Nominations and Elections
In 2025 - ACHNE Members will vote for Vice President, Secretary, Membership Chair/Member-at-Large*, Midwest Region Member-at-Large*, Northern Member-at-Large*, Student Member-at-Large, and three candidates for the Nominating Committee.
*Reminder: You are only allowed to vote for North American Members-at-Large (MALs) for the region in which you live. If you do not live in the Midwestern or Northern region, you will skip this step.
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Midwestern: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
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Northern: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Self-nomination is Encouraged!
Submit your application here.
Available Board Position candidates, responsibilities, and job descriptions can be found below. Results will be announced during the 2025 Annual All Members Business Meeting.
Vice President
The Vice President shall serve as the Chairperson of the Program Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the Program Committee to obtain program ideas from the Association membership regarding program plans to be implemented by the Committee throughout the year.
Eligibility: Four (4) years as ACHNE member, former ACHNE committee member or office holder.
Responsibilities
- Assists in providing direction and structure for organizational activities through active participation on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
- Prepares written report for annual and midyear Board of Directors meetings.
- Maintains regular contact with the President to keep current on organizational issues and up-date President on program activities.
- Directs program planning for the organization:
- Serves as the chairperson of the Program Committee.
- Acts as a liaison between the Association and the PHN Section program chairperson for APHA. Coordinates and makes room reservations for midyear meeting of Board of Directors at APHA in conjunction with the PHN Section chairperson.
- Cooperates with the Annual Institute’s local member contact in developing a relevant educational program.
- Explores new opportunities for program development.
- Participates in long-range planning for conference/convention programming
- Notifies membership of program activities during Annual Membership Meeting and midyear meeting at APHA.
- Participates in the orientation of the newly elected Vice President.
- Serves on appropriate committees or task forces, which are established to address current and future organizational issues.
- Assembles relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Institute.
- Performs other duties as identified by the President.
Secretary
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to maintain records of the Association’s proceedings and resolutions; to issue notice of meetings; to arrange details of meetings that are not otherwise delegated to others; and to perform in general functions commonly identified with such office.
Eligibility: Three (3) years as ACHNE member, former ACHNE committee member or office holder.
Responsibilities
- Assists in providing directions and structure for organizational activities through active participation on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
- Acts as recorder at all Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings as well as yearly membership meetings.
- Records any official actions taken by the Executive Committee or Board of Directors between scheduled meetings, such as e-mail votes, including these in the minutes of the next official meeting.
- Distributes minutes to all members of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Management Company and identified others.
- Prepares summary of executive decisions from Board of Directors and Executive Committee for distribution to Board of Directors and general Membership via the members’ only website.
- Maintains official minutes and other correspondence of the Association.
- Provides the management company with official minutes and other correspondence of the Association.
- Serves as resource for all Association members.
- Participates in the orientation of the newly elected Secretary.
- Serves on appropriate committees or task forces.
- Assembles relevant official documents and materials, including all minutes with attachments and official correspondence, provides to incoming Secretary and sends to the Archives at the Barbara Bates Center after the Annual Institute. Can be sent digitally to current Archives Committee chair.
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217
- Prepares written report for annual and midyear Board of Directors meetings.
- Performs other duties as identified by the President.
General Member-at-Large: Membership Committee Chair
It shall be the responsibility of Members-at-Large to serve as the link between membership in regions and the organization for the purposes of communication and recruitment of new members.
Eligibility: Two (2) years ACHNE member
Responsibilities: The Members-at-Large serve as the contact person for the members of the ACHNE regions. The Members-at-Large serve on the Board of Directors and as the Membership Committee. The general Member-at-Large serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Committee. Member-at-Large functions include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Monitoring the membership activities of the organization and submitting to the Executive Committee as requested.
- Writing a column for each ACHNE Newsletter including a member highlight.
- Actively recruiting members at all ACHNE meetings and at other nursing organization meetings.
- Developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a plan of action for recruitment and retention of members.
- Preparing written reports for the Executive Committee meetings, Annual meeting, and midyear Board of Directors meeting.
- Creating materials necessary for the recruitment and retention of members as needed, approved, and budgeted.
- Monitoring and recommending changes in member benefits.
- Maintaining a list of graduate PHN programs for the ACHNE website.
- Assembling relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Membership Meeting.
