NACADA conducts an election each spring for various leadership positions, which are listed below and have varying terms in office. Please complete the online Leadership Recommendation Form if you are interested in being considered for a leadership position. Also, if you know someone whom you believe would be a good candidate, you may submit his or her name on this form, and the NACADA Executive Office will follow up to determine if he or she is interested and meets the eligibility criteria. Position descriptions and eligibility requirements are provided below. Nominations are due to the NACADA Executive Office no later than Friday, October 31, 2008.

All nominees will be required to complete a brief personal information form detailing past NACADA involvement, specific accomplishments, and other relevant activities in support of advising. Each final candidate must submit a photo that will be posted to the web with his/her platform information. Based on nominations and acceptances received, the NACADA Board of Directors and Executive Office may solicit additional nominees to assure at least two candidates for each position. The final slate of candidates will be available in late fall 2008 and the election will be conducted online in February 2009. Newly elected leaders take office in October 2009 after the annual conference.

Complete the online nomination form, or click here for a Word version of this form that can be printed and mailed/faxed to NACADA, or turned in at the annual conference.  If you have any questions about the elections, please contact the NACADA Executive Office.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Board of Directors — 3 positions available, 3-year term each (Oct 2009-Oct 2012)
• President* (one-year term, October 2009-October 2010)- The only eligible nominees for this position in this election are: Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Jayne Drake, Kazi Mamun, Rob Mossack, Celeste Pardee, and Kathy Stockwell.
• Vice President* (one-year term, October 2009-October 2010)- The only eligible nominees for this position in this election are: Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Kazi Mamun, Rob Mossack, Celeste Pardee, and Kathy Stockwell.
   

* NOTE: Per NACADA by-laws, the positions of President and Vice President will be elected by the membership from a slate of eligible Board of Directors members continuing their current terms. Additional nominees will not be solicited nor accepted.

• Commission & Interest Group Division Representative (elected, October 2009-October 2011 term)

• Region 1 – Northeast [CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT, Quebec , Atlantic Provinces ]
• Region 3 – Mid-South [KY, NC, SC, TN, WV]
• Region 5 – Great Lakes [IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, Ontario ]
• Region 7 – South Central [AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX]
• Region 9 – Pacific [CA, HI, NV]

• Advising Education Majors
• Advising Graduate & Professional Students
• Advising Student Athletes
• Advisor Training & Development

• ESL and International Student Advising
• Liberal Arts Advisors
• Technology in Advising
• Theory & Philosophy of Advising
• Two-Year Colleges

Pending approval of an application for commission status from a current Interest Group, the following Commission Chair position may be added to the ballot in October. Thus, nominees may also be sought for:

• Peer Advising & Mentoring

• Awards

• Diversity
• Member Career Services
• Professional Development

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POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

Note: Prior experience means "has completed a full term prior to taking office." All candidates must be current General Members of NACADA. Associate Members (employed outside of nonprofit higher education institutions) are not eligible for elected positions of leadership within the Association.

Board of Directors—Board members are elected by the general membership and serve to direct the association through development and implementation of the strategic plan and the management of association resources. Board members must have prior experience as a Chair of a Division level sub-unit (region, committee, commission). Board members serve staggered three-year terms. Obligations include attendance at mid-year and Fall Board Meetings and participation in other Board meetings and teleconferences as called by the President.

Division Representatives—Elected Division Representatives direct and lead the sub-units of their Division, and are elected by the Chairs whom they will represent within the Division. They are supported by an additional Division Rep who is appointed by the President, and serves an alternate 2-year term (overlapping vs. concurrent). All Division Reps serve on the NACADA Council. Division Reps must have prior experience as a Chair of a sub-unit within the respective Division. Division Reps attend the meetings of the Division and the Council scheduled around the NACADA Annual Conference, a mid-year Council meeting, and teleconferences. The Regional Division Rep must have previously served a full term as a Region Chair. The Administrative Division Rep must have previously served a full term as a Committee Chair. The Commission & Interest Group Division Rep must have previously served a full term as a Commission Chair.

Region Chairs—Region Chairs are elected by their regional members and represent members of their specific region by bringing concerns of the region to the Division, informing the region of initiatives of the Association, facilitating communication within the region, and coordinating regional activities. Region Chairs attend Division meetings scheduled with the NACADA Annual Conference and lead regional meetings during regional conferences and during the annual conference. Region Chairs must be members of their region for at least one year prior to taking office.

Commission Chairs—Commission Chairs are elected by their Commission members and provide leadership for Commission activities in support of the profession by representing the members of that group and their needs and concerns through the Division Reps and communicating with the members throughout the year. Commission Chairs coordinate commission activities and lead Commission meetings during the annual Conference. Candidates must have completed the previous year as a member in the Commission prior to taking office and be a current member in that group.

Standing Committee Chairs—Standing Committee Chairs are elected by their respective Committee members and provide leadership for Committee activities that focus on Association operations and are advisory to the Board of Directors. Committee Chairs represent the needs and concerns of that committee through the Administrative Division Reps. Committee Chairs coordinate committee activities and lead Committee meetings during the annual Conference. Candidates must have completed a full term as a member of the Committee prior to taking office.

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Continuing NACADA Leaders for 2009-2010

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Jayne Drake, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Rob Mossack, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN - (terms ending October 2010)

• Kazi Mamun, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA; Celeste Pardee, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Kathy Stockwell, Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI — (terms ending October 2011)

 

DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES:

• Kyle Ellis, University of Mississippi, University, MS — Regional Division (elected, term 2008-2010)

REGION CHAIRS (term October 2008-October 2010):

• Region 2— Kathie Sindt, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

• Region 4— Doug Waddell, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

• Region 6— Pat Mason-Browne, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

• Region 8— Brett McFarlane, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

• Region 10— Dawn Fettig, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 

COMMISSION CHAIRS (term October 2008-October 2010):

• Advising Administration— Janet Spence, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

• Advising Students with Disabilities— LaDonna Bridges, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA

• Advising Transfer Students— Amanda Hatton, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

• Assessment of Advising— Richard Ribb, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

• Engineering and Science Advising— Dan King, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

• Faculty Advising— Vicki McGillin, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered & Allies Concerns— Mark Vegter, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

• Multicultural Concerns— Cornelius Gilbert, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

• Small Colleges and Universities— Kristi Quiros, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX

• Undecided and Exploratory Students— Kathleen Smith, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS (term October 2008-October 2010):

• Finance— Joanne Damminger, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

• Membership— Rodney Mondor, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

• Research— Peter Hagen, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