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Association Forum Announces Nominations for 2010-2011 Board of Directors
Contact Susan Urbanczyk, CAE at 312-924-7030
Association Forum Announces Nominations for 2010-2011 Board of Directors
CHICAGO (Feb. 12, 2010) – The Association Forum of Chicagoland is pleased to announce the candidates nominated for officer and director positions on the 2010-2011 Association Forum Board of Directors.
The Association Forum’s board includes executives and thought leaders from associations and professional societies across Chicagoland. It represents the wide diversity of organizations that form Chicago’s association community, which is the nation’s second largest, serving more than 37 million members and generating approximately $22 billion in global annual expenditures.
“Because it’s a membership organization, the Association Forum can only reach as high as its members are willing to lift it,” said Association Forum President and CEO Christie A. Tarantino, CAE. “Once again, Association Forum members have shown that there’s no limit to that height. By answering the call to service, this year’s board nominees have ensured that the Association Forum can continue to grow, evolve and excel to the benefit of all its members. They’ve demonstrated their unflinching commitment to their association, their industry and their profession, and for that we are grateful.”
The Association Forum’s Nominating Committee has submitted the following candidates for consideration by Association Forum members:
Chair (automatically succeeds from Chair-Elect): H. Stephen Lieber, CAE President and CEO Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Chicago Chair-Elect (automatically succeeds from Secretary-Treasurer): Elaine Weiss, J.D. President and CEO Illinois CPA Society Chicago
Secretary-Treasurer (one-year term): Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE Executive Vice President Commercial Law League of America Chicago
Regular Member Director (three-year term): Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE President & CEO The Management Association of Illinois Downer's Grove Larry Robertson, CAE Senior Director of Human Resources American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Oak Brook Regular Member Director (one-year term): Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE Account Executive Association Management Center Glenview Bergeson will fill the unexpired term of Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE. Supplier Partner Member Director (three-year term): Regina Ward Senior Vice President Harris Bank Chicago Supplier Partner Member Director (one-year term): Brian K. Willard, CAE President BK Solutions St. Charles Due to recent bylaws changes to add a Supplier Partner Member Director, Willard fills a shortened term so that all board positions will be placed on a rotation schedule of one Supplier Partner Member director opening per year.
Pursuant to the Association Forum’s bylaws, association professional and supplier partner members may submit additional candidates for the respective position(s) by petition containing the signatures of 10 percent of their respective memberships. Petitions must be received by Feb. 11, 2010, at 5 p.m. (CST) at Association Forum headquarters. If petitions are received, a mail ballot will be conducted between March 1 and March 31, 2010, with the contest election result(s) being announced April 1. If no petitions are received, the slate will be elected effective April 1.
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