Diane,
While it can be valuable to have committee and board experience, perhaps the way it is being proposed can be modified. (My association requires one year prior board experience but not committee experience). Take it up a notch - in the interviews and review process for officer nominees, what is your process/criteria for choosing a candidate? Are you comfortable with the criteria that are in place? And - the elected candidates may indeed have board or committee experience without it being required. Best wishes!
Jennifer
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Jennifer Ian, MBA, CAE
American Thoracic Society
Dir, Member Services and Chapter Relations
New York NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-28-2015 10:06
From: Diane Laurenzo
Subject: Elected Officer Eligibilty
Our organization is proposing a bylaws change that would require a member to either serve on the Board for 3 years or on a Committee for years before being able to serve as an elected officer. Does your organization have similar requirements to be able to serve in an elected position? thanks.
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Diane Laurenzo
New York County Dental Society
Executive Director
New York NY
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