APAN Co-Chair Election

Taken from Windi and Irene's email

APAN CO-CHAIR ELECTION

As Convention comes near, it is time to hold the APAN co-chair election. As you know, the APAN co-chair terms are staggered, so Bernie Liang will continue as co-chair for another year as Windi Sasaki will move to the past chair position. The election process will be held prior to Convention so that the incoming co-chair can start his/her term in Washington DC.

Here is the election timeline:

• 2/9 – Nominations can be submitted to Windi Sasaki at wsasaki@ucsd.edu; nominations of others or self-nominations are accepted; nominees will be contacted to accept the nomination and to submit a one-paragraph goal statement
• 2/16 – Candidates’ goal statements due to Windi Sasaki (wsasaki@ucsd.edu)
• 2/23 – 3/9 – Voting open (online process) *
• 3/11 – All candidates will be contacted to inform them of the election result
• 3/13 – Announcement of new co-chair will be sent to the APAN listserv, with copies to other APIDA organizations

* Voting will be open to APAN members who are on the listserv. Please take a few moments to register for the APAN listserv. It is open to ACPA members. After logging in on the Membership page, click on "View all Stancing Committees" under Committees. You will need to join the Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs, which APAN is a part of. Return to the main membership page and click on “Manage my email subscriptions” under “myRECORD.” You should see “CMA – Asian Pacific American Network” as an option; if you do not, please contact ACPA, or Windi for further assistance.

Specific responsibilities for the co-chairs include:

• Providing leadership and vision for APAN
• Soliciting involvement and developing leadership in APAN to ensure its longevity
• Coordinating regular meetings of the APAN Leadership Team
• Serving as a member of the CMA directorate
• Overseeing the APAN Leadership Team selection process
• Participating in the CMA summer leadership meeting
• Serving for one year as past chair at the conclusion of term

Serving as APAN co-chair is extraordinarily rewarding. We have valued the opportunity to network and collaborate with colleagues nationally. Co-chairs coordinate network activities and programs with an incredible network leadership team. The APAN co-chairs serve on the directorate of the ACPA Standing Committee on Multicultural Affairs, which is another wonderful group of colleagues with whom to work. The co-chairs also collaborate with leaders of the NASPA API Knowledge Community, the API network in NCORE (APINCORE), Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), and higher education professionals in Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP). It’s a great time to assume leadership of APAN, and we encourage all members to consider serving in this capacity.

If you have specific questions about the co-chair role or the election process, contact Windi at wsasaki@ucsd.edu. Please nominate yourself or your colleagues by Monday, February 9 at 5:00 pm PST.

Warmly,

Irene Kao and Windi Sasaki