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2022 SAME Board of Direction Election is Now Open

Voting in the SAME National Board of Direction election for 2022 is open March 1 to April 15.
Only members may vote and they must log in to view the page and vote. 

Vote for SAME Board of Direction

The SAME National Leadership Team is committed to finding dedicated volunteer leaders who are steeped in a broad range of SAME experiences over time and who have a solid foundation of proven Post level achievement. We need your active involvement to find the “best of the best” to serve as SAME National Officers and Elected Directors.

SAME has initiated a National Leadership Nomination process that is inclusive, transparent and equitable. The process establishes separate nominating committees for National Officers and for Elected Directors. The respective nominating committees then will determine the candidates who will be voted on by the entire Society membership during online elections, which be held from March 1 through April 15, 2022. Please ensure that you have read the President's Guidance to the nominating committees and the Nominating Procedures prior to submitting.

Want to learn more? SAME's Key Leadership Development Commission hosted a webinar Sept. 30 with information on national leadership positions within SAME, and what being a volunteer leader within the Society can do for you personally and professionally. Watch the recording here.  View the slides here.

Evaluation criteria have been aligned with the following qualifications

National Officers

  • Is an SAME Fellow
  • All serving Fellows will be screened for consideration by the committee 
  • Nominations for National Officers may be made by any Post President, National Board of Direction member, Post or Regional Fellows Point of Contact, AOF Executive Committee Member, SAME Foundation Board of Direction Member, any past SAME National President, or as a self-nomination.
    NOTE: National Officers consist of a President-Elect, who serves a one-year term then ascends to National President; and three Vice Presidents who serve two-year terms (though one may be selected for President-Elect after one year and vacate their second year as Vice President).
  • National Officer candidates must submit a two minute video: "Based on my assessment of our Society's implementation of Strategic Plan 2025 and the challenges facing our Society, I feel I am the right person to lead SAME at this point in time because...."  Videos can be sent to Kathy Off, koff@same.org.  Please contact her with questions.

Elected Directors

  • Contributions to local Post
  • Contributions to National Strategic Plan
  • Nominations for Elected Directors may be made by any Post President, National Board of Direction member, Post or Regional Fellows Point of Contact, AOF Executive Committee Member, SAME Foundation Board of Direction Member, any past SAME National President, or as a self-nomination.
    NOTE: Four Elected Directors are selected every year through membership voting, with a minimum of one being a Young Member. Elected Directors serve three-year terms.

Learn more about National Leadership Board positions

National President | National Vice President | Elected Director | Regional Vice President | Community of Interest Chair