The next election for Trustees will be held this summer for a four year term beginning January 1, 2016. Per the AWSEF bylaws, the Board of Trustees consists of seven Trustees, one of whom is the current AWS President. The following Trustees will be either completing their four year term or have stepped in to fulfill an uncompleted term of someone no longer on the Board and are up for reelection: Larry Singer, Patricia Graham and Walt Rachele [Treasurer].
We invite you to consider running for a position on our dynamic Board which works together with the AWS to support its education mission. The timetable for the election process is as follows:
- June 1: Applications due
- July 1 – September 30: Elections conducted via SurveyMonkey’s online survey platform
- No later than October 31: Candidates notified of election results
- November 7: Successful candidates introduced at the AWS Conference in Tyson’s Corner during the annual AWSEF breakfast. The winners of the election will be invited to attend the November 8th in person board meeting from 8am-12pm at the Sheraton Tyson’s Hotel.
Application for Trustee Position
Candidates should prepare two short paragraphs of about 75 words each. The first paragraph should emphasize the candidate’s qualifications (Years of AWS membership, committee activities, wine related or other nonprofit board activities, etc.). The second paragraph should stress goals the candidate would like to accomplish if elected.
*One of the open positions will be Treasurer. If applying for the Treasurer position, please note that you must be a credentialed professional with a baccalaureate degree in accounting, finance or business administration, or must possess equivalent training and experience with financial reports, balance sheets, and tax returns and their preparation in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All other positions need not possess any special educational qualifications, just enthusiasm, dedication and a desire to help. All material, including name, address, phone number(s) and email address can be emailed to Bonnie Huber, President AWSEF at: president@awsef.org. For more information on the duties of Trustees, the application process or the election procedures, please feel free to contact me.