NAESA International

Elections for positions as Regional Officers will be held at the first meeting of the year of each Region. Any member in good standing, residing or working in the region, who is willing to attend the National and Regional Workshops can hold office. Officers are elected by the regional membership for a term of three years.

·   The Western Region will hold an election to fulfill positions of Chair and Secretary/Treasurer on March 27^th, 2010 in Seattle, WA.

·   The Eastern Region will hold an election to fulfill the position of Vice Chair on April 17^th, 2010 in Ocean City, MD.  

·   The Central Region will hold an election to fulfill the position of Vice Chair on May 22^nd, 2010 in Quincy, IL.

Interested parties should submit the attached form to the Membership & Nomination Committee no less than 30 days prior to the date of the election.

Click here to download the nomination form.

Mail to:

Joe Strzelec, Chair, Membership & Nomination Committee

3850 E Atlantic Ave #220

Highland, CA 92346

Powers and Duties of Officers

In order to maintain the position of Regional Officer, individuals who are serving as Regional Officers shall attend at least one Board of Directors meeting each year.

Chair:  The Chair shall preside at all meetings, and shall sign for and on behalf of, the Region or in its name, all deeds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments in writing, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by The National Board of Directors.  He/she shall represent the Region at NAESA International’s Annual Workshop or designate an alternate. Written notice shall be sent to the NAESA International office at least thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Workshop with the names of those that will be attending.

Vice-chair:  The Vice-chair shall have and may exercise such powers and shall perform such duties as may be delegated to him/her by the Chair or The National Board of Directors.  The Vice-chair shall, in the event of the death, absence, or other disability of the Chair, perform all the duties and exercise all the authority of the Chair.

Secretary/Treasurer:  It shall be the duties of the Secretary/Treasurer to record or cause to be recorded and keep minutes of all meetings of the members.  A copy of these minutes shall be mailed to the Regional Membership and the Executive Director not later than 45 days after the date of meeting adjournment.  He/she shall be the custodian of all monies belonging to the Region and shall hold or direct to be held all funds, subject to the order of the Chair and Vice-chair.  Whenever called upon, he/she shall make, or cause to be made, a complete and correct report of his/her accounts and true financial condition of the Region. These reports shall be submitted within fourteen (14) days of notification.  He/she shall submit, or direct the submission of, his/her books and accounts when so requested by the Chair.  At the expiration of his/her term of office, from whatever course, he/she shall deliver all his/her books, papers and monies of the Region to his/her successor.  He/she shall prepare Quarterly Financial reports and forward copies to the Chair and the Executive Office within thirty (30) days of the end of that quarter.  He/she shall submit, to the membership, at the last meeting of the year, a proposed budget for the coming year. The budget, as approved by the Regional membership, shall be forwarded to the Executive Office no later than November 30 of each year.