Dear <<First Name>>,
On January 5th, Sharon Campbell, chair of the nomination committee for the NAQC Board of Directors, invited you to submit names of candidates for next year’s vacancies on the Board of Directors. The deadline for submissions is February 1, just one week away. I would like to encourage all of you to consider who among your colleagues would be a good candidate for the board and to submit candidate names as soon as possible!
Please send all recommendations for candidates to Sharon Campbell, Chair of the Nomination Committee, c/o Board@naquitline.org by February 1.
This year, NAQC will be electing up to 5 new directors. Directors are responsible for setting NAQC’s strategic direction, connecting with its members and ensuring NAQC’s advancement and sustainability.
Candidates for the board should have senior level experience, possess leadership skills, be strategic thinkers and display professional and collegial demeanor. Board members do not represent their employer or any specific constituency, but instead work together to create a global vision for NAQC. The board seeks members who are committed to NAQC’s mission and values, and have expertise in some of the areas listed below:
-Policy governance of a not-for-profit organization
-Finance (ie, CPA or MBA)
-Understanding issues related to organizational sustainability for NAQC
-Working with donors and/or grant-making organizations
-Operations of a quitline
-Health system change
Board members are elected for three-year terms and can be reelected once. The annual time commitment for board members includes four one-and-a-half day meetings (plus travel to and preparation for the meeting) and approximately 30 hours of additional time for committee work. NAQC covers all travel related costs for Board meetings.
For each person you would like to recommend, please provide the following information to Sharon Campbell, Chair of the Nomination Committee, c/o Board@naquitline.org by February 1:
1. Full name, contact information and brief resume for the person;
2. Your rationale for recommending this person as a candidate; and
3. Confirmation that you have spoken to the person and know that s/he is willing to have her/his name put forward to the Nomination Committee for consideration.
Next Steps: After the February deadline, the nomination committee will review all suggested candidates, may follow up with selected people for additional information, and will propose a slate of nominees to the full board of directors. After approval of the slate, the nominees then stand for election by the NAQC membership. A single representative from each organizational member of NAQC is eligible to vote. The election will be conducted online in late May/early June. The new directors will be announced in July.
If you have questions, please contact Sharon Campbell, Chair of the Nomination Committee, at Board@naquitline.org or me at lbailey@naquitline.org . You can find a list of current board members here.
Many thanks for your help!
Linda A. Bailey
President & CEO |
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