FY2025 Application for SWANA Board of Director's Secretary

The online application requests the following information for each candidate:

• Number of years you have been a SWANA member in good standing
• A summary of your integrated and solid waste resource management experience
• A summary of your SWANA governance experience
• A summary of your professional experience
• A summary of your interpersonal and communication skills

You will also be required to upload the following to complete your nomination:

• Your professional resume, including SWANA involvement
• A letter of interest, including a description of your vision for implementing SWANA's strategic plan and your leadership goals as a SWANA officer
• Letters of support from your SWANA chapter and/or Technical Division. Both are preferred, where applicable.
• Letters of support or other documentation supporting candidate’s contribution to SWANA
• Letter of support from your employer, where applicable. This letter of support must include language that acknowledges the candidate’s obligation to attend officer and board meetings and teleconferences; to attend WASTECON; to attend other SWANA events as invited to represent the Association (as available); and to generally devote the time required to fulfill the duties of office for a five-year period.

The Nominating Committee must use the following selection criteria as minimum standards in identification of a candidate for Secretary:

1. Candidates must have been active SWANA members for a minimum of five years.
2. Candidates must have participated in the governance of SWANA as local chapter officers/directors, and/or as Board members, Advisory Board delegates and/or as active members of standing committee or Technical Division leadership committee.
3. Candidates must not currently be officers or directors in any organization whose governance would conflict with SWANA’s best interests and understand that they cannot take on any obligation that would cause a conflict as long as they are a SWANA officer.
4. Candidates must contribute to the diversity of SWANA officers and Board of Directors (BOD) members, including, without limitation, some or all the following characteristics as considered and determined by the Nominating Committee.
   • Public/private sector experience, both types of public entities (such as cities or other municipalities, counties, authorities) and private entities (such as small/large corporations).
   • Business sector experience (such as financial, legal, consulting, manufacturers, sales, services, contractors, suppliers.)
   • Experience in some aspect of planning, leading, operating, or regulating an integrated waste management system (regulatory, collection, waste conversion or energy recovery, disposal, recycling, composting, special waste.)
   • Professional skills, such as technical, financial, management.
5. Candidates must be effective facilitators and portray a positive image for SWANA through the demonstration of the following characteristics:
   • Interpersonal skills (leadership, consensus-building)
   • Communication skills (public speaking, presentations, meeting facilitation, responsiveness.)
   • Expressed vision for implementing SWANA’s strategic plan and his/ her leadership goals as a SWANA officer.
   • Other characteristics the Nominating Committee believes are appropriate to consider.

At the discretion of the Nominating Committee, there may be a virtual interview of the top candidates for Secretary.