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Call for Candidates 2024
Division Presidents and At-Large Board Members
The Georgia EMS Association is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors. Below is the portion of the bylaws related to the Board of Directors and eligibility requirements to hold office.
"Any member who would be willing to serve as an Officer of a Division or a member of the Board “at large” shall notify the Chairman, in writing, within thirty (30) days after this call for candidates. " Nominations should be submitted using the link below.
BOARD MEMBER DUTIES
A brief summary of Board duties includes, but is not limited to:
- Attend Bi-Monthly Board Meetings – whether in person or virtually
- Attending and working at the Educators and Providers Conference and Directors and Leadership Conference
- Participate in GEMSA sponsored events such as Awards Banquet, Leadership Program Graduation, GEMSA Board Retreats for future Goals, EMS Day at the Capital and Region EMS Banquets held within your Region if not adjoining Region.
- Work with designated Committees to help move GEMSA and Georgia EMS forward. There will be assigned work with deliverable dates with the expectations you will do the work and meet the deliverable dates
- Attend GEMSA Training Events which are held across the State of Georgia and can be accessed at any time on the www.georgiaemsassociation.com website on the training calendar
OPEN POSITIONS & NOMINATIONS
During this election year the Association will be electing the following positions:
President for each Division – Term of Service 2025-2027
- Providers Division President
- Educators Division President
- Directors Division President
- Medical Directors President
Anyone wishing to run for one of these positions should submit their name, current address, current contact numbers, and a brief work related history to include why you want to be a board member (200 words or less) electronically here: 2024 GEMSA Call For Candidates
Nominations must be received no later than 5 pm on August 16, 2024.
Only those members who submit electronically to GEMSA agreeing to serve on the Board of Directors, and who are GEMSA active members, will be included as candidates for office. Persons submitting nominations should include a biographical summary (200 words or less). Failure to include a bio, with your nomination, will result in the ballot being delivered to the voting members without a biographical summary. The persons with the highest total of votes will be elected for the “at large” board positions. In the event of a tie, the sitting board will vote to break the tie. Only current GEMSA members in good standing are allowed to vote.