiers mois en tant que d\u00e9fenseur r\u00e9gional, \u00e0 quoi ressemble le \u00ab succ\u00e8s \u00bb ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Success of this role to me is primarily how \u201cheard\u201d the judges of Eastern Canada feel. This entire process is new to me and everyone, so I cannot predict how smoothly this will go. I also cannot predict or make promises on how quickly solutions will happen, given the scope of JudgeFoundry. What I can promise is that I will do my best to make sure the lines of communication between local judges and JudgeFoundry remains as open and visible as possible, and take measures to get these issues resolved where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour moi, le succ\u00e8s de ce r\u00f4le d\u00e9pend avant tout de la fa\u00e7on dont les juges de l&#8217;est du Canada se sentent \u00e9cout\u00e9s. Tout ce processus est nouveau pour nous tous, et je ne peux donc pas pr\u00e9dire comment les choses se d\u00e9rouleront. Je ne peux pas non plus pr\u00e9dire ou promettre la rapidit\u00e9 avec laquelle les solutions seront trouv\u00e9es. Ce que je peux promettre, c&#8217;est que je ferai de mon mieux pour m&#8217;assurer que les lignes de communication entre les juges locaux et JudgeFoundry restent aussi ouvertes et disponibles que possible, et que je trouverai des solutions pour r\u00e9soudre ces probl\u00e8mes dans la mesure du possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What skills\/experience do you bring to the role of Regional Advocate? \/ Quelles comp\u00e9tences\/exp\u00e9rience apportez-vous au r\u00f4le de d\u00e9fenseur r\u00e9gional ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no formal or informal training or experience for this type of position. This will be very new to me, and I will learn from the mistakes I will surely make. I also have connections with former Regional Coordinators as well as mentors in both Canada and the US who I plan to reach out to for any advice and pointers when needed, all in an effort to do right by the judges of Eastern Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Je n&#8217;ai aucune formation ou exp\u00e9rience formelle ou informelle pour ce type de poste. C&#8217;est tout nouveau pour moi et j&#8217;apprendrai des erreurs que je vais s\u00fbrement commettre. J&#8217;ai \u00e9galement des contacts avec d&#8217;anciens coordonnateurs r\u00e9gionaux ainsi qu&#8217;avec des mentors au Canada et aux \u00c9tats-Unis avec qui je compte communiquer pour obtenir des conseils au besoin, tout cela dans le but de bien faire les choses pour les juges de l&#8217;est du Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe your plans to recruit and utilize Area Communicators. \/ D\u00e9crivez vos plans pour recruter et utiliser des communicateurs de secteur ?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I plan to reach out to the various people who already communicate and keep connected with their local area for positions of Area Communicator. These people will be vital for getting a pulse on the judges in their area and any issues or difficulties either myself or JudgeFoundry could assist with. I am already aware of very good candidates for these positions in locals I\u2019m very familiar with, but other parts of Eastern Canada are more unknown to me, so I\u2019d hope the people who are already community leaders would reach out to me to either volunteer for the position, or give their opinion on who would be a good AC for their locale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>J&#8217;ai l&#8217;intention de solliciter les diff\u00e9rentes personnes qui communiquent d\u00e9j\u00e0 et restent en contact avec leur r\u00e9gion pour les postes de communicateurs r\u00e9gionaux. Ces personnes seront essentielles pour prendre le pouls des juges de leur r\u00e9gion et conna\u00eetre les probl\u00e8mes ou les difficult\u00e9s que moi-m\u00eame ou JudgeFoundry pourrions aborder. Je connais d\u00e9j\u00e0 de tr\u00e8s bons candidats pour ces postes dans des r\u00e9gions que je connais bien, mais d&#8217;autres r\u00e9gions de l\u2019est du Canada me sont plus \u00e9trang\u00e8res. J&#8217;esp\u00e8re donc que les personnes qui sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 des leaders communautaires me contacteront soit pour se porter volontaires pour le poste, soit pour donner leur avis sur la personne qui serait un bon communicateur r\u00e9gional pour leur r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What criteria would you use to determine when to exercise your power to request exemptions to testing or maintenance requirements for &#8220;remote judges&#8221;?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each instance of accommodation is on a case-by-case basis, as testing is crucial in becoming a judge. When someone remote asks for instruction on how they can level up, but have issues\/questions, an accommodation may be issued. Testing as it is, is proctored in person, so testing someone remotely is hard. If the person wants to become a judge, but cannot meet requirements\/do testing, I\u2019d ask their motivations as to why they would like to be a judge and find an Area Communicator or Mentor to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, maintenance requirements for L1 and L2 are easy enough to acquire for anyone who is judging at their LGS. The tests do not need to be proctored, so proximity to other judges is not necessary in completing these. If a judge reaches out regarding their maintenance requirements, and their situation stops them from attending events, I\u2019d see if they fall under the option, \u201cWrite or receive a short review about their involvement in events or the judging community.\u201d If after all of this, the judge would still be unable to meet the requirements and wants to keep their level, I would reach out to JudgeFoundry to push for a special accommodation\/exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L3+ should be rare enough that no preset criteria is outlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you give us your personal definition of leadership (in general, not as it pertains to this specific role) and how do you meet that definition?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t have an exact definition, but I do have elements that, when together, form my definition of leadership. Leadership is about guiding the team from the front lines, not ordering from the back. 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