Working Together
2021 Executive Board Nominations
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The DEC Executive Board is seeking nominations for four Executive Board positions starting July 2, 2022. The deadline to submit your nomination packet is September 15th, 2021 11:59 PM Eastern Time. 
 
Members representative of the diversity of DEC membership are encouraged to apply. Diversity is identified as including the following: race, ethnicity, culture, language, age, disabilities, family status/composition, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religious and spiritual values, geographic location, and country of origin.
 
We look forward to your application!  
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Download the Full Call for Nominations           Download the 2021 Board Nominations Packet

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Available Positions:

  • Vice President 

  • Member-at-Large 

  • Treasurer 

  • Secretary 

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The DEC Executive Board utilizes a structure of Policy Governance. The DEC Executive Board focuses their time and effort on ensuring accountability of the organization to fulfill its organizational purposes.​ All DEC Executive Board members contribute a minimum of 100 hours of their time annually and commit to the following responsibilities:

  • Linking with DEC members to get and give information so the Board can best represent DEC members, and members can be well informed about the Board’s work.

  • Establishing written policies that reflect DEC’s mission and values and serve to guide strategically the direction of the organization, manage organizational risk, and meet the board’s fiduciary responsibility.

  • Monitoring policies to ensure identified outcomes are being achieved and organizational risk is minimized.

 

Additional Board responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following activities:

  • Preparing for and participating in all Board meetings.

  • Traveling to and attending all face-to-face Board meetings and other required activities at the DEC and CEC annual conferences (approximately 7 days a year).

  • Serving on Board committees.

  • Acting as a liaison for DEC initiatives as assigned (committees)

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If you have questions about the 2021 DEC Executive Board Call for Nominations, please email Darla Gundler at gundler@uchc.edu.