2008 Elections for the Board of Directors

Elections: 2008

Elections will be held in regions in 2008 to fill six seats on the National Council Board of Directors.

• Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
  • Rabbi George Astrachan has served two terms on the Board and therefore is ineligible for re-election. (OD = Jeff Walter, CT)
• Regions 2: NJ, NY, PR, VI
  • Joseph Marsciandaro has served two terms on the Board and therefore is ineligible for re-election. (OD = Maureen Stankowitz, NJ)
  • Currently no members in PR, VI
• Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
• Mary Anderson is eligible to run for re-election. (OD = Don Miskowiec, IL)
• Currently no members in WI
• Region 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
• Al Forsten is eligible to run for re-election, but has informed the Nominating Committee that he will not be seeking re-election and plans to retire. (OD = Pete Kennemer, AR)
• Region 8: AZ, CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
  • Carl Clark has served two terms on the Board and is therefore ineligible for re-election as a regional election. Carl will remain on the Board as an Officer. (OD = Neal Cash, AZ)
• Region 9: CA, Guam, HI, NV
  • Kitty Mason has served two terms on the Board and therefore is ineligible for re-election. (OD = Mary Hargrave, CA)
  • Currently no members in Guam, NV

Electing Directors from Regions

Per the National Council bylaws and Board policies, Directors from regions are elected for a three-year term and may serve no more than two complete three-year terms in succession. (See Bylaws Article V, Section 2 for specific information on National Directors.) Directors from regions should be, but are not required to be, from different states in each respective region.

The twenty National Directors are elected directly by the voting members in each of the ten National Council regions. The Nominating Committee of the National Council Board will direct the process for electing Directors from regions, including communication with regional nominating committees. Directors from regions must be affiliated with a National Council voting member, and may be either a staff person, or a member of its Board. The regional nominating committee is to be comprised of one member from each state or territory with in the region (if possible). Factors for considering potential nominees for Directors from regions should include: the ability and desire of any nominee to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors and public policy and advocacy responsibilities for Directors as set forth by the Board Policies & Procedures.

Regional Nominating Committees

The (OD) "Other Director" in each region who is not up for re-election will be responsible for Chairing the Regional Nominating Committee in each region. Information will be forwarded to each "Other Director" as to what those responsibilities, primarily communicating with the Association Executives in each region and coordinating the search for candidates within each region. Assistance will be provided to each Regional Nominating Committee Chair by National Council staff.

Please contact Kara Sweeney at karas@thenationalcouncil.org or 301.984.6200 ext. 223 with any questions.