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Emerging Leader Council: Operating Procedures
Elections
- ELC elections take place annually in the fall.
- Interested Americans for the Arts members may nominate themselves or colleagues and must meet all criteria, as noted previously under Emerging Leader Council composition.
- Nominations must include: letter of interest explaining why the candidate wishes to join the ELC (should reference areas of interest and/or expertise, including the name of at least one ELC committee on which candidate wishes to serve); resume; recent photograph; and a brief bio (one paragraph in length).
- Once the nomination deadline closes, the ELC Governance Committee reviews all nominations and selects a slate of individuals 1.5 times the number of open council slots. Nominees should both advance ELC representation of the diverse field and meet the current needs of the council.
- Voting is limited to professional members of Americans for the Arts. Individual members and staff of organizational members are entitled to vote only one time. All votes must include a valid membership ID number for their vote to be eligible.
- Nominations for chair and vice chair are vetted through the ELC Governance Committee and voted on by the full council before the beginning of the next term. Nominations for chair and vice chair must come from the list of current Emerging Leader Council members; newly elected ELC members are not eligible for officer positions during their first year on the council.
Read more about how to submit nominations for the Emerging Leader Council.
