MASA seeks two representatives to the AASA Governing Board

 

This year, Michigan will have two slots to fill on the AASA Governing Board for terms beginning July 1, 2010 and running through June 30, 2013. Current representative Rob Olsen’s term will expire on June 30, 2010, opening one seat. The second open seat comes as a result of Michigan’s AASA membership growth in AASA. The number of AASA eligible voting members in Michigan increased from 243 in September 2008 to 340 in 2009.

The new AASA Governing Board members will join Rodney Green (2012) and Kimberly Hart (2012).

Eligible nominees must be voting members of both MASA and AASA, and must be able to fulfill the following responsibilities:

• Represent Michigan at two Governing Board meetings a year
• Summer meeting – travel reimbursed by AASA;
• February meeting is not reimbursed
• Represent AASA in Michigan and report back to Michigan AASA members and the state organization
• Set direction for AASA; approve the legislative agenda; approve dues increases; approve position statements
• Elect Executive Committee members from the region
• OPTIONAL: serve on Advisory Committees (only 18)

NOTE: AASA reimburses travel expenses for the summer meeting, but not the meeting held in conjunction with the National Conference on Education.

The 2010 summer governance meetings will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Washington on Capitol Hill. Travel dates for Governing Board members:

• New Governing Board members -
  July 27 and July 30 (AASA pays hotel for 3 nights)
• Returning members –
  July 28 and July 30 (AASA pays hotel for 2 nights)

These governance meetings are followed by the AASA Summer Summit Conference, also in Washington, D.C. on July 30 – August 1.

You can request a nomination form by calling Linda Wacyk at 517-327-9268 or email lwacyk@gomasa.org.