Let's nominate leaders! CHPPD and APHA are looking for new leadership in the next two months. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for these positions.
CHPPD Opportunities. The CHPPD Section is currently seeking nominations for two Section Councilors and six Governing Councilors. Section Councilors guide CHPPD activities and provide an excellent way to become more involved in the Section. Governing Councilors are CHPPD’s representatives to APHA’s governing body and vote on APHA policies and leaders at the annual meetings. More information on the positions and nomination forms is available online. For additional questions, contact Nominations Chair and Chair-Elect Amy Carroll-Scott. If interested, please submit nominations forms to Amy by Feb. 7.
APHA Opportunities. Each year as the terms of members serving on APHA's several boards and committees come to an end, we have the opportunity to promote our fellow Section colleagues as nominees to fill these vacancies. Indeed, CHPPD has a distinguished history of its members serving in leadership positions: Walter Tsou as APHA President (2004) and Executive Board member, Suzanne Nichols and Karen Valenzuela as Executive Board members, Tom Piper and Paul Meissner on the Intersectional Council (ISC) Steering Committee, and Ann Umemoto on the Equal Health Opportunity Committee, as well as a host of others. APHA is now accepting nominations for appointments to 15 of its boards and committees, including positions for president-elect and Executive Board members. A full list of open positions and nomination forms are available online. Please let me know if you have questions or would like assistance with the nomination process. Send your completed nomination form (for yourself or a colleague you're nominating — make sure you have their permission to nominate them!) to Karen Valenzuela and Amy Carroll-Scott and we'll forward them to APHA as a Section nomination. The deadline for submitting nominations to APHA is Tuesday, March 31.
By Karen Valenzuela, CHPPD Governing Councilor, karen.valenzuela@doh.wa.gov