Wednesday, May 5, 2021

05/05/2021 - NAMHSA Seeks a President!

 

Join the NAMHSA Board of Directors and give back to the hobby

• serve as the primary spokesperson for NAMHSA; • serve as ex-officio member of NAMHSA committees; • ensure that all members of the Board of Directors are informed and able to participate in all discussions of the Board; • initiate the forming of any committees needed to carry out NAMHSA business, and appoint a committee chairperson with consent of the Board of Directors; • call meetings of the Board as necessary to administer the business of NAMHSA and/or as requested by members of the Board or NAMHSA members; and preside at meetings of the BoarCurrent NAMHSA Showholders and Individual Members, it is time to nominate candidates for President. As a NAMHSA Showholder and Individual member, it is your privilege and responsibility to nominate candidates for the office.

The NAMHSA 2021-2022 President will take office at the public Annual Meeting in July 2021. Their term will be for one year. Showholders and Individual Members may nominate anyone for the office (including themselves), however, you MUST be certain the person you are nominating has confirmed they are willing to run for office. 

Candidates need to be aware that the job requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Daily Internet accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an online forum with some non-Board email. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board forum posts and emails from the public every day.

 

Presidential duties include:

  • Serve as the primary spokesperson for NAMHSA; • serve as ex-officio member of NAMHSA committees;
  • Ensure that all members of the Board of Directors are informed and able to participate in all discussions of the Board;
  • Initiate the forming of any committees needed to carry out NAMHSA business, and appoint a committee chairperson with consent of the Board of Directors;
  • Call meetings of the Board as necessary to administer the business of NAMHSA and/or as requested by members of the Board or NAMHSA members; and preside at meetings of the Board

The president does not have voting power. The sitting president may not show at NAN. Please review NAMHSA Bylaws Article V, Section 4 for information regarding the office of NAMHSA President.

THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS June 1, 2021***.

Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in June. To send in your nominee(s), you must provide ALL of the information requested below. NAMHSA has to contact each nominee to confirm they want to run, so complete contact information is essential. Your nomination should be submitted at https://namhsa.org/president-nominations-open/ or emailed to the NAMHSA Recording Secretary. To send your nomination via email, simply copy and paste the information below into a new email and send to vote@namhsa.org. Please put “NAMHSA Nominee” in your subject line.

NOMINATION FORM
Name:
Address:
Region:
My nominee for Vice President is:
Name:
Address:
Region:
Email address (Must provide!):
**DID YOU ASK THIS PERSON IF THEY ARE WILLING TO BE A CANDIDATE?**

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