| Session Title: Leadership Recruitment and the Road to the American Evaluation Association Board of Directors |
| Think Tank Session 343 to be held in Capitol Ballroom Section 4 on Thursday, Nov 6, 3:35 PM to 4:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Chair(s): |
| Sarita Davis, Georgia State University, skdavis04@yahoo.com |
| Discussant(s): |
| Debra Rog, Westat, debrarog@westat.com |
| Karen E Kirkhart, Syracuse University, kirkhart@syr.edu |
| Sarita Davis, Georgia State University, skdavis04@yahoo.com |
| Rakesh Mohan, Idaho Legislature, rmohan@ope.idaho.gov |
| Stanley Capela, HeartShare Human Services, stan.capela@heartshare.org |
| Abstract: An organization’s strength and viability is dependent on strong leadership. A major component of such leadership resides with the AEA Board and its commitment to identify future leaders as well as foster a culture that encourages member participation to seek nomination to the Board. One of the major drawbacks is often a lack of knowledge on the part of members on what are the key ingredients to becoming a viable candidate for the Board. Further, there are those members who seek nomination and often fail to either be selected for the slate or who run for the Board but do not win. The purpose of this session is to provide several case studies of individuals who have participated on the Board over the past few years. They will provide an overview of their experience as well as the highs and lows of seeking nomination to the Board. Further, the session will help educate members on the role of the nominations and elections committee as well as the leadership task force to assist members who may seek to run for the board and/or who have lost and want additional information on steps that can be taken to increase the likelihood of winning a slot on the board. The overall purpose of this session is to help the organization identify future leaders but more importantly encourage greater member participation by seeking nomination to the board and further strengthening organization capacity. |