Yale SOMAA expects every Director to: (1) attend quarterly meetings that are held in different locations throughout the United States to ensure we remain close to our constituents; and (2) serve on at least one Board committee. During a three-year term, the Director will have the opportunity to serve as an officer or chair of a committee (filled from within the Board and elected by the Board). More information on the responsibilities of Directors is here.
The standard nominating process is for alumni to suggest candidates to the Board’s Nominating Committee, as described below in an excerpt from the Yale SOMAA by-laws:
A slate of nominees shall be made by the Nominating Committee of the Association for all positions to which candidates are to be elected by vote of the Association. The Nominating Committee will send a notice to all alumni requesting nominations and describing the procedure for nomination. [Article VII, section 1 of the Association By-laws.]
NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE ON: February 10, 2005
The Nominating Committee of the Board will review nominations and petitions for nominations and put together an electronic ballot, including brief biographical sketches of candidates. Ballots will be posted in the online voting system in mid-March, allowing about five to six weeks for voting. We plan to announce results in early May. More details on voting will be made available when voting begins in March 2005.
