The av¸£ÀûÉç Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for five new av¸£ÀûÉç Board members and one officer position of Second Vice President. They will begin their term at the conclusion of the Pittsburgh annual conference in 2022. Board members will serve a three-year term April 2022–April 2025 potentially renewable for a second three-year term, for a maximum of six years. The Second Vice President serves a one-year term, renewable for a second consecutive one-year term. The Second Vice President is in line to run for First Vice President (two consecutive one-year terms) and then President (two consecutive one-year terms).The commitment for Second Vice President is six consecutive one-year terms.
Position Descriptions
All Board members are expected to fully engage with their oversight and fiduciary responsibilities by attending in-person and virtual board meetings, serving on committees, helping av¸£ÀûÉç implement the av¸£ÀûÉç IDEAS diversity and inclusion initiative, and ensuring av¸£ÀûÉç furthers its ongoing educational mission. Board member expectations can be found in the Board Participation Policy. While it is difficult to estimate the time commitment for Board positions, it is safe to say that on average five hours per month would generally cover committee work, with an additional five hours during April and November when Board meetings are held.
The Second Vice President has full voting rights on the av¸£ÀûÉç Executive Committee and Board and will among other duties: plan study tours and study days, chair the av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS Program Committee, vote on various position statements that av¸£ÀûÉç is invited to sign through ACLS and other learned societies, and assume other duties as may be delegated to him or her by the av¸£ÀûÉç President. In addition, the Second Vice President is expected to attend the annual Spring and Fall av¸£ÀûÉç Executive Committee and Board meetings as well as the Summer Executive Committee meeting. By virtue of their office, the Second Vice President also serves on the Board of the Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation, which meets three times per year. (See page 23 of the av¸£ÀûÉç Bylaws for all responsibilities of the av¸£ÀûÉç Second Vice President.)
The time commitment for an av¸£ÀûÉç Officer, such as the Second Vice President, is significantly greater than that for Board members. The Officers of av¸£ÀûÉç are often in touch with the av¸£ÀûÉç President and/or office on a daily basis, to create and implement virtual programs, organize and implement the av¸£ÀûÉç Annual International Conference, respond to built environment issues on a national and international scale, work with staff to manage the budgets, finances and investments of av¸£ÀûÉç, advise on legal questions, and much more. With both planning meetings and implementation of programs etc., the Officers of av¸£ÀûÉç devote on average eight hours per week, sometimes more, to av¸£ÀûÉç work.
Creating Greater Equity and Accountability at av¸£ÀûÉç
av¸£ÀûÉç is actively working toward creating a more equitable organizational structure that is inclusive and whose leadership represents the wide range of perspectives in the field of architectural history at large. To that end, av¸£ÀûÉç welcomes the nominations and self-nominations of candidates who will add
