2021 Elections

Election Information

The IAAO election will take place electronically from November 1-15. Regular members, in good standing, will be able to vote for the 2022 Regular Board Members and Officer positions and Associate members, in good standing, will vote for an Associate Board Member.

Candidates Certified

The following candidates will be on the ballot in November.

President-Elect

Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES, Tampa, FL

Vice-President

Lisa Hobart, CAE, PPS, FIAAO, Birmingham, MI
Rebecca Malmquist, CAE, Minneapolis

Region 1

Kara Endicott, CAE, RES, Olathe, KS
Doug Warr, AAS, Norman, OK

Region 2

Greg Hutchinson, Howell, NJ

Region 3

Bobby T. Lee, AAS, Esq., Mount Juliet, TN

Associate

Jason Camp, PhD, Mississippi State, MS
Ryan Cavanah, CAE, Nashville, TN
Daniel Fasteen, PhD, Minneapolis

Candidates

The Nominating Committee will be reviewing all candidate applications. Candidates will be notified on or before August 1st as to whether their name will appear on the slate. The slate will formally be announced at the 87th Annual Conference, August 29 - September 1, 2021. Profiles for all candidates on the slate will be made available online and in Fair + Equitable magazine once all candidates are notified.

• Deadlines & Procedures
• Candidate Forms - For best results, please download forms prior to completing.
• Candidate Advertising Form- For best results, please download form prior to completing.
• Candidate Profile

General Election Items

• Election Voting Regions - Regular Board of Directors candidates are placed in one of three positions on the ballot according to their membership status. The geographic makeup of the three positions is determined by the Nominating Committee, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The geographic makeup is re-examined every five (5) years, to ensure equal representation of members within each geographic area.
• Nominating Committee
• IAAO Confidentiality Policy
• IAAO Conflict of Interest Policy
• IAAO Code of Conduct

Important Dates

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Candidate questionnaires must be completed and submitted to the Executive Director for distribution to the Nominating Committee. Candidate profile forms and photographs must be submitted to the Executive Director for inclusion with the official ballots.

Prior to August 1, 2021

Nominating Committee Meeting to plan for any needed candidate interviews. Nominating Committee conducts any needed candidate interviews prior to the annual conference.

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Slate of candidates nominated is certified by the Nominating Committee Chair to the Executive Director by August 15. The Executive Director shall post the list of candidates on the website immediately following certification and notification to the candidates. The Executive Director shall publicize the names of the members nominated in an IAAO publication as soon as possible.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Individuals wishing to be nominated by petition must submit completed petitions to the Executive Director within five (5) days of the end of annual conference.

November 1 - 15, 2021

Election in progress. Ballots, and profiles shall be sent electronically to all regular members by November 1. A separate ballot shall be sent electronically to all associate members in the year for which an election for the Board of Directors associate member position occurs and shall contain only the candidates for the Board of Directors associate member position. 

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Election results are certified.

Friday, December 10, 2021

Candidates wishing to challenge the election results must transmit challenges, in writing, to the Executive Director so that the challenges are received no later than December 31.

After December 31, 2021

Election results shall be certified at the first Board of Directors Meeting following the December 31 challenge deadline or the first meeting after any challenge is resolved.