2008 APHA Elections

APHA Election Information
APHA's Governing Council will elect a new president and three Executive Board members at APHA's 136th Annual Meeting in San Diego in October. The information here is presented for the education of APHA members. (An APHA member password is required.)

President-Elect

The following are biographical sketches and personal statements from the candidates for APHA president-elect. The member elected by the Governing Council will become president-elect at the close of the 2008 APHA Annual Meeting and assume presidency at the close of the 2009 Annual Meeting.

APHA Executive Board Elections
The Executive Board has 12 elected members, with three elected annually to four-year terms. The Governing Council will elect three new Executive Board members. Voters will choose from the slate of six candidates, whose biographies follow.

About the 2008 APHA election slate

The 2008 candidates for APHA president-elect and the Executive Board were selected by the Association's Nominating Committee.

 

In choosing the eight candidates, the committee sought APHA members who had experience and leadership both across the Association and the field of public health. In addition, the committee sought candidates who demonstrated:

  • an ability to make a significant time commitment;
  • an understanding of the Executive Board’s fiduciary responsibility;
  • a willingness to represent all members, not a specific agenda;
  • strategic planning, organizational management and consensus building skills;
  • legal and development experience; and
  • diverse geographic, ethnic, racial and gender representation.

The president-elect and Executive Board members are chosen by the APHA Governing Council, members of which will vote on the candidates at the 136th APHA Annual Meeting in San Diego in October.

 

For more information on the APHA 2008 election slate, e-mail ida.plummer@apha.org or call (202) 777-2496.
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