Nominations and Elections Committee, 2021

Effective Dates: 
2019 to 2020
AMTE Headquarters
2019 to 2022
Gwen Lloyd, Penn State University, lloyd@psu.edu
Brenda Strassfeld, Touro College, brenda.strassfeld@touro.edu
2020 to 2023
Jenny Bay-Williams, University of Louisville, j.baywilliams@louisville.edu
Randy Philipp, San Diego State University, RPHILIPP@sdsu.edu
2021 to 2024
Courtenay Miller, College of Coastal Georgia, cmiller@ccga.edu
Amber Candela, University of Missouri - St. Louis, amber_candela@hotmail.com

Associate Vice President for Nominations and Elections

Term: 
2020 to 2022
Jenny Bay-Williams
University of Louisville

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.