Ryan,
I am not sure if you realize this or not but a little over a month ago John Finnegan passed away very unexpectedly. He was the HoP for the National Event, the Chairman of the Alliance, the Head of Plot for NJ, a husband, brother, son, and best friend to a whole lot of people. He did an incredible amount for this Alliance and when he died he left behind a very large void. Since then there have been very good people who have stepped up to the plate to volunteer to take on roles that John filled. These individuals had to go through a process before they were granted their positions. This process takes time as you want to make sure the right person not only has the time and energy for the job but also has the vision and the passion to make it come to life and keep it going.
I know that it may seem that four weeks is more than enough time for these things to be hammered out, but also keep in mind that this is a volunteer organization and all of us have jobs, real life families, and many of those who actively worked with John were really close to him and also needed time to mourn and remember their friend.
I look back at it all and I am amazed that it was just four weeks ago. So as Ali has asked, please be patient. Information will be forthcoming. I know it is being worked on. But when all parties are ready to announce these things they will--and it will probably have all the information that a premature announcement wouldn't have and you would be right back here asking questions and annoyed that they weren't included in the original announcement.
We are all friends so let's be supportive... show our enthusiasm but wait patiently until we hear all the grand news.