Midwest Member-at-Large
It shall be the responsibility of Members-at-Large to serve as the link between membership in regions and the organization for the purposes of communication and recruitment of new members.
Midwest Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Eligibility: Two (2) years ACHNE member, member of the Midwest Region
Responsibilities: The Members-at-Large serve as the contact person for the members of the ACHNE regions. The Members-at-Large serve on the Board of Directors and as the Membership Committee. The general Member-at-Large serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Committee. Member-at-Large functions include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Monitoring the membership activities of the organization and submitting to the Executive Committee as requested.
- Writing a column for each ACHNE Newsletter including a member highlight.
- Actively recruiting members at all ACHNE meetings and at other nursing organization meetings.
- Developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a plan of action for recruitment and retention of members.
- Preparing written reports for the Executive Committee meetings, Annual meeting, and midyear Board of Directors meeting.
- Creating materials necessary for the recruitment and retention of members as needed, approved, and budgeted.
- Monitoring and recommending changes in member benefits.
- Maintaining a list of graduate PHN programs for the ACHNE website.
- Assembling relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Membership Meeting.
Northern Member-at-Large
It shall be the responsibility of Members-at-Large to serve as the link between membership in regions and the organization for the purposes of communication and recruitment of new members.
Northern Region: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Eligibility: Two (2) years ACHNE member, member of the Northern Region
Responsibilities: The Members-at-Large serve as the contact person for the members of the ACHNE regions. The Members-at-Large serve on the Board of Directors and as the Membership Committee. The general Member-at-Large serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Committee. Member-at-Large functions include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Monitoring the membership activities of the organization and submitting to the Executive Committee as requested.
- Writing a column for each ACHNE Newsletter including a member highlight.
- Actively recruiting members at all ACHNE meetings and at other nursing organization meetings.
- Developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a plan of action for recruitment and retention of members.
- Preparing written reports for the Executive Committee meetings, Annual meeting, and midyear Board of Directors meeting.
- Creating materials necessary for the recruitment and retention of members as needed, approved, and budgeted.
- Monitoring and recommending changes in member benefits.
- Maintaining a list of graduate PHN programs for the ACHNE website.
- Assembling relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Membership Meeting.
Student Member-at-Large
It shall be the responsibility of Members-at-Large to serve as the link between membership in regions and the organization for the purposes of communication and recruitment of new members.
Eligibility: No history of regular membership; six months of membership by start of term; student may stay in office up to six months after graduation; graduate student preferred
The student member-at-large shall represent all student members for the purposes of communication and recruitment of new members
Responsibilities: The Members-at-Large serve as the contact person for the members of the ACHNE regions. The Members-at-Large serve on the Board of Directors and as the Membership Committee. The general Member-at-Large serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Committee. Member-at-Large functions include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Monitoring the membership activities of the organization and submitting to the Executive Committee as requested.
- Writing a column for each ACHNE Newsletter including a member highlight.
- Actively recruiting members at all ACHNE meetings and at other nursing organization meetings.
- Developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a plan of action for recruitment and retention of members.
- Preparing written reports for the Executive Committee meetings, Annual meeting, and midyear Board of Directors meeting.
- Creating materials necessary for the recruitment and retention of members as needed, approved, and budgeted.
- Monitoring and recommending changes in member benefits.
- Maintaining a list of graduate PHN programs for the ACHNE website.
- Assembling relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Membership Meeting.
Nominating Committee - 3 Positions Available
It shall be the responsibility of the Nominating Committee to propose candidates for the positions of President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Members-at-large, Chairperson for the Nominating Committee, and Nominating Committee members. The Nominating Committee shall prepare the ballot for membership voting.
Eligibility: Two (2) years as an ACHNE member.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts Fall call for nominations for officers.
- Compiles nominations and completes ballot for spring elections.
- Upon return of ballots, tallies results and notifies the Association President.
- Notifies all nominees of the election results.
- Notifies the Board of Directors of election results at the Spring Board meeting.
- Notifies ACHNE members of election results at a time determined by the Association President, either via electronic means and/or in person at the Annual Business Meeting.
- Participates in the orientation of the newly elected Chairperson-elect.
- Assembles relevant documents and materials for collection by Archivist after the Annual Membership Meeting.
- Performs other duties as identified by the President.
