Elections
NWSA Current and Former Presidents (from left to right: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Yi-Chun Tricia Lin, and Vivien Ng)
NWSA 2013 Election Results
The National Women's Studies Association is pleased to announce the results of its 2013 election. We thank all of the candidates for their willingness to serve in NWSA leadership, and congratulate those who were elected. The following individuals take office in November 2013.
Governing Council Positions (3 year terms)
Program Administration and Development Co-Chair: LeeRay Costa
Women's Center Committee Co-Chairs: Gina Helfrich and Adale Sholock
Delegate Assembly Positions
Members-at-Large (3 open positions)
Maria Velazquez
Nadia Brown
Rebecca Wanzo
Successful candidates select one Member-at-Large to serve on the Governing Council.
The Delegate Assembly meets once annually at the NWSA conference and considers resolutions and recommendations.
March 14: All nominations due.
April 3: Ballots will be mailed to individual members at the mailing address indicated on their membership form. Ballots must be returned via mail.
May 3: Completed ballots due to the Elections Chair (final U.S. postmark). If mailing internationally, please mail earlier than the May 3 postmark date to ensure inclusion in the final counts.
May 10: Announcement of election results.
November: Positions begin at the Governing Council meeting at the end of the Conference in November.
For candidates who seek Governing Council positions, The NWSA Governing Council serves as the Board of Directors for the organization and meets twice annually: in June and November. NWSA provides limited travel support ($300 per meeting) for low-income, student, or for those Governing Council Members without institutional travel support.