Ian resignation from dem chair

Dear Loyal,Earlier today, I sent the following letter of resignation to members of the state committee. I wanted to also share it with you and the broader Democratic community in Vermont. Thank you for your hard work and dedication over the years and I look forward to working with you again in the future.Best,Ian
Dear State Committee Members,After three rich and exciting years of serving as Chair of the Vermont Democratic Party, it is time for me to move on. As of this Saturday, I wish to resign from my position as State Chair. Our able Vice Chair Judy Bevans, with whom I have already discussed this decision, has graciously agreed to serve as acting Chair until such time as the Party wishes to hold a special election for Chair (see Article XX of the VDP Bylaws), or until this November when the Party is statutorily required to undergo complete reorganization. Looking back over the last three years I am struck by the remarkable array of changes, accomplishments and milestones this Party has experienced. Here are a few that come to mind as I write this morning:
For the first time in decades the Party undertook, and completed, a comprehensive, multi-phase revision of its Bylaws.
We vastly increased representation on the Party's Executive Committee by tripling its size and creating specific positions for representatives from all across the democratic spectrum.
We expanded and standardized our endorsement policy so that the Party was empowered to reach beyond its own membership to support candidates of any political persuasion if the circumstances warranted such support.
Then we promptly used our newly expanded endorsement authority to discuss, debate, and ultimately embrace the successful candidacy of Independent Bernie Sanders for U.S. Senate, in the process defrosting nearly two decades of unnecessary and unproductive political tension.
We hired our first female Executive Director ever, Jill Krowinski.
In 2006 we had one of the most successful elections in Vermont political history, obtaining unprecedented majorities in the State House and Senate, sending Peter Welch to Congress, Bernie Sanders to the U.S. Senate, and obtaining four of Vermont's six statewide constitutional offices.
With the help of Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy, we tripled the Party's staff, moved into new offices, and vastly increased our organization's ability to organize the grassroots, communicate with activists, and help our candidates win office.
And finally, in the 2008 presidential election we not only led the charge by being the first state in the nation to be declared for Obama, but we also reached beyond our own borders to deliver victory in other states by making over 100,000 get-out-the-vote calls to Florida and Pennsylvania and knocking on 35,000 doors in New Hampshire.These accomplishments are evidence of a Party that is healthy, self-aware, and versatile. Throughout my time as Chair we have often discussed how important it is that we as a Party reflect the ethics and principles of the society we wish to promote. Over the past three years I think we have taken some important steps towards that goal. In closing, I want to take a moment express my deepest personal appreciation to the three immensely talented, improbably patient, and extraordinarily hard working Executive Directors with whom I had the pleasure to work -- Jon Copans, Jill Krowinski, and Kristina Althoff. Without them I could not have done this job. Thank you again for the thousands of hours we have spent working together. To be part of this organization and our collective efforts was an honor I will not forget.I will be happy to talk with you about this decision, as well as the logistics surrounding it, this coming Saturday at our regularly scheduled meeting. Best regards,Ian