NOMINATIONS FOR AHAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
This notice is being sent to Affiliate Presidents made available to the Membership.
Nominations of potential candidates are now being accepted for the AHAI Board of Directors and must be submitted to the AHAI Nominating Committee Chairperson by April 19, 2025, 5PM CST.
The date for the Annual AHAI meeting is Saturday, May 31, 2025.
AHAI Rules and Regulations
4.4 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
4.4.1 Shall include at least two (2) members of the AHAI Board of Directors whose seats
are not up for re-election.
4.4.2 The duties of the Committee shall consist of:
a. Soliciting and collecting the names and qualifications of individuals who wish to be considered on an individual basis for election to the AHAI Board of Directors.
b. Within 60 days of the Annual Meeting, shall inform the Affiliate Organizations of AHAI by mail of the requirements and deadlines for becoming a candidate for election.
c. At least forty-two (42) days in advance, or six (6) weeks of the Annual Meeting, any adult individual who wishes to run for election for the AHAI Board of Directors shall submit his or her name as well as a written biography to the AHAI Nominating Committee.
d. No later than twenty-one (21) days, three (3) weeks, before the Annual Meeting, the AHAI Nominating Committee shall disseminate to all Affiliate Organizations of AHAI, by electronic mail and by publication on AHAI's website, a list of all names submitted accompanied by their respective biographies.
e. The AHAI Board of Directors or any AHAI participant/member may issue an endorsement of or opposition to any candidate so long as said endorsement or opposition does not disparage or demean any candidate.
f. The AHAI Board of Directors may issue a position paper on any candidate or group of candidates in the mailing to the Affiliate Organizations. If an individual AHAI member wishes to submit an endorsement of or opposition to any candidate(s), AHAI agrees to include said position statement with the Initial AHAI electronic mailing only. The individual member who submits a position paper agrees to pay his or her proportionate share for the expenses of creating and mailing the position paper. Any position paper submitted by the AHAI Board or any AHAI individual member shall be limited to one communication to AHAI Affiliate Organizations.
g. All of the above may be submitted electronically.
4.4.3 At the AHAI Annual Meeting, present Affiliate Organizations shall vote for up to five (5) individuals from the list of nominations. The vote may be an individual vote for each candidate or a “slate” vote at the discretion of the AHAI Board of Directors. The votes shall be counted by members of the Nominating Committee and overseen by an AHAI Officer. The top five (5) individuals garnering the most votes shall be elected as Directors to the AHAI Board.
Board Member Recommended Qualifications
Each Director must be a member in good standing of USA Hockey and must be in complete.
compliance with all USA Hockey mandates currently in effect. These include Safesport, Background Screen, and free of financial obligations to any AHAI member organization.
In order to submit your name for consideration as an AHAI Director, the individual should ideally:
1. Be in good standing with the affiliate they are currently a member of (if this applies)
2. Have previously held a leadership position within an AHAI Affiliate/League/Officiating i.e, president, board member, registrar, hockey director, etc. or been a member of an AHAI Standing Committee
3. Have been in this role for at least 2 years
4. Provide at least two references to the nominating committee
5. Not have any past disciplinary action against them from AHAI, their Affiliate, or IHOA
Submit your nomination along with a brief biography to:
Kathy Monahan, AHAI Nominating Committee Chairperson kathy.monahan@ahai2.org
AHAI Nominating Committee
Kathy Monahan, Chairman
Gino Cavallini
Keri Zschach
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