The following is the National Board slate for the 2020-2023 term. National Delegates will vote as a slate on these members during the National Council Session. Biographies can be found in the 55th NCS Delegate Workbook.
Officer NomineesKaren P. Layng (President) Jeanne Kwong Bickford (First VP) Noorain Khan (Second VP) Valarie Gelb (Treasurer) Ráchel Roché Walton (Secretary) Members-at-Large NomineesMary Ann Altergott Beth Bovis* Eileen Drake Wendy Drummond Vicki Gardner Lorraine Hack* Vievette Henry* Vidya Krishnan* Rose Littlejohn |
Sue Major San Diego, California space Lydia Mallett* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania space Rumi Morales* Oak Park, Illinois space Brit Morin San Francisco, California space Ileana Musa Miami, Florida space Debbie Nielson Ogden, Utah space Marcus Peacock* Washington, District of Columbia space Edmond C. Rastrelli* Jacksonville, Florida space Erika Rottenberg Portola Valley, California space Trooper Sanders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania space Earl Simpkins Jr. Dallas, Texas space Zeta Smith* Elkridge, Maryland space Leslee A. Temple* Black Mountain, North Carolina space Cynthia Teniente-Matson* San Antonio, Texas space Diane Tipton Bethesda, Maryland space Maryann Waryjas* Bonita Springs, Florida Burr Ridge, Illinois space *new |
National Board Development Committee Nominees:
| Vicki Gardner Cincinnati, Ohio space Felecia Gilmore-Long Lutz, Florida space Lorraine Hack New York, New York space Ileana Musa Miami, Florida |
Debbie Nielson Ogden, Utah space Robyn Ratcliffe Manzini Las Vegas, Nevada space Monica Martinez Detroit, Michigan |
Related FAQs:
A single slate means that the National Board Development Committee nominates only one person for each position. This is in contrast to presenting, for example, three candidates to choose from for each position.
The single slate by the NBDC is called for by Article XII, Section 9 of the GSUSA Constitution, which states: “The committee shall present at each regular session of the National Council a single slate of nominees for: a) the President; b) the Vice Presidents; c) the Secretary; d) the Treasurer; e) members‐at‐large of the National Board of Directors; and f) members of the National Board Development Committee. No member of the National Board Development Committee shall be eligible to be nominated for any officer position. A nominee for President shall be a current member of the National Board of Directors.”
Also, in Robert’s Rules, 12th edition (see 46:11), it says, “It is usually not sound to require the committee to nominate more than one candidate for each office, since the committee can easily circumvent such a provision by nominating only one person who has any chance of being elected.” If the National Council doesn’t like the slate presented, it has the power to make nominations from the floor for any position provided that notice is given to the President and the Chair of the National Board Development Committee at least 48 hours prior to the Session starting.
Source: 2017 Board Slate Frequently Asked Questions and Constitution/ARTICLE XII NATIONAL BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS/Nominations
If there is only one nominee for each position to be elected, then in accordance with the GSUSA Constitution, Article XII, Section 12, the nominees are elected by acclamation, which means the presiding officer declares all the nominees elected. During the National Council Session, a member may move to vote by ballot, in which case, each office would be voted on individually.
Source: 2017 Board Slate FAQ (PDF)
The National Board Development Committee determines the slate that the National Council would vote on at a National Council Session. The committee also presents a single slate of nominees for: a) the President; b) the Vice Presidents; c) the Secretary; d) the Treasurer; e) members-at-large of the National Board of Directors; and f) members of the National Board Development Committee.
Source: Constitution/ARTICLE XII NATIONAL BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS/SINGLE SLATE OF NOMINEES/9.
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