AIGA Portland Nominations Process

The nominating process is designed to identify, encourage and enlist the active participation of dedicated professionals in the service of the AIGA at a leadership level. These procedures will assist the nominating committee in conducting a fair and equitable evaluation, deliberation and recommendation process for all nominated candidates.

Nomination categories
There are two ways to be nominated for AIGA Portland board positions:

Peer: Anyone who feels a particular individual will enhance the quality of leadership on the AIGA Portland board may nominate that individual. The person nominating can do this by providing their candidate with the Nomination Form and signing that form in the appropriate place.

Self: Anyone willing to participate and to fulfill the obligations of board membership may self-nominate by completing the Nomination Form and returning the information by the deadline.

Each nominee needs three (3) letters of recommendation from current AIGA members. For peer nominations, if the person nominating the candidate is also an AIGA member, s/he may write one of the three letters.

The nominee need not be a member at the time of nomination, but will be required to join AIGA if elected to a board position. Each nominee (peer-nominated or self-nominated) will be asked to complete the Nomination Form, provide three (3) letters of recommendation and to return the information by the deadline (Feb 22, 2009).

The nomination form is designed to help the nominee prepare and present his or her qualifications in a consistent and orderly manner.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
There are a variety of obligations and responsibilities for confirmed Board members of the AIGA. Most of these are traditional in nature and are listed in the nomination form.

Open positions
(view all position descriptions here)

• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Education Chair
• Volunteer Chair

Completing the nomination form
Each nominee is expected to complete the same form so the nominating committee may consider the credentials of all candidates individually, as well as comparatively. Read the background material to better understand the nominating process and the responsibilities of elected board members. If you have questions about this form or the nominating process, please contact the chairperson of this year's nominating committee. PLEASE NOTE we suggest the three (3) required letters of recommendation be your first priority and to start that part of the process immediately.

The nomination form must be completed, signed and sent along with three letters of recommendation (originals) from current AIGA members to Lenore Hart by February 22, 2009.

AIGA Portland (nominations)
Attn: Lenore Hart
PO Box 3513
Portland, OR 97208

Nominating committee:
Lenore Hart (chair), Treasurer, Portland, lenore@portland.aiga.org
Eric Hillerns, Co-Vice President, Portland, eric@pinch.nu
Heather Dougherty, Programming Co-Chair, Portland, heatherd@thinkhmh.com

Schedule
1/26/09 Nominations open
2/22/09 Nominations close
2/23/09 Board discussions with candidates open
3/08/09 Board discussions with candidates close
4/01/09 Online voting opens
4/15/09 Online voting closes
4/22/09 New board members notified
July 09 Annual membership meeting