Have you thought about being more active in NNLSO?
It is time for us to nominate and elect new officers and board members.
Board membership offers the opportunity to put your ideas to work. We hope you will consider running for a position or nominating a colleague!
The following
six
positions up for election: Executive Director, Communications Strategy Chair, and four positions on the Board of Directors. Important things to know if you are considering running for a position:
It is the responsibility of every officer and board member to:
Attend and participate in the AACRAO/NNLSO Annual Meeting held over three days each spring (Sunday evening through Wednesday Noon). Locations for the upcoming Annual Meetings are:
- 2019-Los Angeles, CA
- 2020-New Orleans, LA
- 2021-National Harbor, MD
Attend the Executive Committee Meeting, which occurs on the Sunday that the AACRAO conference begins. It usually runs from 8am-3pm, local time.
Attend two day-long Executive Committee Planning Meetings each year, typically held in July and October. The location of each Executive Committee meeting is generally set a few months prior to the meeting. There is also a mid-winter planning meeting, which is conducted entirely online or via conference call and does not require travel.
Understand that the Executive Committee member's law school is required to pay all travel, accommodations, food and miscellaneous expenses to the meetings. Nominees should have their school's support for fulfillment of the responsibilities of the office for the duration of the term.
Description of Duties for positions that are up for election:
Executive Director (Term is 3/2019 - 4/2021)
- Perform the functions and exercise the powers customarily those of a chief executive officer of an association.
- Prepare the agenda for all meetings.
- Preside at all meetings of the Association.
- Serve as the chair of the Executive Committee.
- In the event that there is a vacancy in the Executive Committee the Executive Director shall appoint an individual to fill the vacant position.
- Inform the membership of all activity of the Association.
- Assume other responsibilities as directed by the Executive Committee or the general membership.
- The outgoing Executive Director shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee for one year.
Communications Strategy Chair (Term is 3/2019 - 4/2021)
- Oversee the standing Communications Committee.
- Be responsible for the oversight of all NNLSO communications, including print, online, electronic and through social media.
- Create and ensure Communications Committee adheres to a yearly production calendar.
- Assume other responsibilities as directed by the Executive Committee or the general membership.
- The outgoing Communications Officer shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee for one year.
Board Member (four positions open, Term is 3/2019 - 4/2021):
- Determine topics of importance and interest that shall be presented to the general membership at the annual meeting; attends annual meeting and any other meeting(s) called by the Executive Director or the Executive Committee;
- Plan the direction, focus, and activities of the organization.
- Assume other responsibilities as directed by the Executive Committee or the general membership.
We’d love for you to take a more active role in NNLSO, so please consider nominating yourself or a colleague! Participation on the Executive Committee is truly both rewarding and fun. If you know of someone who you would like to nominate, please first contact that person to determine his or her willingness to serve and to make sure that they understand the responsibilities of the position. All dues paying members are eligible to nominate other members of NNLSO or themselves.
In closing,
submit nominations via email to one of the individuals listed below by
January 17, 2019
.
You can also contact any one of us with questions. Be on the lookout for the election ballot of nominated candidates in late January!
Best,
NNLSO Nominations & Elections Committee
