Call for Nominations for NAQC’s Board of Directors

Dear Colleagues,

The North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) invites members and partners to recommend qualified candidates for this year’s Board of Directors’ election. NAQC is seeking two people for the Board of Directors, with terms starting in August 2025.

All nominations must be submitted by February 28. We are counting on you to help us find outstanding candidates and you are welcome to recommend new candidates or candidates nominated in past years. A list of current board members is here. Detailed information on the election process is here.

The NAQC Board is responsible for governing the organization, fiduciary activities, and helps ensure NAQC’s advancement and sustainability.

Nominee Qualifications:

Since 2006, the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) has served as the primary forum and membership organization for quitline professionals. NAQC provides leadership and a unified voice to promote the effectiveness and reach of quitlines to health leaders and the public. Quitlines continue to evolve and are experiencing many changes in the populations served, technology used, service models and approaches to sustainability. NAQC seeks candidates for the Board from the US and Canada who are innovative “difference makers” and who can help guide the quitline community through these changes, especially sustainability. NAQC’s Board focuses on business issues, including finance, legal issues, and strategic leadership rather than on program development.

Areas of interest for 2025

The Board is seeking candidates with particular expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Legal or finance/fiduciary expertise and business acumen

• Sustainability of quitlines, including funding, policy, and partnerships

• Understanding needs of specific populations such as Indigenous communities or others

• Board governance, policies and procedures

• Fundraising through donations, grants and/or contracts to support NAQC’s mission

Candidates for the Board should:

• Have senior-level experience, preferably executive experience

• Possess leadership skills

• Be strategic, innovative, and critical thinkers

• Display professional and collegial demeanor

About the Board:

• Board members work together to create a global vision for NAQC.

• Board members do not represent their employer or any specific constituency instead.

• A diverse Board, in terms of geography, race, ethnicity, and perspectives, is desirable.

• Board members are elected for 3-year terms starting on August 1 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 1-2 in-person meetings and 2-3 virtual meetings) 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.

• Board member must be committed to NAQC’s mission and values, contribute diverse viewpoints and cultural experiences, address health disparities, and fulfill fiduciary responsibilities.

How to Nominate a candidate for the NAQC Board:

For each person you would like to recommend, please submit an online form by February 28.

The form will ask you provide the following information:

1. Full name, contact information and brief resume (optional) 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 the person is willing to be considered by the Nomination Committee.

Thank you for your time and effort to participate in this important activity.

Sincerely,

Corinne Graffunder, DrPH

Chair, NAQC Nomination Committee