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Seeking Board Applicants
How applications are screened
This year MOAA members, as required by our bylaws, will elect 12 new directors to take office this fall to replace those who will complete their six-year terms.
Call for Resolutions
MOAA’s biennial resolutions guide the board of directors and staff in their day-to-day efforts to serve the membership and offer members the chance to participate in the management and direction of the association.
The board encourages all MOAA members to submit proposed resolutions that, clearly and briefly, address legislative and management issues related to MOAA’s purposes. Suggestions deemed relevant by the Resolutions Committee, which is appointed by the chairman of the board, will be presented to the voting membership.
All eligible members will vote on the resolutions through the ballot process. Proposed resolutions must be received by March 15, 2004, and should be mailed to Committee on Resolutions, Military Officers Association of America, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314-2539.
We need highly qualified retired officers from grades W-1 through O-10 who have proven track records to serve on MOAA’s board.
The bylaws prescribe the apportionment of board seats by service. In addition to the five vacancies to be filled without regard to service affiliation, service-specific vacancies this year are one Army, one Navy, two Air Force, one Marine Corps, and two Coast Guard. This year the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have no service-specific vacancies, but officers from those services are welcome to apply for the at-large seats. Applications specifically are sought from officers with financial expertise, such as certified public accountants, to assist with our audit function.
A special Nominating Committee 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 2004 issue of
Military Officer, and Internet voting also will be offered. Newly elected directors will be installed during our national convention in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2004.
Submitting an application
A retired officer wishing to apply should either download the application form 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 activities since military retirement, including your present involvement in
business, local civic and political affairs, and service to the retired 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;
- your consent for a credit check if nominated;
- a list of commercial and nonprofit boards on which you currently serve;
- for regular retirees, 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; and
- the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the three references whom you will ask to write to the Nominating Committee on your behalf.
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 22, 2004.
Bylaw requirements
There are 36 members of the board of directors, apportioned as follows: Army-eight, Navy-eight, Air Force-eight, Marine Corps-three, Coast Guard-two, Public Health Service-one, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-one, and at-large without regard to service affiliation-five.
- Directors must be retired officers and members of the association.
- Directors hold office for six years.
- Each director represents the total association and not a regional or service constituency.
- The board directs and controls the business management and affairs of the association. It has the authority to approve contracts, incur liabilities, expend funds, and attend to other association matters.
There are no limitations on the numbers of regular and reserve officers or male and female 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.
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 |
2 |
IV |
0 |
| II |
2 |
V |
2 |
| III |
1 |
VI |
0 |
At large (without regard to state of residence): 5
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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 other events such as the annual Council Presidents’ Seminar (which includes Storming the Hill), regional chapter symposia, and individual visits to councils and chapters.
A director must refrain from activities that reasonably could be viewed as conflicting with, or possibly influencing, the director’s judgment regarding his or her responsibilities to MOAA and must subscribe to a board-approved code of ethics.
The bylaws provide that directors shall receive no compensation, but they are reimbursed for MOAA-related expenses, including travel, lodging, and meals.
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