2023 AIAS Elections

Please find below the complete list of Certified Candidates for the 2024-2025 AIAS National Board of Directors! Keep in mind that candidates are not allowed to actively campaign for themselves or another candidate prior to FORUM. Please click on the individual headshot to view the candidacy packet. If you have any issues viewing a candidate’s packet, please let the Past President know.

Please note: AIAS members from Chapters in good standing can still run as an Undeclared Candidate from the floor as per Bylaw 7.22. 

Presidential Candidates

 

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Vice Presidential Candidates

 

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Secretary/Treasurer Candidates

 

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Latin America Regional Director Candidates

 

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Middle East Regional Director

 

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Midwest Quad Director Candidates

 

 

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Northeast Quad Director Candidates

 

 

 

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South Quad Director Candidates

 

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West Quad Director Candidates

 

 

Opening Speeches

 

Q&A

Closing Speeches

Below is a list of important dates in the 2023 Elections Cycle. This schedule is subject to change by the Past President and Elections Chair.

January 4th – 7th – 2023 Elections Timeline

January 4th – Winter CoP Opening Session and Opening Speeches:

The opening session of the Council of Presidents meeting will be held on this day, and CoP delegates will be given important information about elections. Undeclared candidates will be able to receive and accept nominations at this session. This will mark the official start of elections events, and past this point candidates will be allowed to campaign by any approved methods until the closing session of the Council of Presidents meeting on the 7th.

During the Opening General Session all Declared Candidates will give their opening speeches to all conference attendees. The recorded speeches will be uploaded to the Elections page later in the evening.

Following the opening General Session there will be an opportunity for all FORUM attendees to join the Candidates for a Meet and Greet Reception in the hotel. More details to come!

January 5th – President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer Candidate Q&A:

During the General Session on the 5th the President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer Candidates will participate in a Q&A that will be moderated by the current Officers! Come hear about their ideas for the future and goals for the year.

January 6th – Director Candidate Q&A and Closing Speeches:

During the Quad/Region Breakouts, each Quad/Regional Director Candidate will participate in a Q&A moderated by their current Director. Towards the end of the Q&A any member from their region will have the opportunity to ask the Candidates a question about their plans, ideas, and goals for the coming year!

Closing speeches will be given live during the Saturday General Session where ALL candidates (declared and undeclared) will give their closing speeches to all conference attendees. All speeches will be uploaded before the end of the night onto this elections page.

January 7th – Winter CoP Closing Session and Closing General Session:

Voting will occur at the closing session of the Council of Presidents meeting on Sunday, January 7th. Candidates will be invited to this meeting as observers. After the results have been determined, candidates and a plus one will be invited to a private Candidate Reveal to hear the results before they are announced to the rest of the conference.

AIAS members from Chapters in good standing can still run as an Undeclared Candidate from the floor with the consent of the Elections Chair, as per Bylaw 7.22. In an uncontested race, or one with fewer than two Certified Candidates, members may run as Undeclared Candidates from the floor without the prior verification of the Elections Chair.

In accordance with the AIAS Bylaws, participants who do not announce their candidacy as defined in the Bylaws and Rules of the Board may announce their candidacy during the designated time at the opening session of the Winter Council of Presidents Meeting on January 5th, 2023. These participants shall be defined as Undeclared Candidates.

Undeclared Candidates for uncontested races (those with fewer than two Certified Candidates) are eligible to announce their candidacy during the designated time at the Council of Presidents Meeting without prior verification from the Elections Chair. Such Candidates will be provisionally accepted pending eligibility review by the Elections Chair.

Undeclared Candidates for contested races must verify their intent to run with the Elections Chair no later than the opening session of the Winter Council of Presidents Meeting. Undeclared Candidates must return all items outlined in Chapter 13 of the Rules of the Board to the Elections Chair at that time. The Elections Chair shall have full authority to determine the eligibility of Undeclared Candidates dependent on completion and consideration of these rules and regulations.

Once an Undeclared Candidate has announced their candidacy as described above and has been deemed eligible for candidacy by the Elections Chair, they must then be nominated for that position. Nominations of Undeclared Candidates shall be made by a delegate of the Council of Presidents from the floor at a time designated by the Elections Chair at the opening session of the Council of Presidents Meeting. This delegate must be from a different Chapter than that of the Undeclared Candidate. If the candidate’s nomination is seconded by another delegate of the CoP, as verified by the Elections Chair, then they are considered duly nominated for the office and placed on the official ballot. Nominations and seconds for Quadrant Directors must come from delegates within the same Quad as the Candidate.

Members interested in running as an Undeclared Candidate should reach out to the Elections Chair, Past President Cooper Moore at pastpresident@aias.org.

2023 ELECTIONS CANDIDATE GUIDELINES