Nomination Committee

Good evening,

Tonight at our meeting, Jennifer Judy (judyjd@etsu.edu) and Shenia Johnson (sheniabeana@gmail.com) volunteered to be on the nominating committee.   Our bylaws state that Board members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms of office in the same position.   The President and Secretary are elected in odd years.   Currently Teresa A. Martin is serving her first term as President and Lisa Ousley was elected to serve the remaining term for Candice Short who resigned her position last year.   

As per the bylaws, the roles are defined as follows: "The President of the Association is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Association and shall see that all decisions and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried out. The President shall preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors and the General Membership. In case of a tie vote, the President shall cast the deciding vote. The President shall be an official member of all committees. The President's duties are to oversee all officers and to insure that the duties are carried out and the committees fulfill their commitments. The President has the authority to endorse/ sign checks for the purpose of Association treasury account business."     "The Secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings, be they Board or General, when appropriate. They will be filed as permanent records belonging to the Association. Copies of Minutes shall be sent to each officer within two (2) weeks after meetings. The Secretary shall handle all mailings and correspondence of the Association as directed by the members of the Board. Copies of all correspondence shall be kept. The Secretary shall maintain and have custody of all permanent records of the Association. In the event that it is not possible for the Secretary to attend a meeting, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to appoint an acting Secretary at such meeting for the taking of the minutes.   The secretary will also function as Director of Elections. Recruitment & retention of membership."

Per our bylaws there are three other positions that we currently do not have anyone filling but the Board would like to fill these positions as well.   These positions are as follows:

1)  Education Liaison shall contact and maintain professional relationships with appropriate educational communities. Provides scholarship oversight.  This position would also help with outreach to the colleges with Nurse Practitioner programs to let students know NETNPA exists.

2)   Program Chair shall schedule and organize all educational programs. The Program Chair shall oversee all committees related to educational events.   This position would assist the Vice President.

3)   Liaison for Professional Advocacy-shall update the Board and the General Membership on the activities of the local, state and national organizations as it impacts profession growth & development.   

If you have a desire to volunteer for one of these positions, please review the roles and responsibilities for the position and contact either Shenia or Judy.   If you have questions about the roles and responsibilities, feel free to reach out to one of the officers or the nomination committee.   The ballot will be presented at the June meeting with installation of new officers in August.

Thanks, 

Teresa