CAPA Committees

The first Executive Committee members have agreed to form five committees: 

          - Legal Action Committee (LAC) of attorneys, who will also handle CAPA’s legal papers as a 501(c)3 not for profit Political Action Committee – PAC – donations to which are not tax-deductable because we can endorse political candidates, advance partisan issues and sue the government, which we intend to do. San Francisco attorney Bill Simpich will lead the LAC with assistance of a strong legal team.

       -    Research - Independent Research Associates (IRA). Bill Kelly will continue engaging NARA staff

      - PR - Public Relations Committee that will be based on East Coast in Washington D.C. and be responsible for devising a mass media campaign strategy and implement it via newsletter and social media to call attention to our issues and gain public support.

-          Fiscal Committee that will raise money and create a budget for special projects that are proposed by committees and approved by the Ex Com.

So far we have eight to ten people to serve in each region and on each committee and we should begin to publicly announce the formation of CAPA and recruit new members soon. We will have an open registration for a short while so those we know and have worked with in the past can join and then seek public memberships, patrons, sponsors and supporters.

Members of a regional or special committee will be asked to complete certain tasks suited to abilities, participate in the discussions, cast votes on issues and contribute to the achievement of our goals and the successful completion of our mission.

CAPA COMMITTEES and their Responsibilities

Legal Action Committee – the LAC is responsible for drawing up the CAPA Charter and oversee the official filing of legal papers and tax forms as well as filing civil court suits under the CAPA name, advise researchers in their private suits and provide legal services to committees and members.

Research – Independent Research Associates (IRA) – Independent researchers committee will engage Congressional and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) staff, assist the LAC in detailing and establishing the facts of each case and follow up on leads presented to it by committees and members. The Research Committee will serve as CAPA Liason to both the NARA and Congress.

Public Relations – will be based on East Coast - Washington D.C. and be responsible for all mass media, social networking, daily and weekly updates of new research and news, a monthly newsletter and all publications and advertising, as well as devising a multi-media campaign strategy to promote our issues and candidates.

Fiscal – the sole and soul purpose of the Fiscal Committee will be to promote all of the above, ensure that the Committees have the money needed to achieve our goals and succeed in the mission that the members have pledged to complete. The Fiscal Committee will be responsible for membership dues and donations, seeking partners and the financial support of patrons, sponsors, grants and foundations.

The following are the inaugural committee nominations and assignments:

Executive Committee - Dr. Cyril Wecht

Legal Action – Bill Simpich

Research Committee  – Bill Kelly

Advisory Board Chair – Peter Dale Scott 
Fiscal - Mike Nurko (temporary) 

Public Relations – Jerry Policoff - Andrew Kreig - Brian Hamilton - Alan Dale - 
Facebook -Frankie Fortune
Twitter - Maggie Hanson 
CAPAHQ Blog - Bill Kelly

Regional Committee and Founding General Members will be listed separately by Committee