Board Member Report
by Cynthia Mabus, AIA
Secretary
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As Secretary, in addition to leading the ByLaws Committee and serving on the Executive Committee, I also direct NOMCOM.
NOMCOM? What is a NOMCOM?
In the world of acronyms, NOMCOM may stand for a military region or a communications device, but in our world it stands for “Nominating Committee,” and is, without question, the most critical committee in the AIAOC chapter.
- How many Associates are on the Board?
- Is there a limit to the number of terms a Director can hold?
- Who is going to run the chapter next year? And the next? And the next?
The answers to these and other questions are made by this six-member Nominating Committee, formed each year around this time by the Board of Directors. Two pairs of “members in good standing,” holding staggered two-year terms, are assigned to the Nominating Committee, as well as an Associate and a (non-officer) Director from the Board.
Meanwhile, the Board is constantly evaluating its make-up and annually proposes modifications to the Directorships to better serve the chapter’s members and reflect its mission statement. Each year, close to half of all Directors will conclude their two-year term. They may desire another term in the same position, another term in a new Directorship, or aspire to a position on the Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer).
The open positions are presented to the NOMCOM, who searches the membership for possible candidates, including architects and Associates. In July they produce a slate for the open positions for consideration by the chapter membership. This slate is meant to be questioned, challenged, and, if desired, opposed with nominations from the floor at the August and September general meetings.
Only if any open position is opposed will there be an election in October. If there is no opposition, the slate of candidates begin their term the following January, as the whole process begins once again!
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