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Elections

Elections for WACAC’s Executive Board are held annually. A slate of candidates will be approved by the Nominations Committee and Executive Board. An electronic ballot will be emailed to all WACAC members and must be completed by a specific date. Election results are announced during the WACAC Annual Conference.

WACAC is accepting nominations for 2008-2009 year. A summary of each candidate’s professional qualifications and WACAC expertise will be posted on this website following approval.

The WACAC Executive Board is looking for members who have been active in our organization to run for office.

If you have served on a committee, worked on a college fair, made a presentation at the Spring Conference or at a Share, Learn, and Connect professional development conference, or participated in the Legislative Conference, then you are eligible! We are looking for people with energy and ideas to advance the WACAC mission of serving the professionals who assist students in the school to college transition. Feel free to nominate yourself or your colleagues for service on the dynamic Executive Board. Our organization will pay for travel expenses to required events. The Governance and Nominating Committee will meet in April to determine the final nomination slate for 2008-2009.


The following WACAC Executive Board positions are now open for nomination. Please read the following qualifications to make certain that you or your nominee can fulfill the necessary requirements and time commitment. All candidates must be NACAC and WACAC members in good standing.

  • President-Elect
  • Treasurer
  • Assembly Delegates


All nominees must fill out the Candidate Biographical Form. Final selected candidates will need to submit a Supervisor Approval Form and a digital photograph. Deadline for receipt of nominations is Monday, April 14, 2008.

Job Descriptions and Qualifications

President-Elect

*The nominee for 2008-09 must be from a college/university
Responsibilities:
  • Chair the WACAC Conference Planning Committee
  • Serve on the Fiscal Policy Committee
  • Serve as an appointed NACAC Assembly Delegate at the NACAC National Conferences, attend NACAC’s Leadership Development Institute (LDI) in July of 2008, 09 and 10 and the Legislative Conference in February or March of 2009 and 2010
  • Serve one-year term as President-Elect, a one-year term as President, and a one-year term as Past-President
  • Attend all Summer WACAC Executive Board Retreats [late Summer (TBA)]
  • Plan Summer 2009 WACAC Executive Board Retreat in conjunction with the Conference Coordinator
  • Be a member in good standing of WACAC and NACAC


Treasurer

Responsibilities:
  • Be responsible for all financial records of the corporation.
  • Report the financial condition and results of operations of WACAC to the Executive Board and General Membership
  • Be responsible for the payment of all bills of the corporation.
  • Arrange for annual audit of the financial statements of WACAC
  • Serve as Chair of the Fiscal Policy Committee
  • Serve a three-year term
  • Serve as first alternate Delegate
  • Attend Annual Summer WACAC Retreats (late Summer)
  • Be a member in good standing of WACAC and NACAC


NACAC Assembly Delegates

*For 2008-09, one delegate must be from secondary schools or independent counselors and two from college/universities
Responsibilities:
  • Represent the views of the WACAC membership at the NACAC national conference and serve on the WACAC Executive Board
  • Attend Annual Summer WACAC Retreats (late Summer)
  • Serve a three-year term
  • Be a member in good standing of WACAC and NACAC


Please forward nominations to:

Elsa Heydenreich Clark
Past-President / Chair of Governance and Nominations Committee, Western ACAC
Immaculate Heart High School
5515 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Any questions? Please contact me at 323-461-3651 or eclark@immaculateheart.org