Dear CLTA-WA Members:

CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to apply for consideration to serve on the Board of Directors. TWO board seats are open for nomination this year. The Nomination period begins on April 10, 2020 and closes on May 1, 2020.

Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to:

•  be a CLTA-WA member in good standing as of May 1, 2020
•  possess necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as (described in the attached document Board-position-and-duties)
• serve a three-year term commencing on June 1, 2020

All nominations should be received by April 17, 2020. Once nominations have closed, the nomination committee will contact candidates to submit the following by May 1, 2020:

1. A statement of intent
2. A 200-300 word bio

Review of applications will be completed by May 8, 2018.  A list of best qualified candidates will be put forth for the whole membership to vote on and the voting will run from May 8, 2020 until May 22, 2020. New board members will be announced on May 29th, 2020.

Nomination is one of the most important responsibilities and privileges that we have as members of CLTA-WA. This is each members’ chance to select board members who will devote themselves to supporting this organization’s mission to . We would like to strongly encourage you to nominate qualified candidates or self-nominate for director of board positions of CLTA-WA.

Thank you for your time and ongoing support.

Sincerely,

CLTA-WA president and the Election Committee

CLTA-WA would like to congratulate yhe newly elected 2019-2012 board members: Yushen Liu, Chiu-Hsin Lin, Dongmei Wang, and April Yanfei Cao.

Let’s also congratulate our new Vice President, Jingran Wan! She will serve as a Vice President this year, beginning July 1 and President next year.

Dear members,

Are you interested in serving on the CLTA-WA board?  The positions and terms open are: Vice President (3 year commitment) and 4 board members (3 year term).  The Vice President (President-elect) serves the following year as CLTA-WA’s President.

For position descriptions, go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dyo9t4K2jAiHpqSEPQS1HQFdRtnmYDcG/view?usp=sharing

Applications for the 2019 board must be submitted on or before Sunday March 31, 2019. The election will take place from April 7, 2019 through April 28, 2019. We anticipate candidates will be notified of the outcome of the election no later than May 4, 2019.

If you are interested, please use the application link below.
https://goo.gl/forms/erO0VFalB017hosb2 

If you have any questions, please contact Lotus Perry or Zoe Jiang. We look forward to hearing from you!

Lotus Perry
2019 Nomination Committee Chair
Email:  perry@pugetsound.edu

Zoe Jiang
2018-2019 CLTA-WA President
Email: president@clta-wa.org

Voting Instructions for Vice President and Board of Directors 

Please take few minutes to view candidates’ bios before casting your vote. 2018_CLTA-WA Candidates’ Bios

Each member can vote for One vice president candidate and Four board of director candidates.  All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the Election Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such CLTA-WA election decisions.

Complete the form below to cast your votes. Click on “Yes” next to the names of the candidates you would like to vote for. Click on “No” next to the name(s) of the candidate(s) you are not voting for.

Please note: select either “Yes” or “No” for ALL candidates. If neither is checked, your votes will not be submitted successfully.  Elections close on 2018-04-23. Thank you for voting!

* Candidates for Board of Directors are arranged in the alphabetical order.

Currently CLTA-WA has four openings for board members to start June 2018. CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to either be nominated by fellow members or apply on their own.

Nominations for these positions open on March 11, 2018 and will close on March 25, 2018.

Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to:

• be a CLTA-WA member in good standing as of March 25, 2018
• possess the necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as described in the attached document Board-position-and-duties
• be willing to serve a three-year term (June 2018-June 2021)

Please log in to the CLTA-WA website to fill out the nomination form below:

The committee will contact nominees to verify if they wish to advance to the next step of the nomination process. Those that wish to pursue the role of board member will be required to submit their bios by April 1, 2018. Below are the bio requirements:

• Submit a short bio in English including a statement of intent (about 200-300 words in length, preferably in one paragraph)
• Send to the Nomination Committee via email to Yea-Jae (Pollyanna) Wang at yeawan@yahoo.com

Review of the Statement of intent and bio will be completed by April 9, 2018.  A list of qualified candidates will be put forth for membership vote starting on April 9, 2018 and will remain open until April 23, 2018.The new board members will be announced on May 3, 2018.

This is our opportunity to select board members who are devoted to serving our organization.  We strongly encourage you to nominate qualified candidates or apply for those positions. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

CLTA-WA president and the Election Committee

Dear members,

On behalf of the 2016-2017 CLTA-WA Board, I am pleased to announce the Vice President-elect and the Directors-elect for the 2017-18 CLTA-WA Board:
Vice President:  Zoe Jiang
Directors:  Yaqi Bick, Zoe Jiang, Jeremy Smith

The directors-elect will serve a 3-year term from 2017-2020, and the Vice President-elect will serve as President in 2018-19.

Congratulations! Thank-you to all the other candidates for their willingness to serve and thank-you to our members for voting!

CLTA-WA’s 2016 Annual General Meeting is on Saturday, June 3.  Please save the date. Details about the AGM will be sent out later in May.

​Hope to see you all there!

Best regards,

Xiaofeng Foster 潘晓峰

President, CLTA-WA 2016-2017

Voting Instructions for Board Director Seats and Vice President:

Please view candidates’ 2016 bios.

Each member can vote for up to THREE board director candidates and ONE VP candidate. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the Election Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such CLTA-WA election decisions. Please select up to THREE from the board director candidate list below by clicking on “Yes” next to the names of the candidates you would like to vote for. Click on “No” next to the name(s) of the candidate(s) you are not voting for. Please note: select either “Yes” or “No” for ALL candidates. If neither is checked, your votes will not be submitted successfully. Please also vote for the VP candidate. (Candidates ordered alphabetically)

Elections close on 2016-04-25. Thank you for voting!

CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to apply for consideration to serve on the Board of Directors
THREE board seats are open for nomination.
Nomination opens on March 14, 2016, closes on March 21, 2016
Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to
• be a CLTA-WA member in good standing as of March 21, 2016
• possess necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as described in the attached document Board-position-and-duties
• serve a three-year term

Once the nomination is closed, selection committee will contact candidates to submit the following by April 4, 2016:
• statement of intent
• resume
Review of application will be completed by April 10, 2016.  A list of best qualified candidates will be put forth for the whole membership to vote and the voting will run from April 11, 2016 until April 25, 2016. New board members will be announced on May 4th, 2016.

Voting Instructions for Board Director Seats:

Please view candidates’ Bios.

Each member can vote for up to FIVE candidates. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the Election Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such CLTA-WA election decisions. Please select up to FIVE from the list below by clicking on “True” next to the names of the candidates you like to vote for. Click on “False” next to the name(s) of the candidate(s) you are not voting for. Please note: select either “True” or “False” for ALL candidates. If neither is checked, your votes will not be submitted successfully.

Elections close on 2015-04-26. Thank you for voting!

CLTA-WA invites qualified individuals to apply for consideration to serve on the Board of Directors
Five board seats are open for nomination.
Nomination opens on March 24, 2015, closes on March 31, 2015
Please note that CLTA-WA board members need to
• be a CLTA-WA member in good standing as of March 31, 2015
• possess necessary qualities and skills and be willing to perform the duties as described in the attached document Board position and duties
• serve a three-year term

Once the nomination is closed, selection committee will contact candidates to submit the following by April 5:
• statement of intent
• resume
Review of application will be completed by April 12.  At this time, a list of best qualified candidates of a board selected number will be put forth for the whole membership to vote and elect final list of new Board members on April 26, 2015. New board members will start their term of service on May 31, 2015 after the transition meeting.