NSS-CDS Elections 2015

A Call for Nominations - NSS-CDS Board of Directors 2015

The National Speleological Society - Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS) will be electing three (3) members of the Board of Directors this year in advance of its annual meeting. The seats that are open are those currently held by Cheryl Doran,Nathan Spray, and Joe Citelli.

The nominations committee is seeking candidates to run for these three (3) seats for the 2015-2017 term.

The timetable for the election is as follows:

February 7th -Nominations for a board seat are due.
Feb 21st -Platform statement is due
March 5th - Ballots to be sent out
May 1st- Last day for ballots to be counted
May 10th -Notification to elected members
May 16th -Annual members meeting at the CDS workshop

To be eligible for nomination, you must be currently dues paid (regular or life member), with membership in the NSS-CDS for over one year at the time of election, and you cannot have served more than two consecutive terms if already in office.

You must submit a platform statement outlining why you wish to run, your qualifications, and outline any other pertinent information. The statements from all candidates will be disseminated to the membership along with the ballots for the election. The candidates who receive the three (3) highest vote tallies shall be elected the board and installed at the May meeting.

The term of office shall be for two (2) years.

Anyone interested in running, or who would like more information may contact a member of the nominations committee. Further information will be available on the NSS-CDS website.

Please feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns at:

[email protected]

With thanks,

Dan Halloran
2015 Nominations Committee Member