President-Elect
Description: The president is the Association’s chief elected officer. For three years as president-elect, president, immediate past president, she/he serves as an ex officio voting member of the Governing Council, the Executive Board and its Executive Committee. The president is a member of the Nominating Committee for Association Officers, and the president-elect serves as chair of the Executive Board’s leadership appointment effort (i.e. process for designating members to serve on various Association boards and committees).
The president-elect appoints the chair of the Action Board and chooses its members from among names submitted by the Sections. The president also makes certain designations and performs other functions that the Constitution and Bylaws specify. The president does not preside over affairs of the Governing Council, the Executive Board, or the Association staff; these roles are filled by the Governing Council speaker, the Board chair and the executive director, respectively. Serving in the capacity as president-elect, president and immediate past president requires a major time (and sometimes financial) commitment. This includes attending all meetings of the Executive Board as well as attending speaking engagements and Affiliate meetings. The president-elect is also a member of the Executive Committee and expected to attend these meetings as well. In many cases, before committing to run for office, individuals seek permission from their employers and make arrangements for administrative leave time. Academicians may use sabbatical leave to fulfill their duties in this office. After the persons elected to the president-elect position ends their service as president, they may be asked to assist APHA in the role of past-president.
Period of Service: For the coming period the president-elect begins service in November 2008, after the annual APHA meeting; begin serving as president in November 2009 and serves for one year as past-president in November 2010.
Eligibility: All active members of APHA are eligible apply as a potential nominee for candidacy for the position of president-elect. Persons considering submitting an application are expected to have substantive track of leadership within APHA and within the field of Public Health, good interpersonal management skills, experience on a non-profit board is desired but not necessary, experience with governance or previous leadership position desired but not necessary, be knowledgeable about APHA's structure and function as well as policy, be able to set aside the significant time needed to commit to a great deal of committee work that includes at-least 4 phone conferences and three face-to-face meetings per year, as well as, participate in designated meeting in the days prior to and during the full period of the APHA Annual Convention and Meeting.
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