Call for Nominations for

the AEA Board of Directors

Deadline: March 7, 2008

 

Show your commitment to the value of the American Evaluation Association and help to shape its future! This year we will elect three Board members-at-large and a President-elect. You may nominate yourself or someone else. Nominating candidates for office is a valuable service to the Association and your thoughtful participation in this process will be greatly appreciated.

View current Board composition at http://www.eval.org/aboutus/organization/board.asp.

Qualifications and Time Commitment:

Only AEA members may serve on the AEA Board or as officers. The President-elect and Board Members will serve three-year terms, beginning January 1, 2009 and attend three Board meetings a year. Expenses for the first two meetings are fully reimbursed. The third coincides with the annual meeting; two night's hotel expenses are reimbursed for this meeting. Each Board member serves on one or more committees such as Awards, Diversity, Finance, or Public Affairs. The President-elect serves as President-elect in the first year, becomes President in the second year and serves as Past-president and Secretary in the third year of his or her term.

When reviewing nominations for candidates, the Nominations and Elections (N&E) Committee considers the following information:

  • The individual's previous service to AEA and leadership in AEA,
  • The individual's contributions and service to the evaluation profession in other ways, and
  • The individual's availability and accessibility (see below).

Proposed candidates must agree to be available for Board work during their term. More specifically, each candidate will be asked to sign a letter of agreement stipulating his/her:

  • Availability and willingness to attend three Board meetings each year of the three-year term,
  • Availability and accessibility by phone for periodic Board conference calls during the three-year term,
  • Understanding that he/she is not eligible to receive an AEA-sponsored award during the three-year term,
  • Agreement to abide by the AEA Policy and Procedures Manual related to responsibilities of the Board member in his/her function as liaison to various committees as assigned by the AEA President.

Due to legal, financial, and organizational requirements, in addition to the above conditions, nominees for President-elect must agree to reside in the United States throughout the three-year term if elected. Nominees for President-elect should recognize that their roles require an exceptional amount of time and creative energy.

Diversity:

AEA and the Nominations and Elections Committee are committed to nourishing and establishing diversity in the governance of the association. As stated in the AEA bylaws, "It is the policy of the American Evaluation Association to actively seek diversity on the Board and all committees through attention to the following criteria:
  • Gender balance
  • Minority representation
  • Disciplinary heterogeneity
  • Practitioner/academic balance
  • Geographic heterogeneity
  • Heterogeneity of areas of application."

The first step in achieving this diversity is the nominations process. Please consider members you might nominate who could help us to succeed in fulfilling this vital charge.

The Submission Process:

All nominations should be sent as a single packet, or single emailed file, to the AEA office so that they arrive on or before March 7, 2008. Each nomination should contain:
  • Nominee Identification and Contact Information: Name, Title, Affiliation, Landmail Address, Email, Phone, Gender, Minority Representation, Discipline, Practitioner and/or Academic Focus, Geographic Representation, Area(s) of Work Application.
  • Nominee Statement: A brief statement from the nominee indicating a) his or her interest in serving, b) any special qualifications.
  • Nominee Qualifications: An abbreviated (1-2 page) Curriculum Vitae or Résumé.
  • (If not self-nominated): Nomination Statement: A brief statement from the nominator attesting to the nominee's qualifications.
  • (If not self-nominated) Nominator Identification and Contact Information: Name, Title, Affiliation, Landmail Address, Email, Phone.

Nominations may include letters of support sent with the packet or under separate cover. However, these also need to arrive on or before Friday, March 7, 2008. Send all materials as a singled emailed file to

info@eval.org or via landmail to AEA, 16 Sconticut Neck Rd #290, Fairhaven MA 02719.

The bylaws require the N&E Committee, with Board approval, to submit to the membership the names of only two candidates for each open position. There is no guarantee that a nominee will be placed on the ballot. If you are nominating someone, please make the nominee aware of this fact.

The bylaws also allow for an alternate approach to the nominations process. A petition may be made to the N&E Committee with the signatures of 25 current AEA members in support of a nominee. This person will be added to the ballot automatically and may be in addition to the two Committee candidates. The petition must be received in the AEA office, for forwarding to the N&E Committee, on or before the Friday, March 7, 2008 deadline for nominations.

If you have questions about nominations or elections, please contact the 2008 N&E Committee Chair,
Sarita Davis

skdavis04@yahoo.com, 404-508-3411)
or the 2008 Nominating Task Force Chair,
Stan Capela stan.capela@heartshare.org, 718-422-4248)