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Seeking Applicants for
MOAA's Board of Directors
This year
eligible MOAA members, as required by association bylaws, will elect
12 new directors to take office this fall to replace those
completing their six-year terms. We need highly qualified officers
with proven track records in the grades of W-1 through O-10 to serve
on MOAA’s board.
The bylaws prescribe the apportionment of board seats by service. In
addition to the four vacancies to be filled without regard to
service affiliation, service-specific vacancies this year are one
Army, three Navy, three Air Force, and one NOAA. The Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, and Public Health Service have no service-specific
vacancies, but officers from those services may apply for the five
at-large seats. Applications are specifically sought from officers
with financial expertise.
A special Committee on Nominations will select for each upcoming
vacancy the nominee who, in its judgment, will best serve the
interests of MOAA and its members. The committee’s slate of nominees
will be presented directly to the voting membership by mail for
election. Printed ballots will be furnished with the August 2006
issue of Military Officer, and Internet voting also will be
offered. Newly elected directors will be installed after the annual
meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2006.
Submitting an
application
An officer
wishing to apply should either download the application from MOAA’s
Web Base
(www.moaa.org) or call (800) 234-MOAA (6622), ext. 167, and request a
copy. (After working hours, please leave a voice mail message that
includes the spelling of your first and last names, your telephone
number, and, if known, your member number.) The form will be mailed
to you immediately and will ask for:
- a résumé of
your military service;
- an account
of your present involvement in business, local civic and
political affairs, and service
to the military community;
- your
reasons for wishing to join the board and the skills you would
bring to the business management and other affairs of the
association;
- a recent
head-and-shoulders photograph in civilian clothes that is
suitable for publication;
- a list of
commercial and nonprofit boards on which you currently serve;
- for
active-duty and active-status officers, a copy of a recent Leave
and Earnings statement; for active-duty retirees and former
officers, a copy of your Report of Separation from the Armed
Forces (DD Form 214); for Reserve and National Guard retirees, a
copy of your retired pay order or letter of transfer to retired
reserve status;
- the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of the three references whom
you will ask to write to the committee on your behalf; and
- your
consent to a credit check, if nominated.
Send the
completed form to Committee on Nominations, Military Officers
Association of America, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA
22314-2539. Applications and all letters of recommendation must be
received by March 31, 2006.
Special
Committee on Nominations
In March,
incumbent directors from each service will select primary and
alternate representatives from their service for election to the
nominating committee. Neither incumbent directors nor staff members
may serve on the committee. Members interested in committee service
should submit their names now to the board secretary.
Bylaw
requirements
There are 36
directors of the association: eight Army, eight Navy, eight Air
Force, three Marine Corps, two Coast Guard, one Public Health
Service, one NOAA, and five at-large (without regard to service
affiliation).
- Directors
must be uniformed-service officers and members of the
association.
- Each
director represents the total association and not a regional or
service constituency.
- Directors
hold office for six years.
- The board
directs and controls the business management and affairs of the
association and has the authority to approve contracts, incur
liabilities, expend funds, and attend to other association
matters.
There are no
grade or other limitations on the numbers of regular, Guard, and
Reserve officers who may serve as directors at any one time. Efforts
are made to obtain the best-qualified officers from within the
membership of the association.
Service on the
board
Directors serve
one six-year term and discharge their governance responsibilities
primarily by participating in the three board meetings convened
each year, two in northern Virginia and one in another region of the
country. Each board meeting includes meetings of the various
standing committees and requires about one-and-a-half days, not
including travel.
A director
should be able to devote a total of two to three weeks each year to
MOAA matters, including travel, board and committee meetings, and
participation in such other events as the annual Council Presidents’
Seminar, regional chapter symposia, and individual visits
to councils and chapters.
A director must refrain from activities that could reasonably be
viewed as conflicting with, or possibly influencing the director’s
judgment regarding, his or her responsibilities to MOAA. Directors
receive no compensation but are reimbursed for their MOAA-related
travel, lodging, and meals.
Regional
Vacancies
To ensure the board reflects
the geographic distribution of the voting membership, at
least five directors must come from each of six regions, in
which reside approximately equal numbers of voting MOAA
members.
| Region |
Vacancies |
Region |
Vacancies |
| I |
0 |
IV |
1 |
| II |
1 |
V |
3 |
| III |
2 |
VI |
0 |
At-large (without regard to state of residence) 5 |
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