I’ve been President of the Association of Academic Support Educators for almost a year now. Before that, I was President-Elect, and prior to that, was a committee chair. When I ran for President-Elect I had so many doubts about my own qualifications and capabilities. But I was encouraged to take the leap, and leap I did.
Let me tell you, it has been a fantastic experience. It has helped me grow as an educator and a leader, and it has helped me get to know more members of our wonderful and generous community. I have also loved working with others to shape our relatively new organization, and advocate to get us a seat at the table with other organizations. I have no regrets.
Because I have no regrets, I’d like to encourage YOU to take a leap and put your name in for leadership. We are accepting nominations for:
President-Elect (3 year term)
Vice President of Diversity (2 year term)
Secretary (1 year term)
Secretary -Elect (2 year term)
Treasurer (2-year term)
You may be wondering why we have Secretary as a one year term, and then also Secretary-Elect. This year the board decided that it made sense to have a Secretary-Elect, for the same reasons we have a Treasurer-Elect. However, we will be voting on this addition to our by-laws in May, and since we don’t currently have a Secretary-Elect, we need a Secretary for one year, and a Secretary-Elect for two years. So next year we will just be electing a Secretary-Elect.
You can nominate yourself, or someone else. The only people not eligible to run for office are myself, Megan Kreminski (current Treasurer-Elect) and Brittany Raposa (current President-Elect).
Go here to nominate yourself or someone else.
If you are nervous about stepping up to the executive board, but would like to get more involved, being a committee chair might be perfect. If there is a committee you are interested in chairing, please reach out to Brittany Raposa, and let her know of your interest.
And if you need someone to encourage you, here I am! So go forth and nominate!
(Melissa Hale)
