Nominees, candidates for WILPF US Board

by Darien De Lu, Elections Subcommittee

Time is running out!  Nominations you make of other people for the WILPF US Board are due by Jan. 10 and complete application materials from candidates must be received by Jan. 24. 

Listen to the recording of the December informational conference call and get full details at.the WILPF US elections webpage.  This year's election offers a wider range of choices for potential candidates -- both a large number of board openings and a variety of board terms.  You can nominate a WILPFer for any of these positions or you can apply yourself, if you qualify. See below for the positions and terms coming up for election.

If you missed the Dec. 17 conference call on the topic of the workings of the board, you can find out more about what board roles entail by listening to the one-hour recording of that national conference call featuring current and past board members.  To listen, simply call (641) 715-3669 (standard toll charges, depending on your phone service, may apply) and putting in the access code: 107284 to hear a play-back of the call.

MAKE SURE MEMBERSHIP STATUS IS CURRENT – candidates for the board must be paid members for at least the previous 24 months. Confirm your membership status by contacting the national office.

So far, the Elections Subcommittee has been in touch with eight potential candidates, but we have received no application materials.

Perhaps you're part of a branch that is interested in helping by counting ballots?  If so, or if you have still more questions not answered by the website above and its linked document, please email nominations@wilpfus.org.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the meet-the-candidates call, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at 7 pm EST, 6 pm CST, 5 pm MST, and 4 pm PST.  The call-in number will be (641)715-3670 (standard toll charges), and the participant access code is 107284.  Do you have a question you'd like to ask?  Please send it to us at the email address above.

Service on the national board requires adherence to various terms and conditions of board service; please refer to the application form.  Specific board job descriptions are available, in a document linked on the site, for all of the following openings:

Complete three-year term positions

        1. At-large Board Member (does not chair any board standing committee)

        2. Development Committee Chair

        3. Nominating Committee Chair

        4. President

Positions filling in the remaining two years of a term

        5. At-large Board Member (does not chair any board standing committee)

        6. Program Committee Chair

Position filling in the remaining one year of a term

        7. Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair, elected to complete the final year of the current three-year term

For both nominations and applications, please refer to the Board Application Packet & Standards.
 
 Do you have questions about the duties of particular board positions?  Please see the Board Job Descriptions.