Filling the slate

It's not uncommon for divisions to struggle to find candidates to fill their election slates each year. These slates are created in many ways, usually by an elections officer or committee. In an effort to be transparent and open the door to nominees that may not be in the current leadership pipeline, Div. 47 (Society for Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology) places an open call for nominations, shared below.

Those making self-nominations or nominating others for council representative must be a full member of the division and a member of APA.

Find more information at Division Elections Conducted by APA and the Apportionment Ballot. If you have any questions, please contact your division engagement liaison. 

(Shared with permission from Div. 47)

To encourage the involvement of a broader segment of our membership and to make the process more open and transparent, the current EC has approved a new process for nominating members for executive committee positions. I encourage all interested members to review the nomination procedures and, if interested, to please provide the required information to [insert contact information for nominations chair here] no later than [insert a deadline that allows plenty of time before the deadline of the Elections Office, for example, Dec. 31]. All materials should be provided within one document (in PDF form) and submitted electronically.

Nomination procedures:

1. You may nominate any current member of the division. We ask that, before you do, you determine his/her interest in the position. When determined, you may send the name of the interested nominee along and the division will contact him/her to request the required information.

2. If you are a current member of the division, you may self‐nominate by contacting us directly.

3. Whether self or other‐nominated, you will be required to provide the following information by the deadline:

   1. Nominee’s name, email address, current professional position and affiliation, mailing address, telephone.

   2. The position(s) for which the nominee would like to be considered and a brief statement (no more than one page) regarding the nominee’s interest in the position and skills/abilities to successfully execute the responsibilities of the position. In particular, the EC is interested in knowing more about the nominees’ abilities in the following areas: organization, leadership, communication and development of policy, as well as their broader vision in the field.

   3. A brief summary (no more than a paragraph) of the nominee’s involvement in [insert information specific to your division here. For example: Div. 47 (e.g., attending conferences, serving on committees), APA and the broader field of sport and exercise psychology].

For the next election cycle, the following positions will be filled:

• [insert position and number of years for term]

• [insert position and number of years for term]

If you have any questions regarding the nomination process or the responsibilities of the various positions, please feel free to contact the nominations chair.