Criteria 

To be eligible for board office nomination, applicants must hold either a Professional or Regular NCDA membership, based on the office sought. The NCDA President-Elect-Elect position and ACA Governing Council Representative position requires 6 consecutive years of membership. The rest of the offices require 2 consecutive years of membership. In addition to knowledge about and experience in the career development field, the Nominations and Elections Committee seeks leadership candidates with a demonstrated commitment and service to the organization, a working knowledge NCDA’s governance, and a temperament that contributes to and generates group consensus, wisdom, and vision.
 
Ideally, candidates should have the following qualifications:

· President-elect-elect candidates ideally should have served on the board before assuming the president-elect-elect position. 

· Secretary candidates should possess strong organizational and listening skills to accurately capture the minutes, action items, motions, and voting.
 
· Treasurer candidates should have previous financial experience with monitoring a budget, understanding financial reports, and communicating with an auditor. 
 
· ACA Governing Rep will be nominated a full year prior to vacancy.  ACA Governing Rep candidates should have served as President and Past President before assuming the ACA Governing Rep position; if a past president cannot be identified, the committee may select past board members who have experience working with ACA. 
 
· Constituency Trustee candidates must provide career development services in a work setting that matches the Trustee position, to best advocate for each constituency’s needs and services. Trustee positions include representation from 4 main constituencies:
       · School Career Counselors/Specialists
       · Counselor Educators/Researchers
       · Higher Education Career Counselors/Specialists
       · Agency, Business and Industry, or Private Practice Career Counselors and Specialists.
 
· State Division Trustee candidates must have participated in a chartered NCDA state division, ideally as a President or tenured member of the state board. Knowledge of state division operations is preferred as well and strong teamwork skills to advise NCDA State Divisions.
 
· Trustee-at-large candidates must possess skill and knowledge of the particular focus set by the NCDA Board. The focus for this position changes for each term and specific criteria will be added to the Application Form.
 
More detailed responsibilities for each position are include in the NCDA Policy and Procedures Manual (Link to Manual). Any member in good standing may make nominations and self-nominations are welcomed.
 
Please complete all sections below.
 
There is a limit of 300 words for open ended questions.

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* 1. Personal Information

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* 2. Membership Information (Information can be found under Member Profile when you log into Members Only

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* 3. Employment Information

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* 4. Education Information

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* 5. NCDA Service: What Committees, Councils, or other NCDA related groups have you taken part and for how long?

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* 6. Service to Other Associations/Organizations
Please list any other leadership or service position you have held with other associations or organizations, and include the dates of service.

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* 7. NCDA Leadership Academy

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* 8. NCDA Board of Directors
In which NCDA board position are you interested? Type Yes or No

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* 9. What is your vision of the position in which you are applying?

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* 10. What unique skills best qualify you for the position in which you are applying?

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* 11. Please describe how you promote diversity, inclusion and belonging in the career development field. Please feel free to share examples that demonstrate  your commitment to DEIB practices.

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* 12. If nominated and elected, will you make your board service a priority by attending all boards meetings (three face-to-face meetings in October, February, and June and 4-5 one-hour long conference calls)? Domestic travel expenses will be covered by the association. See the Policy and Procedures Manual for international travel reimbursement details located on page 8.

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* 13. Will you fully participate as a board liaison to assigned committees and initiatives and advocate for their needs?

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* 14. Will you abide by the NCDA Conflicts of Interest/Duty to Disclose? (Listed on the NCDA Website)

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* 15. Do you agree to abide by and advocate for the NCDA Code of Ethics? (Listed on the NCDA Website)

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* 16. Reference #1:
NCDA requires two references. Please list with phone and email information so the committee may contact them

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* 17. Reference #2:
NCDA requires two references. Please list with phone and email information so the committee may contact them

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* 18. Supervisor Support:
NCDA requires an acknowledgement of the level of involvement from your supervisor.  Please include the name, phone, and email address of your supervisor.  If you are self employed, simply state it below.

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