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Call for Nominations! 2023 SBC Board of Directors Election

Your Opportunity to Lead!
Posted on June 1, 2023

The 2023 election for the Safer Buildings Coalition Board of Directors is coming up. As always, we strongly encourage our members to vote in this election — and to consider putting your name on the 2023 ballot and help the Coalition continue to make a difference. With four positions in play, there's a very good opportunity to take a seat on the Board. 

Nominations Accepted UNTIL July 15 @ 5PM PDT

For complete instructions about this year's election, please
Download and Read the UPDATED 2023 Bylaws and Election Manual

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CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Electing this year: 

  • Vice President – Term: 1 year
  • Secretary – Term: 2 years
  • Treasurer – Term: 3 Years
  • At-Large Director [Elect Odd Years] – Term: 2 years

 Nominations:

  • Accepted between June 1 & July 15 @ 5PM PDT

How to vote:

  • The election will be conducted by electronic ballot between July 15th and August 15th

How to run
Interested in throwing your hat in the ring for one of the three open positions? 

Members interested in running for the Board are asked to provide:

  • The position for which you are running
  • Your current resume
  • Indication that your organization authorizes you to run for and hold an SBC Board seat

Why you should run
The overarching reasons is that you believe in and support the mission.

The importance to the Safer Buildings Coalition is that this provides objective, third-party oversight to ensure proper governance and afford strategic guidance to the future of the SBC mission.

Here are some top reasons to participate on the SBC Board:

  • You'll build your network. 
  • You'll gain a new skillset. 
  • You can learn to perfect the art of persuasion. 
  • You'll grow as a leader.

Many changes coming to the current SBC Board:
  • Current SBC Board VP David Adams will become President of the Board.
  • Current SBC Board President Prince Niyyar will step into the role of Immediate Past President.
  • Current SBC Immediate Past President Dennis Burns completes his 1-year term and remains on the Past President’s Committee
  • Treasurer Ron Schachter completes his 3-year term
  • Secretary Richard Roberts completes his 2-year term
  • Current At-Large Office Scott Umemoto has fulfilled his extended term

About the different roles: 

• President: The President is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The President shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, generally supervise, direct, and control the business and the officers of the corporation. He/she shall preside at all meetings of the members and at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He/she shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the bylaws. The President automatically becomes the Immediate Past President at the conclusion of their term as President.

 • Immediate Past President: The Immediate Past President is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The President automatically becomes the Immediate Past President at the conclusion of their term as President.

 • Vice President: The Vice President is a voting member of the Board of Directors. In the absence or disability of the president, the Vice President shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The Vice President automatically becomes President at the conclusion of their term as Vice President. The Vice President must meet the qualifications to serve as President.

 • Treasurer: The Treasurer is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall have oversight (but not clerical or administrative responsibility) of the organization’s financial accounts and other matters customarily included in financial statements; shall act as financial officer and have oversight of the financial condition of SBC; and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the bylaws. Actual bookkeeping and financial systems are managed by an outsourced accounting firm – these duties are not the responsibility of the Treasurer.

 • Secretary: The Secretary is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall keep and maintain the minutes of all the meetings and actions of directors, the names of those present at such meetings, the number of members present or represented at members’ meetings, and the proceedings of such meetings; shall keep a record of the corporation’s members, showing the names of all members, their addresses, and the class of membership held by each; and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the bylaws.

 • At-Large Director (Two, one term commencing in Odd years, one term commencing in Even years): The At-Large Director is a voting member of the Board of Directors. Together with the Executive Director and the Managing Director, the At-Large Director is a liaison for Safer Buildings Coalition’s general membership. He/she shall keep abreast of the concerns and activities of the general membership, and advise on programming and other courses of action. 

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