2025 Board Election

Call for Nominations: CSI Board of Directors 

The CSI Nominating Committee invites applications from members interested in serving on the CSI Board of Directors. 



Nomination Window 
November 18, 2024 – January 15, 2025 at noon ET 

We are seeking candidates for the following positions for the 2025 Election. Each term lasts three years, beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028.

 

Available Positions 

 
Director from the Region: 
 Great Lakes Region
Middle Atlantic Region
North Central Region 

Southwest Region 



Any CSI member interested in serving as Director should read through the CSI Governing Policies and Director position summary thoroughly. If you are interested in applying, please review the information and click the “SUBMIT AN APPLICATION” link at the bottom of this page. 
 
All applications must be submitted via the online application form by the January 15, 2025, at noon ET deadline. For more information about the nomination process, please review the CSI Nominating Process Guide. 



Why Volunteer? 

 
  • Make an Impact: Help shape initiatives that align with your values.
  • Develop Skills: Enhance your leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration abilities.
  • Expand Your Network: Connect with fellow leaders and stakeholders.
  • Gain Insight: Learn about organizational governance and operations. 



Board Member Competencies 

 
  • Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity 
  • Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization 
  • Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives 
  • Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies 
  • Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments 



Time Commitment 

 
  • Three in-person meetings annually, each approximately two days in length, and requiring travel. 
  • The approximate time commitment for the Director between meetings for conference calls, emails, and committee meetings may be up to 10 hours monthly. 



Application Requirements 

 
  • Resume and professional experience
  • Headshot
  • Responses to the following questions in 300 words or less:
    • CSI values different perspectives and life experiences to better serve members and the AECO community and to be an innovative leading organization. Please describe a time when you or someone else felt uncomfortable in a group and how you built relationships in that situation.
    • Based on this understanding of the Board Governing Policies and the position description, please describe your understanding of the role of a member of the Board of Directors and the specific ways you might contribute or make an impact.
    • Please review the position description. Of the competencies listed in the position description, which would a colleague or friend indicate align with your greatest strengths and why?
    • Having read the Board Governing Policies, specifically the Ends/Priority results in Section 1, please describe some possibilities you imagine for the future of CSI if we were to be successful. In other words, what does success look like to you?
    • Is there anything you think speaks to your leadership that is not addressed in the previous questions that you believe the Nominating Committee should know? 



Additional Considerations 

 
  • Professional experience 
  • Volunteerism within CSI and/or other associations 
  • Familiarity with CSI leadership training content via CSI Learning Library 



Submit an Application

(You can view a sample of the application form by clicking here.)

Nominations Timeline: 

 
  • Nominations Open: November 18, 2024 
  • Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2025, at noon ET 
  • Candidates Announcement: April 1, 2025 
  • Election Opens: April 8, 2025 
  • Election Closes: April 18, 2025, at noon ET 
  • Election Results Announcement: May 1, 2025 



Questions? Please contact Tricia Sullivan, Director of Executive Services at tsullivan@csinet.org.