Call For Candidates — Zone 1

Zone 1 Election

Greetings Eastern Members,

Do you want to be more involved in PSIA-AASI and are you good at working together with other committed and enthusiastic people to make a positive difference? This season, the Zone 1 (Northern New England: Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont) seat on the Board of Directors is up for election.

The Eastern Board of Directors is made up of four elected seats and four appointed “At Large” seats.

The election process is outlined below:

• Eligible members who wish to run to be the representative to the Eastern Board for Zone 1 must complete an online form declaring their candidacy that includes their background and qualifications as well as their philosophy and vision for the organization to the office no later than January 12, 2025 at 11 PM.

The online form may be accessed here:  Board Candidate Form

• The unedited statements will be made available to the membership in the Winter issue of the SnowPro and posted on our Eastern website in February.
• Zone 1 members will receive an electronic ballot notification via email invitation.
• Candidates have the option to speak to the members during an online Membership Meeting scheduled for Wednesday February 12^th, at 7:00 PM.
• Voting concludes on March 2^nd.
• Election results will be announced by April 1, 2025.

If you are interested in serving on the Eastern Board of Directors, the following information should help you discern if this role is a good “fit” for you. The Board looks strategically at possibilities and opportunities for the Eastern Region and the National organization. We interact and respond to the ideas and concerns of our membership and are responsible for monitoring the performance of the CEO. Board members serve a voluntary 3-year term of service and are expected to attend two in-person meetings per year. In between those meetings, the Board meets periodically over Zoom. Additionally, each Board member also supports the Board’s goals through sub-committee work.

Listed below are the approximate number of hours and duties to which you will likely be committing. This is an unpaid position.

• 2 in person meetings per year (40 hours + travel)
• 2-3 virtual meetings per year (6-9 hours)
• Service on 2 committees (8-15 hours)
• Board work via email (10 hours)
• Board required reading (12 hours)
• Member outreach (4 hours)
• Total = approximately 90 hours / 12 months = 7.5 hours per month

While members elected from Zones ensure the board benefits from geographically diverse perspectives, they represent the interests of the entire Eastern membership, as do all board members under the Policy Governance model, which the Board adopted in 2019. (For more information on Policy Governance, please review the Eastern Board Policy Manual at easternsnowpros.org/about-us/governance.)

Eligibility

A) Candidates must be members in good standing, certified at Level 1, 2 or 3, and in at least their fourth year of continuous membership.

B) Candidates must live, or work, in the Zone in which they wish to run.

C) At this time, the board seeks people with skill sets in philanthropy, marketing, finance, new media, legal, human resources, and or connections with similar nonprofit, sports-related organizations.

Last, but certainly not least, a hearty thank you goes out to Tera Adams as she completes her term on the Board. She has served all Eastern Members with her gifts of considerable time, effort, dedication, and innovation and especially her work on the Awards and Recognition Committee.

For any questions regarding the upcoming Zone 1 election, please email Peter Howard at phoward@prexar.com.

 

Peter Howard
Eastern Board Chairman
PSIA-AASI Eastern Region, 5 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY 12203
E. phoward@prexar.com P. 518.452.6095