Each spring, NAQC conducts its election of the Board of Directors by the membership. The information below describes the election process in more detail.
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Who is eligible to vote? All organizational members of NAQC are eligible to cast votes in board elections. A single designated representative for each organization will cast a vote on behalf of her/his organization. If you have an individual membership and would like to upgrade to an organizational membership, please contact NAQC at
NAQC@naquitline.org.
–back to top–The election will take place in spring, using an online voting tool called
VOTENET. Each organizational representative will receive an email with their
username and a password prior to election. If you are the dedicated
organizational representative, please click
here to access
the voting tool.
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During
the next few years quitlines will experience many changes in the populations
served, technology used, and approaches to sustainability. NAQC seeks
candidates for the board who are innovative "difference makers” and who can
help guide us through the changes ahead. Candidates for the board should have senior
level experience, possess leadership skills, be strategic thinkers and display
professional and collegial demeanor. Board members do not represent their
employer or any specific constituency, but instead work together to create a
global vision for NAQC. The board seeks members who are committed to NAQC’s
mission and values, contribute diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences, and
have expertise in some of the areas listed below:
- Finance: The Board is responsible for
financial oversight of the organization, and seeks candidates with
expertise in this area. Currently, there are no CPAs or MBAs on the Board.
- Understanding issues related to
organizational sustainability for NAQC: Ensuring sustainability of the
organization is a key responsibility of the Board. NAQC seeks candidates
who offer strategic leadership in fundraising and working with donor
and/or grant-making organizations.
- Policy governance of a
not-for-profit organization: Experience on a non-profit board is extremely helpful to
candidates. NAQC follows a policy governance model developed by John
Carver which focuses on business issues and strategic leadership. The
Board does not focus on program development; this issue is delegated to
staff.
- Operations of a quitline: NAQC seeks candidates with
experience in the operations of quitlines.
- Addressing priority populations: Addressing disparities in health is a
key objective for NAQC. We seek candidates with an expertise and
background in cultural knowledge and experience in reaching priority
populations.
- Making quitlines sustainable: Ensuring quitline sustainability
is a key objective for NAQC. Recently, government funding for quitlines
and tobacco control programs has been decreasing. NAQC seeks candidates
who offer strategic leadership on new approaches to sustainability
planning for quitlines, including public-private partnerships and
integration of quitlines in health systems.
Note: the board criteria is revisited and revised on an annual basis.
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The Nominating Committee carefully reviews and rates each candidate on the selection criteria for board members (shown above). The top candidates are interviewed by members of the Nominating Committee and certain number of candidates are recommended to the board of directors for inclusion on the election slate.
–back to top–The Board appoints a Board Member when a director leaves the Board for any reason (resignation, death, etc) before completion of his/her three year term. The appointed member will complete the term of the person s/he is replacing and then will be eligible for election.
–back to top–Board members are elected for a term of three-years and can be re-elected once. Directors may not serve for more than two consecutive terms. Partial terms of more than one year count as a full term.
–back to top–The annual time commitment for board members includes four one-and-a-half day meetings (plus travel and preparation time) and approximately 30 hours of additional time for committee work. Board members receive no payment other than travel reimbursement.
–back to top–The Board members elect their officers each year, in early August.
–back to top–Board Chair will announce the election results in August via a NAQC communication.
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