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Help guide the future and direction of your professional association by nominating yourself or a colleague for president-elect, vice president, editor, treasurer, speaker of the House, a regional or at-large trustee or at the national level as a 9th District representative on a council or the ADA Board. Nominations are not permitted from the House floor. Please submit CV and application to Brenna Sadler at  bsadler@wda.org for vetting by the House Nominating Committee by requested deadlines.

Applications from nominees are being accepted for the Officer Corps, Editor, At-Large Trustee and Speaker of the House through June 1. 

Term: President-elect, vice president, and speaker of the House serve one year. These seats are elected by the House. The president-elect automatically advances to the presidency. The speaker can be re-elected indefinitely.

The Editor serves 4-year terms and is elected by the House.  The upcoming term will be Nov 2026-Nov 2030,

The Treasurer is appointed by the Board at its fall meeting and begins term after the oath of office at the House of Delegates. Term is 3 years.  Next up in 2028.

Member names can be submitted to the House Nominating Committee chair, your regional House Nominating Committee member (click for roster) or Brenna Sadler. Candidates are asked to complete an application and submit a professional letter of reference, their CV and a digital headshot. Candidates will be vetted by the House Nominating Committee and eligible members submitted to the House of Delegates for consideration and election.

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Members may nominate colleagues or themselves for trustee positions on the WDA Board. Candidates are asked to electronically submit a completed application, professional letter of reference, CV and headshot. They will be contacted by a House Nominating Committee member to be interviewed. Contact Brenna Sadler with any questions.

Regional Trustee - Deadline for submission is April 1. Open regional trustee seats available include: Northeast Region 2 and Southeast Region 4. These seats serve a three-year term with a maximum of two terms, vetted by the House Nominating Committee and elected by their respective region August 1-August 15.