“It is a very serious and vitally important responsibility to be a member of the NAWCC Board of Directors or the NEC. This is your Association. You need to help lead it if you have the talent and commitment to respond to that challenge. Please self-nominate, using the form below.”
This is a call for nominations for NAWCC’s elected positions to the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Election Committee (NEC) to be filled in the spring of 2011.
These positions are for three (3) directors and one (1) member of the NEC.
All terms are four years in length, and all candidates will be interviewed by the NEC regarding their eligibility against the requirements listed below. Please also note that NEC candidates must have had prior NAWCC Board, Council, or NW&CM Trustee experience and must agree not to stand for election or appointment during their NEC term.
Candidates to be placed on the ballot come from two sources. First, you may nominate yourself (“self-nominate”) or have someone nominate you. Second, you may run by petition.
There will be at least two but not more than five nominated candidates for each open position. If more than five nominations are received for each position, the bylaws require the NEC to reduce the number to five per candidate by selecting the best qualified to place on the election ballot. The ballot will be placed in the February 2011 Watch & Clock Bulletin, and the election closes on April 1, 2011, with results announced soon afterward.
You may also run by petition. This requires 250 valid member signatures (with membership numbers included), and no limit is set on the number of candidates who can run by petition and be placed on the ballot.
You are encouraged to self-nominate. A prepared nomination form is available on the Members’ Documents page of the NAWCC website or by contacting Pam Lindenberger at 717-684-8261 ext. 210 or
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. A copy of the form is also available in the June 2010 MART. Completed nomination forms and/or petitions must arrive at NAWCC, Inc., 514 Poplar St., Columbia, PA 17512 (attn: Steve Humphrey) no later than September 30, 2010.
A similar call for nominations (but not for petitions) to fill appointed Director positions will appear in the December 2010 Watch & Clock Bulletin. The Board will be looking to appoint three (3) Directors from this second group.
If you’d like to discuss your candidacy with a member of the NEC, please contact one of us:
Frank Del Greco, committee chair,
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Hugh Overton,
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Bill Bryan,
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Kermit Duckett,
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Steve Humphrey, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Be a member in good standing and not an employee of NAWCC.
• Have no felony convictions and no adverse Board decisions regarding ethics complaints or violations.
• Be willing to perform a Director’s job, which may include committee and/or an officer’s duties.
• Agree to be interviewed by the NEC for eligibility verification and to ensure that your goals are consistent with the mission of the Association.
• Agree to sign the Board of Director’s Code of Ethical Conduct, a copy of which can be viewed via the NAWCC website:www.nawcc.org>>MemberCentral>>Member Resources>>Member Documents.
• Understand and agree to be subject to the common law and statutory fiduciary responsibilities of not-for-profit corporation board members.
• Be available to participate in Board discussions via email several times each week, and be willing to commit to significant hours per month on Board business.
• Be willing to help set and evaluate strategic policy plans and objectives.
• Be willing to write or help write guidance documents for committees.
• Help the Board develop a productive relationship with the Executive Director and be willing to assist in his/her annual performance review.
• Agree to training in the performance of nonprofit corporation board responsibilities, if deemed necessary.
• Be willing to establish fiscal policies and raise funds through appeal letters or by seeking donations.
• Be able to commit to spending a minimum of 10 days away from home per year for the two physical Board meetings and to serve as national representative for two regionals. (Your travel and lodging expenses for these are reimbursed by NAWCC.)
• Be willing to own and use a computer with Microsoft Office software, and have Internet access, with email. Either a PC or a Mac is acceptable.
• You may also serve if you were previously a member of the Board, the former Council, or the former Museum Trustees. However, at least one election cycle must have passed since you last served before you may run again.
Eligibility Requirements for Candidates for the Position on the Nominating and Election Committee
• You must have served previously on the Board, the former Council, or as a former Museum Trustee.
• You must agree not to stand for election or appointment during your NEC term.
• A computer with email is highly desirable.
• You agree to aggressively search out and evaluate potential candidates for elected and appointed director positions.
