GDA Action April May 2020

34 • April/May 2020 At-large trustee nominees must be submitted to the Nominating Committee by June 24, 2020. All eligible candidates will be presented to the House at the House of Delegates meeting on July 16, 2020. The House may offer names of candidates to be placed in nomination in addition to those presented by the nominating committee but CVs must have been submitted to the GDA office two weeks prior to the meeting. Election of the at-large trustees shall be by a majority of votes cast by the House. No district shall have more than two at-large Trustees*. The term of at-large trustees shall begin at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the House at which the trustee was elected and shall end at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the House following the third succeeding election meeting of the House. To be eligible to serve as an At-Large Trustee, a candidate must be a member of the GDA and have demonstrated leadership by serving on the district, state, or national level. The Board of Trustees also serve as non-voting members on the House of Delegates. The following At-Large Trustee terms are expiring in 2020: • At-Large Trustee — three-year term starting after election in July 2020 » Currently Ash Walker (C) — eligible for one more term • At-Large Trustee — three-year term starting after election in July 2020 » Currently Chris Rautenstrauch (NW) — eligible for one more term • At-Large Trustee — three-year term starting after election in July 2020 » Currently Amanda Merritt (SW) — eligible for one more term *Note: Northern District is not eligible for any additional At-Large Trustee positions, since no district shall have more than two At-Large Trustees per the GDA Bylaws. All other districts may submit candidates for the At-Large positions. The Nominating Committee shall nominate at least one representative for all open elective offices of the GDA: Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Editor. Additional nominations will also be accepted from the floor. Candidates must be members in good-standing who have submitted the appropriate CV documentation to the GDA office at least ten days prior to the election. Candidates must also have demonstrated leadership by serving on the district, state, or national level. State Officer elections will take place at the Business Meeting occurring in July 16, 2020. Offices opening include: • Vice President — one-year term starting in July 2020 after election, automatically becomes President-Elect at the end of the term » Also serves as a voting member of the Board of Trustees AT-LARGE TRUSTEES GDA STATE OFFICERS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Please submit nominations to [email protected] or contact at 404.636.7553, ext. 108.