SASFAA President-Elect Information
Submitted by Zita Barree, Nominations & Elections Committee
Chair
The polls for SASFAA’s 2015 election will open
in two weeks on February 12! To help you prepare, between now and
then, I will be high-lighting each office for which you will be asked to vote
by sharing with you what the SASFAA Policy & Procedure Manual describes as
the duties of these positions.
The first office you will be asked to select a
candidate for is the office of President-Elect. This is a three year
term; spending one year as President-Elect, one year as President, and one year
as Immediate Past President.
The candidates for the office of President-Elect
are:
- Marian Dill (4 year private, Lee University – Tennessee)
- Sharon Oliver (4 year public, N.C. Central University – North Carolina)
You can learn more about these candidates by
reviewing their candidate statement and biographical information on the SASFAA
website at www.sasfaa.org/elections.
The SASFAA Policy & Procedure Manual
describes the duties of these positions as follows:
5.2 President
The president serves as the chief executive
officer of the Association and presides at all Board and business meetings. In
this capacity the president:
a.
provides leadership and
direction to all activities of the Association, the Board and all standing
and ad hoc committees;
b.
prior to the NASFAA
2013-2014 year, represents SASFAA as a voting member in the Board
meetings, including Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Inc.
(NASFAA). Beginning with the NASFAA 2013-2014 year, represents
SASFAA as an observer in the Board meetings of the National Association of
Student Financial Aid Administrators, Inc. (NASFAA), serves as an
alternate voting member in the absence of the SASFAA Past President, provides
reports of NASFAA activities to the SASFAA Board and publishes reports in the
SASFAA Nine News or on the website as appropriate;
c.
selects all committee chairs
and liaisons. Works with committee chairs on finalizing committee members, who
are subject to final approval of the Board at the first board meeting;
d.
serves as ex-officio
member of all committees;
e.
approves expenditures
and has authority to pay bills;
f.
submits a written annual
report on the year’s activities to Association members; and
g.
represents SASFAA at
selected SASFAA affiliated state meetings.
5.3 President-Elect
The president-elect assists the president and
prepares for the term of office. Additional responsibilities of the
president-elect include the following:
a.
serves as
parliamentarian to the Board;
b.
until the NASFAA
2013-2014 year, serves as the alternate voting representative to the
NASFAA Board of Directors, provides reports of NASFAA activities to the
SASFAA Board and publishes reports in the SASFAA Nine News or on the Web site
as appropriate. Beginning with the NASFAA 2013-2014 year, this position will no
longer serve on the NASFAA Board of Directors;
c.
represents SASFAA at
selected SASFAA affiliated state meetings;
d.
reviews the Manual and
makes recommendations for changes to the Board or the appropriate committee;
e.
conducts an orientation
session at the annual conference for state presidents-elect; advises and
counsels the president as needed;
f.
begins initial planning
for the next annual conference and for the promotion of the event;
g.
selects all committee
chairs and liaisons. Works with committee chairs on selecting committee members
utilizing a volunteer form;
h.
consults with the Board
and budget chair in developing future initiatives; and
i.
performs other duties as
requested by the president.
5.7 Immediate Past President
The Immediate past president assists the
president and serves as chair of the nominations and elections, awards and the
governance and planning committees. In this capacity the past president:
a.
presents a slate of
candidates in accordance with the election schedule or calendar for
president-elect, secretary, treasurer and vice president to the Board;
b.
solicits nominations for
Association awards and presents the awards committee recommendations to the
Board;
c.
performs the duties of
the president in the absence of both the president and vice president;
d.
serves as a SASFAA
voting representative to the Board of Directors of NASFAA.
e.
conducts an annual
review of the strategic long-range plan and presents a written report at the
June board meeting; and
f.
performs other duties as
requested by the president.
