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Cascadia Board of Director Nominations
The nomination period for Board elections has ended.
Open Board Positions and Allocation of Board Positions:
Board seats are allocated specifically across the three states and one province that make up Cascadia. A total of 6 seats are allocated to each Oregon, Washington and British Columbia and 2 seats are allocated to Alaska. To promote representation on the Board from all geographic regions and in both large and small markets, one seat from each of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Only Members from these markets (based on place of employment) may stand for election to these three seats, although all Members may vote for these candidates. The identification of small and emerging markets for each state/province is defined in the table below.
State/Province |
Designation of Small/Emerging Market |
|---|---|
|
British Columbia |
One seat will be allocated to candidates from outside the Greater Vancouver/ Victoria metropolitan areas. |
|
Washington |
One seat will be allocated to candidates from outside Greater Seattle metropolitan area. |
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Oregon |
One seat will be allocated to candidates from outside the Greater Portland metropolitan area. |
There are 7 open seats for the upcoming election.
The number of Board seats in each region is outlined in the table below.
Region |
Market Size |
total Board Seats |
Open Board Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska |
2 |
1 |
|
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British Columbia |
At-Large |
5 |
1 |
|
Small/Emerging |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Washington |
At-Large |
5 |
3 |
|
Small/Emerging |
1 |
-
|
|
|
Oregon |
At-Large |
5 |
1 |
|
Small/Emerging |
1 |
- |
No company/organization within Cascadia may have more than one representative serve on the Board concurrently. Should two members of any one organization be elected to the Board simultaneously, the candidate with the most votes of the two will serve, regardless of the vote count relative to other candidates. Candidates from companies/organizations already represented on the Board will not be allowed to stand for election until the affected Board member is up for re-election or leaves the Board. Unless otherwise stated a Board members term is 3 years.
Applying is easy. Simply read the following documents and fill out a Board Candidate Questionnaire.
The Cascadia Principles
Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflict of Interest Form
Time, Treasure, and Talent Policy
Candidates should plan to be available for the board meeting in Seattle on May 8th.
Remember, in order to run for the Board or to vote in the Cascadia Board election you must be an Individual Member of Cascadia. Click Here to check if you are currently a Cascadia member.
Once a nomination has been received the Nominating Committee will review all completed applications to select those candidates that meet the qualifications to stand for election by the Cascadia general membership. The Committee will notify qualified candidates by Friday, February 26th.
The candidates chosen by the election committee will stand for election by the Cascadia Membership at large. The Nominating Committee will post the applicants’ responses to Part One of the Board Candidate Qualifications Questionnaire on the www.cascadiagbc.org website for the benefit of the voters. Cascadia Members may vote for the candidates based solely on this information; no other campaigning is allowed on the part of candidates.
Please contact Bob Potter, bob{at}cascadiagbc{dot}org with any questions.
