2011 Nominations Open for the 2012+ Board of Directors
The Board election results have been announced!
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The PMIWDC Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following
slate of candidates for the upcoming Board elections, which will be
held August 17 - September 9, 2011.
The Nominating Committee presents the following slate of candidates
in accordance with PMIWDC By-Laws:
- VP Records Management (1 open position)
Jason Legum - VP Professional Development (1 open position)
Esen Akter
- VP Technology (1 open position)
Kevin McDonald
Efrain Pacheco
Naresh Saharya
- VP Volunteer Coordination (1 open position)
Samir Mazmudar
Leena Tripathi
Bob Trafton - VP of Business Services (1 open position)
Charlene Draine
Samir Mazmudar
Bob Trafton
Leena Tripathi - Director-at-Large (3 open positions)
Esen Akter
Shirley Buchanan
Debra Charles
Diana Hillman
Elizabeth McQueen
Mike Nelson
Dannette Richards
Naresh Saharya
Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors?
NOTE: the deadline for the Nominating Committee Process was July 15. However, you can still submit a petition with the required 480 signatures no later than 5:00 pm, August 16. See details below.
Nominations are open for officers to serve the chapter 2012-2013 for Vice Presidents and 2012-2014 for Directors-at-Large. The election process is underway in accordance with the PMIWDC Bylaws and in line with association practices. If eligible and interested, you can become a nominee in one of two ways: either through the Nominating Committee process or by petition.
The following positions are available to be filled by nomination and election:
- VP Professional Development
- VP Technology
- VP Business Services
- VP Volunteer Coordination
- VP Records Management
- Directors-at-Large (3): 3-year term
How to Apply
Petition Process
Submit 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 2011 was 9610, so 5% would be 480 signatures that would be required.
- On each page, the petition must contain your name, your PMI number, and the position for which you wish to compete.
- 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 (nominations@pmiwdc.org) by August 16th (the date of the August Chapter dinner meeting), 5:00 pm. A downloadable form is provided (MS Word).
Directors at Large (3)
Directors-at-Large 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. It is recommended that Directors-at-Large have previous experience serving at least one year as a volunteer in a leadership role for a PMI component. The position is for a three-year term, with the option of running for one additional term.Vice Presidents (6)
Vice Presidents 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. Terms shall be staggered such that elections are held for half the Vice Presidents each year. An individual may not hold any specific Vice President position for more than two consecutive terms.The VP
Professional Development
role shall include responsibility for all activities that support the
continuing program and project management training and education of
chapter members. These activities include PMIWDC PMP Prep classes,
Seminars, Knowledge Exchange Forum events, Mentoring and Outreach
programs, as well as other educational programs.
The VP Technology role has operational responsibilities aimed at implementing the Board’s decisions and achievement of the Chapter’s strategic goals. These include providing an overall technology infrastructure that supports/enables the Board and Chapter operations/evolution, serving as the steward of the Chapter’s website, managing the Chapter’s technology vendors, serving as a technology SME to the Chapter, and liaising with PMI’s Enterprise Architecture initiative.
The VP Business Services role provides support to the PMIWDC chapter leadership in the areas of chapter event processes and contract negotiation and management. The Business Services VP provides development and documentation of PMIWDC event management processes, identifies event policy needs and provides event policy documentation. In addition to event process development and documentation, the Business Services Vice President is responsible for ensuring that event processes and policies are uniformly applied. The Vice President Business Services negotiates and manages the Association Management Services contract that provides management and administrative services to the chapter membership for the chapter.
The VP Volunteer Coordination is responsible for actively working with the PMIWDC Board and the AVPs, Volunteer Coordination in identifying and placing volunteers on PMIWDC committees, teams, ad hoc groups, and other such units that support the strategic direction of the chapter. This also entails ensuring that volunteers are duly recognized and rewarded for their service to the PMIWDC chapter.
The VP Records Management is responsible for keeping all the records of all business meetings of the Chapter and meetings of the Board. This includes tracking and organizing all records of formal communications with the Board.
The VP Technology role has operational responsibilities aimed at implementing the Board’s decisions and achievement of the Chapter’s strategic goals. These include providing an overall technology infrastructure that supports/enables the Board and Chapter operations/evolution, serving as the steward of the Chapter’s website, managing the Chapter’s technology vendors, serving as a technology SME to the Chapter, and liaising with PMI’s Enterprise Architecture initiative.
The VP Business Services role provides support to the PMIWDC chapter leadership in the areas of chapter event processes and contract negotiation and management. The Business Services VP provides development and documentation of PMIWDC event management processes, identifies event policy needs and provides event policy documentation. In addition to event process development and documentation, the Business Services Vice President is responsible for ensuring that event processes and policies are uniformly applied. The Vice President Business Services negotiates and manages the Association Management Services contract that provides management and administrative services to the chapter membership for the chapter.
The VP Volunteer Coordination is responsible for actively working with the PMIWDC Board and the AVPs, Volunteer Coordination in identifying and placing volunteers on PMIWDC committees, teams, ad hoc groups, and other such units that support the strategic direction of the chapter. This also entails ensuring that volunteers are duly recognized and rewarded for their service to the PMIWDC chapter.
The VP Records Management is responsible for keeping all the records of all business meetings of the Chapter and meetings of the Board. This includes tracking and organizing all records of formal communications with the Board.
Please send questions and forms to Mark Tolbert at nominations@pmiwdc.org
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