Nominations for the 2025-26 SAIR Board are now being accepted!

SAIR nomination and election season is here! The SAIR Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee are seeking nominations for the 2025 Board and Nominating Committee members.
 
Serving on the SAIR board is a tremendous opportunity for personal and professional growth and will provide a window to learn new skills to apply to your current role or to expand your professional horizons.

Please consider the opportunities of service listed below and nominate yourself, or a colleague, for one of the positions available in this year’s election.  Nominations are due by Friday, April 18th. 

Vice-President & 2026 Conference Program Chair (3-year commitment)
This person will serve a three-year term: first as Vice-President & Conference Chair, second as SAIR President, and the third as the immediate Past-President.  As VP/Program Chair this person will plan, oversee, and execute SAIR’s 2026 conference at the Little Rock Mariott in Little Rock, AR. As SAIR President, this person will lead the organization as SAIR’s most senior officer and chair the SAIR Board of Directors.  As Past-President, this person will conduct site-selection for a future conference, lead SAIR’s election process and chair the Nominating Committee, and chair the Committee on Mission and Goals.
 
Treasurer (2-year commitment)
This person will serve a two-year term and will be responsible for collection of annual membership fees, maintaining the annual listing of membership of the Corporation, payment of duly authorized expenses of the Corporation, preparation of financial reports of the Corporation, and preparation of an annual budget for consideration by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer’s term of office shall run to the end of the calendar year of their second year in order to assist with transition to the new Treasurer.

Members-at-Large (2-year commitment)
These two individuals will serve a two-year term as the Member-at-large for Member Engagement & Marketing, or as the Member-at-Large for Vendor Relations, or in a role assigned by the SAIR President. 

Nominating Committee (1-year commitment)
Persons serving on the SAIR Nominating Committee, working with the Immediate Past-President, are responsible for preparing a slate of qualified candidates from within the SAIR membership to stand for election in 2026.
 
Please note that you do not have to nominate someone for each position to complete the form, and you can nominate more than one person for each position. Nominations can be submitted using the form linked below by April 18, 2025.  When submitting a nomination, you will be asked for the nominee’s name, institution, title, and email address, as well as your reasons for nominating the individual.
 
Submit your nomination here!
 
If you have any questions about the nominations and elections process, please contact pastpresident@sair.org.