ADEA members are invited to nominate candidates for the
Association’s 2024-25 Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors. The ADEA
Nominating Committee consists of the Immediate Past Chair of the Board and the
seven Board directors representing each ADEA Council.
The nominations process for the Chair-elect of the ADEA
Board of Directors is as follows:
- A
call for nominations is placed in the Bulletin of Dental Education and
the Journal of Dental Education.
- All
ADEA members are invited to nominate as many individuals as they wish,
including themselves.
- The
ADEA Council Administrative Boards are also invited to nominate candidates;
however, these boards will not be informed of the identity of the other
candidates. To maintain confidentiality, only the ADEA Nominating Committee and
ADEA President and CEO will have knowledge of the identity of the names of persons
nominated through this process.
- In addition to receiving nominations, the ADEA Nominating Committee may actively seek qualified candidates.
- Each nominee should submit by Nov. 1, 2023: (1) A narrative statement (one page maximum) of their vision for the position, how that vision aligns with ADEA’s strategic directions (adea.org/StrategicDirections) and their qualifications; and (2) a separate 300 dpi high resolution, head-and-shoulders photograph. (Note: Statements over the one-page limit will be returned.)
- Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 1, 2023, the ADEA Nominating Committee will meet to recommend one or more candidates to stand for election.
- Delegates to the 2024 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in New Orleans, La., will vote during the course of the Annual Session, and the 2024-25 Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors will be announced at the Closing Session of the ADEA House of Delegates.
Nominations
with the one-page candidate statement and a separate head-and-shoulders
photograph (high-resolution and 300 dpi) should be mailed in confidence to:
Karen P. West, D.M.D., M.P.H.
President and CEO
ADEA
655 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Attn: Nominating Committee
ADEA Policies and Procedures Regarding Campaign Activities During Elections for Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors and Council Elected Officers
(As approved by the ADEA Board of Directors on June 14, 2023)
The Office of the ADEA
President and CEO and ADEA Council staff liaisons will distribute to all
nominees for Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors and candidates for
Council-elected officer positions the ADEA Policies and Procedures Regarding
Campaign Activities During Elections for Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of
Directors and Council Elected Officers in a timely fashion following the
announcement of candidacy for these offices.
Campaign
Activities for Chair-elect of the ADEA Board of Directors
Candidates for Chair-elect
approved by the ADEA Board of Directors are permitted to have a personal
statement and photo published in the December Bulletin of Dental Education,
on the ADEA website and in the House of Delegates manual. All candidates are
also permitted to submit, if desired, one additional campaign statement of 500
words or less to the ADEA Manager for Governance no sooner than 30 days prior
to the date of the Opening Session of the ADEA House of Delegates. The ADEA
Manager for Governance will ensure timely distribution of these campaign
statements to all credentialed delegates. ADEA will not provide candidates with
email lists or other contact information for delegates but will provide Council
Administrative Board members’ contact information. Candidates are not permitted
to create or distribute campaign promotional materials, including but not
limited to items such as flyers, posters, buttons, stickers, etc., before or
during the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
All candidates will have
scheduled visits with the seven ADEA Councils during Council meetings at the
beginning of the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. The ADEA staff board
liaison, in consultation with the ADEA Manager for Governance, will schedule
the Council visits, which are not to exceed 10 minutes. During these visits,
candidates will have the opportunity to share their vision and ideas that they
would intend to bring to ADEA, if elected. Candidates are also permitted to
invite questions from delegates in each Council during these visits within
their allotted 10-minute time. Candidates are not permitted to make statements
during these visits that refer directly or indirectly to any of the other
candidates. Candidates will be accompanied only by an ADEA staff member on the
Council visits. ADEA members are not permitted to accompany the candidate
during the Council visits. Candidates are not permitted to organize or hold any
campaign-related social events during the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
Campaign
Activities for Council Elected Officer Positions
Candidates for Council
elected officer positions of Board Director, Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary and
Member-at-Large (Council Administrative Board positions) are permitted to
submit for posting through the ADEA staff liaison, if desired, one campaign
statement of 500 words or less on the relevant Council ADEA Connect Community.
Posting of the statement can occur no sooner than 30 days prior to the date of
the Opening Session of the ADEA House of Delegates. ADEA will not provide
candidates with email lists or other contact information for Council members,
but candidates may contact members through the ADEA Connect Community prior to
the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. Candidates are not permitted to
create or distribute campaign promotional materials, including but not limited
to items such as flyers, posters, buttons, stickers, etc., before or during the
ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
All candidates will have
the opportunity to address their Council during either the Business or Caucus
meetings of their Council during the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. The
ADEA staff liaison to each Council will coordinate the fair scheduling and
duration of the in-person addresses with the sitting Council Administrative
Board officers. During these addresses, candidates will have the opportunity to
share their vision and ideas that they would intend to bring to their Council
and ADEA if elected. Candidates are permitted to invite questions from Council
members during these in-person addresses. Candidates are not permitted to make
statements during these addresses that refer directly or indirectly to any of
the other candidates on the slate. Candidates are not permitted to organize or
hold any campaign-related social events during the ADEA Annual Session &
Exhibition.
Published on July 12, 2023