Call for Nominations for NAQC Board of Directors.

Call for Nominations for NAQC Board of Directors.
The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) invites its members and partners to recommend qualified candidates for the 2023 Board of Directors. All nominations must be received by Miranda Spitznagle, Chair of the Nomination Committee, c/o Board@naquitline.org by March 1.

NAQC is seeking to add one person to the Board of Directors. We are counting on you to help us find outstanding candidates again this year. You are welcome to recommend names of new candidates as well as candidates nominated in past years. You can find a list of current board members here and detailed information on the election process here. 
 
The NAQC board is responsible for governing the organization and fiduciary activities. The Board helps ensure NAQC’s advancement and sustainability. 
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
Quitlines are experiencing many changes, reflected in the emergence of new technologies, service models, approaches to sustainability, and populations served. NAQC seeks candidates for the Board who are innovative “difference makers” and who can help guide us through these changes. NAQC follows a policy governance model developed by John Carver that focuses on business issues and strategic leadership, rather than program development.
Candidates for the board should:

• Have senior level corporate experience
• Possess leadership skills
• Be strategic thinkers
• 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. We strive to have a Board that is diverse in terms of geography, race, ethnicity, gender, and perspective. The Board seeks members who are committed to NAQC’s mission and values, contribute diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences, and/or can fulfill fiduciary responsibilities. Board members may have expertise in areas such as: financial/fiduciary responsibility; sustainability of quitlines and of NAQC; addressing disparities in health; interests of NAQC membership; and relationships with health plans and employers. 

Board members are elected for 3-year terms and can be reelected (or reappointed) once for a total of six years of service. The annual time commitment for board members includes four meetings (usually 2 in-person meetings and 2 virtual meetings, but now all 4 meetings are being held virtually) plus meeting preparation time, travel time and 2-10 hours of committee work. We ask directors to support the cost of their travel to Board meetings, if this is an expense their employer will allow.

For each person you would like to recommend, please provide the following information to Miranda Spitznagle, Chair of the Nomination Committee, c/o Board@naquitline.org by March 1. 

1. Full name, contact information and brief resume for the person; 
2. Your rationale for recommending this person as a candidate; and
3. Confirmation that you have spoken to the person and know that s/he is willing to have her/his name put forward to the Nomination Committee for consideration.