2010 FLASLA Elections

Chapter Leadership Positions

The results of the 2010 election for Executive Committee positions is as follows:

Trustee (2010-2013)
Dana K. Worhtington, ASLA

President Elect (2010-2013)
Emily O'Mahoney, ASLA

Secretary (2010-2012)
Jonathan Haigh, ASLA

Member-at-Large | Advocacy & Licensure (2010-2012)
Patrick Hodges, ASLA

Member-at-Large | Education & Research (2010-2012)
Mary N. Bates, ASLA

Member-at-Large | Leadership & Membership (2010-2011)
Kevin Cavaioli, FASLA

Member-at-Large | Public Relations & Marketing (2010-2011)
Michael Pape, ASLA

Broward Section Chair (2010-2012)
Adam McGuire, ASLA

Daytona Section Chair (2010-2012)
Jan Stern

Gainesville Section Chair (2010-2012)
Buford Davis, ASLA

Orlando Section Chair (2010-2012)
Leah Chambers, ASLA

Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Section Chair (2010-2012)
Jeff Brophy, ASLA

Tallahassee Section Chair (2010-2011)**
J. David Malcolm, ASLA

* All terms start/end at the conclusion of the National ASLA Annual Meeting of the years designated.
** Tallahassee Section Chair will be elected to a one year term in order to balance chair rotations at 5 per year.

How do all of these positions relate to each other?

The Florida Chapter ASLA Chapter Elections were open to all Fellows, Members and Associate Members as of the May 2010 membership roster.

Incoming officers and other members of the Executive Committee shall assume office at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Society and shall hold office until their successors are installed.

For a description of duties for each position please see below. For further information, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee or any of the Florida Chapter ASLA leadership.

Nominations Committee

Kenn Bates, ASLA - Chair (2010 President Elect / Orlando Section)
Phil Graham, FASLA (Tampa Bay Section)
Kevin White, ASLA (Jacksonville Section)
Dylan Roden, Associate ASLA (Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Section)

Duties of Office - Chapter Executive Committee and Officers

The Florida Chapter ASLA is administered by an Executive Committee comprised of the officers; the section chairs; and at-large members-of whom at least one shall be an Associate Member-as the Chapter may determine necessary and appropriate. The Executive Committee also includes student chapter presidents and such other nonvoting members as the Executive Committee may determine necessary and appropriate.  The Chapter officers are the trustee, the president, the immediate past president, the president elect, the secretary, and the treasurer. The trustee, president, president-elect, and immediate past president shall be Full Members.

Office of Trustee:
The trustee shall: be informed on Chapter and Society goals and objectives, policies and procedures, programs and services, and activities and events; serve as an officer on the Executive Committee of the Chapter and serve as the Chapter representative on the Board of Trustees of the Society; facilitate the conduct of the business of the Society by bringing the Chapter perspective to the Board of Trustees and the national perspective to the Executive Committee and Members of the Chapter; facilitate the conduct of the business of the Board of Trustees by serving on standing councils or committees, special study groups or task forces, or as a representative or delegate of the Society; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter trustee or as may be assigned or delegated by the Board of Trustees of the Society and the Executive Committee of the Chapter.

Office of President Elect:
The president-elect shall be a Full Member and elected for a term of three years; serving in succession for one year as president-elect, one year as president, and one year as immediate past president.

The president-elect shall: in consultation with the Executive Committee, select for appointment when he or she assumes office as president the chairs and members of standing committees, other committees, and any special study groups or task forces; represent and act for the Chapter as directed by the president and consistent with the policies of the Society as established by the Board of Trustees; serve as acting president when designated by the president or the Executive Committee; serve ex officio as a member of the Nominating Committee; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter president-elect or as may be assigned or delegated by the president.

The president serves the membership and the Executive Committee. The president shall: set the time, place, and agenda for meetings of the Executive Committee; call special meetings of the Chapter; preside at meetings of the Chapter and the Executive Committee; represent and act for the Chapter as directed by the Executive Committee and consistent with the policies of the Society as established by the Board of Trustees; in consultation with the Executive Committee, appoint the chairs and Members of standing committees, other committees, and any special study groups or task forces; dismiss appointees for failure to act or other cause; serve as a member of the Chapter Presidents Council; oversee the management and administration of Chapter programs and budgets as adopted by the Executive Committee; designate and relieve an acting president; appoint interim trustees when vacancies occur during term; provide supporting statements to the Society for Emeritus Status, Limited Status, Temporary Limited Status, and Waiver of Dues applicants; report on the state of the Chapter at the annual meeting of the Chapter; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter president, or as may be assigned or delegated by the Executive Committee.
 
The immediate past president shall: represent and act for the Chapter as directed by the president and consistent with the policies of the Society as established by the Board of Trustees; serve as acting president when designated by the president or the Executive Committee; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter immediate past president or as may be assigned or delegated by the president.
 
Office of Secretary:
The Secretary shall be a Full or Associate Member elected for a term of two years. The secretary shall: maintain a record of the proceedings of the business meetings of the Chapter and the Executive Committee; prepare and issue notices of the meetings of the Chapter and the Executive Committee; prepare, issue, and receive ballots; administer annual and special elections and notify candidates of election results; serve ex officio as a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee; maintain the Constitution and Bylaws of the Chapter; certify documents; and perform such other duties as are customary for the office of chapter secretary or as may be assigned or delegated by the president. The secretary shall maintain a record copy of all official Chapter correspondence, publications, meeting minutes, and the Bylaws and Constitution. This record shall be forwarded to the succeeding secretary and to the association manager at the end of each term. Annually, a backup copy of this record shall be placed in safe storage at a secure location.

Member-at-Large:
The at-large members shall be Full or Associate Members elected by the Full and Associate Members of the Chapter for terms of two years***. The education and research at-large member and the advocacy and licensure at-large member shall be elected during even numbered years. The public relations and marketing at-large member and the leadership and membership at-large member shall be elected during odd numbered years.

*** In 2010, the at-large members for public relations & marketing and leadership & membership shall be elected to terms of one year each in order to begin the rotating election cycle as governed by the FLASLA Bylaws adopted January 23, 2010.

Section Chair:
The Section Chair shall be a Full or Associate Member elected for a term of two years. The Section Chair coordinates the functions of the Section and assumes the office of Chair at the end of the current Section Chair's term. Administration of Chapter sections is vested in the section chairs. The section chairs shall: be informed on Chapter goals and objectives, policies and procedures, programs and services, and activities and events; serve as a member of and represent the section on the Executive Committee of the Chapter; facilitate the conduct of the business of the Chapter by bringing the section perspective to the Executive Committee and the Chapter perspective to the members of the section; facilitate the conduct of the business of the Executive Committee serving on standing or other committees or special study groups or task forces; and perform such other duties as are customary for the position of section chair or as may be assigned or delegated by the Executive Committee of the Chapter.

For additional information on the above listed offices, or for opportunities for volunteering on committees, you may also contact any member of the Florida Chapter ASLA Executive Committee.