PENS Reporter
Summer Edition 2021
Nominations Committee 2020-2021 Report Chair: Cheryl Switzer, Immediate Past-President Board Liaison: JerrieLynn Kind, Executive Director Committee Members: Margaret Garner Courtney Robertson Barb Lightner Michelle Marowitz
Purpose of Committee: The PENS Nominating Committee is responsible for recruiting candidates, and slating of the ballot for the PENS annual election. The following are the responsibilities of the committee members: • Oversee the annual elections • Present a session on leadership at annual conference which meets the following objectives: o Review PENS mission, goals and purpose o Gain a shared understanding of basic responsibilities of nonprofit organizations and their leaders o Discuss the financial responsibilities of a nonprofit organization o Become acquainted with participant colleagues & learn what inspires others to volunteer • Make recommendations to the board of any suggested change in the elections process.
Summary of Projects: It was a challenging year for the Nominating Committee, because most of our recruitment work is done at conference. Unfortunately, since we did not have an in-person conference our committee had to try to reach out to potential candidates via the conference app. This effort was met with varying degrees of success. But we were successful in recruiting candidates for 2 Director positions, 2 Nominating Committee positions and Treasurer. Election results were as follows: Treasurer Jan Foote Director Mandi Cafasso Mary Ann Johnson Nominating committee Meg Keil Melissa Rearson Welcome new Chair Cathy Flynn, our outgoing President!!! Thank you to all the members of the nominations committee for their extraordinary work this year. For 2021-2022 we are looking for candidates to run for President-Elect, Secretary, one Director and two Nominating Committee. Please consider volunteering to run!!! Cheryl Switzer, Nominating Committee Chair
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