[Athen] Nomination of Officers

[Heidi Scher]

Hello ATHENians!

I would like to formally cast my name in the hat for the position of Treasurer.

Over the past 10 years, I have served on the Ark-AHEAD board.
(Ark-AHEAD is the state of Arkansas affiliate to AHEAD.)  During this
time frame, I served as Treasurer for several years, Web master for
several years, Vice Chair, and Chair for 2.5 years.  Through serving
in multiple positions, I have gained a solid understanding of
organization structure and various position responsibilities.  As
Treasurer specifically, I gained experience in all areas regarding
monetary considerations for the organization including collecting
dues, revamping and maintaining a membership database, establishing
and maintaining a checking account for the organization, payment of
expenditures, processing funds received for conferences/workshops
sponsored by the organization, as well as reporting to the board and
membership on all treasury activities.

In one of my former careers, I worked in the financial industry for
over 11 years in a variety of positions which included financial
counseling and planning.  With the experiences that I gained through
Ark-AHEAD, other business organizations, and my professional career, I
believe that I have the necessary qualifications to serve ATHEN as
Treasurer with honesty and integrity.

Thank you for your consideration!

Heidi Scher

-- 
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Interim Assistant Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-3104 (voice)
(479) 575-7445 (fax)
(479) 575-3646 (tdd)

On 10/16/07, Pratik Patel <pratikp1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,

>

> As you might have noted from the e-mail messages that have passed back and

> forth over the last week, ATHEN is getting ready to conduct its annual

> election of officers prior to (and in conjunction with) the Accessing Higher

> Ground Conference.  The absence of unanimous egging leads me to be the sole

> volunteer overseeing this election process.

>

> I would ask that you please read this message in its entirety as it contains

> instructions on the first phase of this endeavor.

>

> With this message, we open up the virtual floor for nominations for the

> following officer positions in accordance with ATHEN's by-laws

> (http://www.athenpro.org/node/23):

> 1. President

> 2. One or more vice presidents

> 3. Secretary

> 4. Treasurer

>

> For a list of officer duties, see article IV, Sections 5.5 through 5.8.

>

> All nominations must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM eastern on Sunday

> October 28, 2007.

>

> If you are self nominating or nominating an individual for a position with

> his/her knowledge, you may submit the nomination to the ATHEN discussion

> list (Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> [athen at athenpro.org]).  All individuals nominated for a position must accept

> the nomination.  If you are nominating an individual or individuals for

> positions without his/her knowledge--and such a practice is highly

> discouraged, please forward the nomination to me privately at

> pratikp1 at gmail.com.  Please provide the nominee's full contact information

> in order to verify acceptance.  If you do not feel comfortable nominating

> someone over the ATHEN discussion list, you may also forward the nomination

> to be privately at pratikp1 at gmail.com.

>

> Advanced apologies for the inconvenience; however, please note that

> individuals who may have expressed interest in running for a position prior

> to the beginning of the nomination process must officially declare his/her

> willingness to run for a position through the nominations process as

> outlined in this message.

>

> All candidates must submit a statement that states his/her qualifications

> for the position being sought prior to the beginning of the voting process.

> Online voting will begin a few days after nominations have been submitted

> and will run through the morning of November 8, 2007 more information on the

> voting process will be available in a separate message.

>

> Please do not hesitate to address any questions on the nominations process

> to me privately at pratikp1 at gmail.com.

>

> I look forward to the nominations process and the subsequent voting.

>

> Warm regards,

>

> Pratik

>

> Pratik Patel

> Director, IT Access. Director, PeopleTech

> The City University of New York

> mailto: pratikp1 at gmail.com

> PeopleTech Project Site

>

>

>

>

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