Nominations and Elections Committee

Effective Dates: 
2023 to 2024
AMTE Headquarters
2021 to 2024
Courtenay Miller, College of Coastal Georgia, cmiller@ccga.edu
Amber Candela, University of Missouri - St. Louis, amber_candela@hotmail.com
2020 to 2024
Jenny Bay Williams, University of Louisville, j.baywilliams@louisville.edu
2022 to 2025
Carlos Lopez Leiva, University of New Mexico, callopez@unm.edu
2023 to 2026
Will Tidwell, Morehead State University, wstidwell95@gmail.com
Ruby Ellis, North Carolina State University, rellis7@ncsu.edu

Associate Vice President for Nominations and Elections

Term: 
2022 to 2024
Amber Candela
University of Missouri - St. Louis

Solicits nominations and compiles a slate of nominees; prepares the content for the ballot.

The Nominations and Elections Committee is charged to promote the mission and goals of AMTE by:

  • Nominating a pool of high quality candidates, all of whom have agreed to run for office, for each open office or Board position and presenting the slate of candidates to the President and Executive Director.
  • Seeking, to the extent possible, diversity across the leadership of AMTE with regard to gender, geographic representation, race and ethnicity.
  • Seeking input from the membership as well as Presidents of the AMTE affiliate groups regarding nominations for open leadership positions.
  • Supporting all aspects of the election process including soliciting candidate biographies, notifying candidates and their supervisors that they will be placed on the slate of candidates, and ensuring that the voting process adheres to the Constitution and By-laws of AMTE.
  • Reviewing and evaluating the nomination and election process, making recommendations to the Board as needed.
  • Preparing an annual report for the AMTE Board of Directors.