The nominating committee for the upcoming board elections have completed their slate with the following candidates:

Chief Finance Officer:	Kathryn M. Bernardo-Preston, PMP, PMC, MBA Tom Bishop, PMP
VP Business Services:	Shannon Murray, PMP
VP Professional Development:	Efrain Pacheco,  PMP
VP Records Management:	Elizabeth A. McQueen, PMP
VP Technology:	Kevin John Zygmontas, PMP
VP Volunteer Coordination:	Philip Doty, PMP Bob Etris, PMP
Director at Large (2):	Diana Castaldo, PMP Chris Fristad, PMP, MBA

Petition Process

As per the PMIWDC bylaws, additional nominees may be added to the slate by means of a petition signed by members.

Submitting a petition to the nominating committee with signatures from at least 5% of the chapter membership.

Official membership number as of the end of May 2009 was 8,500. 
5% of the membership is 425 Signatures.

The petition must contain your name, your PMI number, and the position for which you wish to compete on each page.

Signatures on the petition must identify the name of the signer, both printed and signature, their PMI number, their email address and phone number.

The signed petition is due to the nominating committee by 6:45 PM on October 20th, 2009.  A downloadable form is provided (MS Word).

Requirements

The following requirements have been extracted from the chapter bylaws.

Chief Financial Officer

Shall manage the Chapter accounting and financial matters and serve as trustee of management reserves. The Chief Financial Officer must have had at least one year of active service on the Chapter Board prior to installation and shall be elected by the general membership for a term of two years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Directors at Large (2)

Shall exercise independent accountability and responsibility on matters of governance and oversight in the best interest of the membership ensuring that activities and decisions are in alignment with the Chapter charter, bylaws, vision, and mission statements. The directors-at-large must have had at least three years of active service on the Chapter Board prior to installation and shall be elected by the general membership for terms of two-years each and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Vice Presidents (5) 

Shall have had previous service to the Chapter as a Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Event Project Manager, or Committee Chair prior to installation and shall be elected by the general membership for a term of two years. An individual may not hold any specific Vice President position for more than two consecutive terms.