I made long posts in August 2017 both on my Facebook Biz page, and the Lactnet listserv, about my concerns over proposed changes to the IBLCE By-laws. IBLCE had a brief period in August 2017, in which they solicited public comments. As an governance geek and IBCLC certificant, I duly submitted my concerns and suggestions through IBLCE’s public comment portal for the document.
IBLCE released their final version of their revised by-laws on 30 November 2017 (look in your emails for your e-newsletter from IBLCE on that date). By the document’s date one can see it was formally adopted by IBLCE Board motion in September 2017. https://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/iblce-bylaws-2017.pdf
IBLCE did not make any changes, not a one, after the public comment period.
And so, my concerns about effective governance, given the extraordinary power vested in the Executive Committee of the IBLCE (a five-person subset of the full IBLCE Board), remain.
Thank you for this post, Liz, this is important for the profession and for the families it serves.