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FWD: AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees

From: Jeffrey Hames ([email protected])

Sent: Sat 12/10/11 1:34 AM

To: Jeffrey Hames ([email protected])

10/10/2011

On December 1st Chris Saldana posted and apology to the community about the event “Life's A

Ball” on his Facebook profile. Then December 2nd he posted on Facebook the contact information

for Bob Townsend and Dennis Dun at Nevada AIDS Project who put on this event.

Because Bob Townsend works at both Nevada AIDS Project and AFAN there was some confusion by

people that this was an AFAN event.

Earl Shelton posted in response to those comments “As the development director of AFAN i want to

make it VERY clear that AFAN had NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS EVENT. Bobby Townsend has worked

as a housing coordinator for AFAN housing… If you have other questions AFAN please email me

[email protected]”

I had questions for Earl Shelton about the "AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees" that took

place Thursday, September 8, 2011. An important video regarding AFAN’s treatment of client privacy

where AFAN’s Board President Patricia Saavedra stated on camera that when clients’ lie that AFAN

can do whatever it want to defend itself. And that the removal of Jennifer Morss from the Ryan

White Planning Part A Council will affect AFAN’s funding. The video was streamed live on

Ustream.com Sept 8th 2011 and was stored for replay until it was removed Sept 9th 2011.

Here is the exchange of exchange I had with Earl Shelton of AFAN, and Kelly Smith of QVegas.

I places the messages in chronological order for easy reading. My messages are in BLACK, Earl’s

are in RED, and Kelly’s are in BLUE.

Other then the change of color to the contents of these messages have not been altered.

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On Dec 3, 2011, at 2:02 PM, "jeffrey hames" <[email protected]> wrote:



Greetings Earl,

I would like a unedited unaltered copy of the video of the "AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees" that

took place Thursday, September 8, 2011.

Thank you,

Jeffrey J. Hames

From: Earl Shelton <[email protected]>

To: jeffrey hames <[email protected]>

Cc: Jennifer Morss <[email protected]>; Kelly Smith <[email protected]>

Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:45 PM

Subject: Re: AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees

QVegas provided a live stream of the meeting.

Sent from my iPhone please forgive grammar and spelling mistakes.

Earl Shelton

(702) 526-1951

[email protected]

From: jeffrey hames [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 11:57 AM

To: Earl Shelton

Subject: Fw: AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees

Why is this message being carbon copied to Kelly Smith's email, and to Jennifer Moss's old AFAN email

address? I though she was no longer working at AFAN.

But yes Earl I am aware that Qvegas provided the live streaming. And that the live streaming of the meeting

was stored on the site Ustream.com were viewers could replay the video from beginning to end. However that

was not what I asked.

I asked for a unedited unaltered copy (or a place online to download the video) of the "AFAN Open Meeting



with Board of Trustees" because this video was removed the next day from the site Ustream.com. So who

took down the video? AFAN or Qvegas? End the speculations and just show the truth. Posting the video back

up will end its irrelevancy.

Thank you for your time,

Jeffrey J. Hames

From: Earl Shelton <[email protected]>


Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 3:39 PM

Subject: RE: AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees

I cc’d Kelly because she is the operator of the video. It is not something I have, it was produced and

distributed through QVegas. If there is some way of getting the video it would be through her. I have reached

out to her and unfortunately it has been deleted.

I cc’d Jennifer because of the request. Her current role is as board liaison.

I currently have a role as development director at AFAN, I do not have a role with QVegas.

On Dec 5, 2011, at 5:46 PM, jeffrey hames wrote:

Greetings Earl,

So am I to understand that AFAN does not have a copy of the "AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees"?

I asked who took down the video from Ustream.com. I am not understanding why it was removed.

But you're saying Kelly Smith had or allowed the video to be deleted? I am confused why Kelly Smith would

deleted this video when I sent out a letter to QVegas requesting that they keep this video because I was

thinking of suing.



I will cc this letter to Jennifer Morss' AFAN email since you say she had or still has a role in this. And to Kelly

Smith.

Thank you for your time,

Jeffrey J. Hames

From: Kelly Smith <[email protected]>


Cc: Jennifer Morss <[email protected]>; Earl Shelton <[email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 10:12 AM


Jeffrey;

The live streaming of the event is over and we did not record a video of the event, do what you must but the

issue is closed as far as I am concerned and I am requesting you cease harassing me and my company any

further.

Kelly Smith

QVegas Magazine

The LGBT Voice Since 1978

6000 South Eastern Avenue, Suite 7B

Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

O: (702) 650-0636

C: (702) 596-4616

[email protected]

www.QVegas.com

http://www.youtube.com/user/qvegasmag?feature=mhee

On Dec 7, 2011, at 9:03 PM, jeffrey hames <[email protected]> wrote:



Kelly,

I feel that you are being needlessly defensive towards me with your word and tone. I am quite confused by

your reaction, as my intention has only been to seek answers to the injustices that have taken place

concerning my care and others. The heavy-handed words and tone are just counter productive. I am not sure

how my questions seeking the truth can be interpreted as a form of harassment. My tone, nor my questions,

was offensive in any way.

My principle concern is to ensure that services at AFAN stay in place, but not at the expense of individuals

being outcast, disenfranchised, or for our right to voice our opinions to be taken away. It seems apparent that

this has not been the case with your publications coverage of AFAN and its Executive Director Jennifer Morss.

You and your publication seem to have chosen personal relationships and financial benefit (not sure which one

is more important to you) over fact-based, objective journalism.

The footer to your email states that QVegas has been “The LGBT Voice Since 1978”. I find this questionable

at best. Point in case, the video of the “AFAN Open Meeting with Board of Trustees” which has mysteriously

gone “MIA”, seemed to be the best representation of the true voice of community as it related to AFAN and all

the related concerns the community has. It’s no coincidence that this video cannot be found or has been

withheld for public viewing. The message was clear and strong. More interesting was that your publication’s

coverage of AFAN and the related matters were completely opposite of what was voiced at this meeting. This

only leads me to believe that your publication is completely, and I mean completely, out of touch with the

community, or being blinded by personal relationships and cash, cold hard cash (again, not sure which one is

more important to you).

In my opinion in regards to your recent email response and your actions, you have clearly taken a side. This

upsets me, when an individual like you, who is in position that should be of a non-bias party as it relates to

“media” coverage. Personal and professional should most definitely be separated. At the “AFAN community

meeting” you said nothing in regards to the agency, nor the clients. It seems you were being impartial, just

there to view the proceedings. But any time before and after you and your publication have been overly

supportive of AFAN's Jennifer Morss and their Board.

Another interesting observation, each person that you seemed to whole-heartedly support through this entire

fiasco is either gone from AFAN or on the way out. With time, the truth always comes out; what can’t be

recovered is your publications credibility.

To close on a positive note, at least I now know where to go and not to go when I want quality, unbiased, non-

judgmental, non-discriminatory, truly a voice of the community, journalism.

Thank you for your time.

Jeffrey J. Hames



----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Kelly McFarlane Smith <[email protected]>


Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 9:32 PM


Your email has gone unread and all further emails are being sent to my trash again Stop harassing me!

Sent from my iPhone

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