ASLA Nominating Committee Issues Call for Nominations
Members are asked to forward candidates for three VP positions plus 2011 president-elect.

The Nominating Committee will convene during the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago to prepare the 2010 national officer slate and requests your help now in identifying potential candidates for the following offices:

• 2011 President-Elect
• 2011-2012 Vice President, Finance
• 2011-2012 Vice President, Membership
• 2011-2012 Vice President, Professional Practice

Your participation in the process is extremely important and very much appreciated, because it is the only way to bring forward those individuals who might otherwise not be recognized as potential national leaders. Please review the information below on eligibility and officer roles/responsibilities and forward your suggestions to Corporate Secretary Mary Hanson by Friday, August 14, 2009. Putting your own hat in the ring is perfectly fine as well, and those whose names are put forward by others will be contacted to determine their willingness to run.

Eligibility
Candidates for president-elect must be full members of the Society and must have completed at least one full term as a chapter trustee or national vice president prior to installation as president-elect. Candidates for vice president must be full members.

Roles and Responsibilities
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (ExCom) serves as the administrative committee of the Board of Trustees (Board), implements policy, and acts for the Board between meetings of the Board; serves as the strategic planning committee of the Board; reviews/recommends to the Board annual operating plans and budgets; selects the executive vice president/CEO and annually reviews the incumbent’s performance; approves an annual slate of national officer candidates; and sets the time and place of annual meetings of the Society. The ExCom meets quarterly, twice in conjunction with meetings of the Board (at midyear and just prior to the ASLA annual meeting) and twice on its own, and holds monthly conference calls.

President
The president represents the Society and serves as its chief spokesperson, consistent with Board-established policies; presides at annual meetings of the Society; sets the time and place, sets agendas, and presides at meetings of the ExCom and Board; monitors implementation and helps coordinate updating of the Society’s strategic objectives; appoints committee chairs and members and ASLA delegates/representatives in consultation with the ExCom and staff; and works closely with the EVP/CEO to monitor/oversee the management and administration of the Society as directed by the Board.

Vice Presidents
The vice presidents participate in the meetings and deliberations of the Board and ExCom and assist the president within defined issue areas by representing and acting as spokespersons for the Society as needed and consistent with Board-established policies; monitoring implementation and periodic updating of the Society’s strategic objectives; monitoring the management and administration of the Society as directed by the Board; and facilitating Board discussion groups as needed.

Committees, Councils, and Affiliations
The president serves as chair of the Annual Meeting Education Advisory Committee; a member of the Council of Fellows Executive Committee; ExCom liaison to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Ethics Committee, IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) delegate, RNRF (Renewable Natural Resources Foundation) representatives, and Tellers Committee; and ASLA representative to the Presidents Council, which includes ASLA, CSLA (Canadian Society of Landscape Architects), CELA (Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture), CLARB (Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards), LAAB (Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board), and LAF (Landscape Architecture Foundation).

The president-elect serves as chair of the Nominating Committee and a member of the LAF Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

The immediate past president serves as chair of the ASLA Fund, a member of the Nominating Committee, and ExCom liaison to the Honors and Awards Advisory Committee.

The vice president for communications serves as ExCom liaison to the LAM (Landscape Architecture Magazine) Editorial Advisory Committee and the Public Relations and Communications Advisory Committee.

The vice president for education serves as ExCom liaison to the Council on Education and the LAAB representative.

The vice president for finance serves as ExCom liaison to the Audit Committee and the Finance and Investments Committee.

The vice president for government affairs serves as ExCom liaison to the Government Affairs Advisory Committee, Licensure Committee, Licensure LARE Prep Subcommittee, and Policy Committee.

The vice president for membership serves as ExCom liaison to the Chapter Presidents Council, Emerging Professionals Committee, Leadership Development Committee, and Member Services Committee.

The vice president for professional practice serves as ExCom liaison to the Archives and Collections Committee, CTLA (Council on Trees and Landscape Appraisal) representative, Professional Practice Committee, Council of Professional Practice Networks, Public Practice Advisory Committee, and US/ICOMOS (United States/International Council on Monuments and Sites) representative.

For additional information, see the following areas of the Leadership Handbook: ASLA Bylaws, Article 8; Councils, Committees, and Affiliations; Annual Operating Plan; and Public Policies.