2008 AAJA Election - Call for Nominations

Call for nominations/candidacy: AAJA National President, Vice President for Broadcast and Treasurer. DEADLINE IS MARCH 17, 2008.

Three AAJA national officers - national president, national vice president for broadcast and national treasurer - are up for election at the UNITY '08 Convention in Chicago, July 23-27, 2008. AAJA members elected to these positions begin their two-year terms on January 1, 2009.

NOMINATIONS:

March 17, 2008 is the RECEIVED-BY DEADLINE for nominations/filing of candidacy.

Required materials to complete nomination process:

Official Nomination Form

Candidate's Statement (200 words or less)

Resume (outlining professional and other experience)

Photo (high resolution color JPEG file)

Nomination forms will be included in the AAJA@UNITY brochure to be mailed out at the end of January. Download Nomination form PDF (76kb).

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

President. Candidates must be current, FULL AAJA members. and have at least one year experience either on the national board or as a chapter president.

Vice President for Broadcast. Candidates must be current, FULL AAJA members.

Treasurer. Candidates must be either current FULL or ASSOCIATE AAJA members.

AAJA Officers are expected to attend a minimum of three AAJA Board meetings and on some occasions, may be asked to represent AAJA at other industry conventions or gatherings like the NAA, ASNE, RTNDA and other partner organizations.

DUTIES:

PRESIDENT. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Governing Board, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers or of the corporation. S/he shall preside at all meetings of the membership and at all meetings of the Governing Board and Advisory Board. The president shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees, including the executive committee, if any. S/he shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and shall be vested with such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the By-laws. The holder of this office shall be a member of the corporation's Governing Board.

VICE PRESIDENT. In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents in order of their rank, if any, as fixed by the Governing Board, shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Governing Board under the By-laws. The holder of this office shall be a member of the corporation's Governing Board.

TREASURER. The treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital and earnings. The books of accounts shall be at all times open to inspection by any Governing Board member.

The officer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name of, and to the credit of, the corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the Governing Board. The treasurer and/or the president shall have signatory powers over such depositories and shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Governing Board shall render to the president and the Governing Board whenever they request it, an account of transactions and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Governing Board or the By-laws. This officer must be a member of the board's Finance Committee. The holder of this office shall be a member of the corporation's Governing Board.

For more information, please contact National Secretary Doris Truong or contact the AAJA National Office at (415) 346-2051 x105.