Call for Nominations: 2022 Board of Directors
Nominations are sought for two Member-at Large positions on the 2022 APA Board of Directors:
The term of service for all positions is January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. Newly elected Board members will also attend the Board meeting in early December 2021.
The Needs Assessment, Slating and Campaigns Committee (NASCC) aims to maintain a balanced Board of Directors that reflects the demographic and disciplinary diversity of the APA membership. NASCC conducted a comprehensive needs assessment that included a review of the composition of the 2021 Board of Directors as well as an assessment of the organizational priorities of APA. Below, we provide lists of both general and specific qualities we are seeking in nominees:
Desired General Qualities for Nominees:
- Ability to prioritize strategic thinking and to help align the activities of APA with the Strategic Plan (https://www.apa.org/about/apa/strategic-plan/)
- Ability to consider multiple viewpoints, be sensitive and tolerant of differing views and diverse constituencies and work well with people individually and in a group
- Ability to make decisions based on available facts and evidence rather than opinion
- Strong motivation to serve APA and to act in the best interest of APA and its members
- Willingness to learn more about APA, prepare for and attend Board meetings, and take responsibility for assignments
- Honesty, personal integrity, and a strong sense of personal and professional ethics
- Experience in organizational leadership in large, complex organizations, ideally with non-profit governance
- Demonstrated experience managing change and organizational transformation
- Ability to deal with uncertainty
- Proven problem-solver
- Experience building strong partnerships with other organizations
- Interdisciplinary experience
- Focus on the entire field of psychology
- Values diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism
- Expertise or lived experience related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly in areas not currently represented on the board, such as those who identify as gender non-binary or non-conforming, or differently abled
- Early-career and mid-career psychologists are especially encouraged to apply
Desired Specific Qualities for Member at Large Nominees:
In addition to the general qualities listed above, nominees for this round will enhance the range of experience of the Board if they have specific expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Industrial organizational psychology
- Psychological science (e.g., behavioral neuroscience, biopsychology, cognitive, developmental, health, and social)
- Technology and its applications to digital health, education, or other areas
- Media psychology
- Psychology in public service
Responsibilities
The Board of Directors is responsible for exercising general supervision over the policies and affairs of APA and supervises the work of the Chief Executive Officer.
The Board typically attends at least seven 2–3-day meetings per year. This includes six regular Board meetings, two held in conjunction with the twice annual meetings of APA's Council of Representatives. Board members are members of Council and attend the February and August Council meetings. Board members also typically attend additional meetings, including board and committee meetings, as part of their role in serving as Board of Directors liaisons to boards and committees. Board members are reimbursed for all travel expenses for meetings they are required to attend. APA also reimburses travel expenses for a personal assistant when necessary for a differently abled member to attend meetings. [Please note that all APA meetings are being held in a virtual environment at least through June 30, 2021. Decisions regarding in-person meetings starting July 1, 2021, will be made at a later time.]
The Board generally holds bi-monthly calls and Board members are expected to regularly check email correspondence. The typical workload for the Board is considered to be ten to fifteen hours per week and may be more during periods with exceptional organizational demands. At times the Board's workload may be heavy, with considerable reading material, additional conference/video calls and significant email correspondence.
The APA Board also serves as the Board of Directors for APA's 501(c)(6) companion organization, named APA Services, Inc. The purpose of APA Services, Inc., is to promote the mutual professional, scientific and training interests of psychologists including advancing psychology's roles and interests in understanding behavior and advancing health, science, education, and human welfare. The (c)(6) organization is able to support activities that APA cannot as a 501(c)(3), such as lobbying, political giving and advocacy. APA Services, Inc., advocates with legislators and other policy makers, the courts, health insurers and other purchasers of services, and helps members with their professional needs.
Honoraria
Honoraria for Board members are approved by the Finance Committee every three years. The member-at large positions on the Board currently have an annual honorarium of $15,000.
How to Apply
Please visit the APA Call for Nominations page: https://www.apa.org/about/governance/elections/board-nominations.
Individuals who self-nominate should provide the following materials:
- Brief statement of no more than 300 words detailing qualifications. Please feel free to include information on any professional or personal diversity you believe you would bring to the Board.
- Current curriculum vitae
Individuals who are nominating someone else:
- Please include the full name, email address, and phone number for that individual.
Each member-at-large candidate must be a Member of the Association. Nominees' materials will be reviewed by NASCC. Semi-finalists will be interviewed virtually by NASCC members in June or July. NASCC will develop slates of at least two candidates for each position by September. The two Members-at-Large will be elected by the APA Membership. Deadline to submit a nomination is May 21st, 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact Abby Green at agreen@apa.org.
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