Marketing, PR & Development Council Call for Executive Committee Nominations

• Be a credit union employee in a affiliated credit union;
• Be a Council member in good standing;
• Be willing and able to serve a three-year term;
• Have the support of his or her employer for the required executive committee activities*: 
  • Attending the annual Conference (5-6 days travel)
  • Attending the annual Strategic Planning Meeting (up to 3 days travel)
  • Attending executive and sub-committee conference online meetings (at least monthly, 1 hour each)
• Have the support of his or her employer to fully participate in required committee volunteering:
  • Spending 50 hours or more (annually) on executive committee work
  • Spending 20-30 hours or more (annually) on a sub-committee as chair or co-chair. Sub-committees work on a variety of items like: 
    • Helping to plan the annual Council Conference
    • Recruiting sponsorships that support the Council and its members
    • Developing resources such as white papers and virtual roundtables 
    • Identifying and judging award winners
    • Finding and onboarding new members and engaging them in the Councils Community

* Travel is mainly reimbursed, but there may be additional expenses

• Experience with credit unions and within your field of expertise
• Strategic thinking and leadership capabilities
• Volunteer experience, with Councils and/or any other industry organizations
• Past involvement and leadership in other boards
• Engagement and familiarity with Councils

Candidates interested in serving are requested to submit the following no later than Friday, January 19th.

• A letter of interest
• A current resume
• A high resolution head shot, and 
• A 100‑150-word campaign statement  

Submit materials to the Chair of the Nominating Committee - Royce Ngaim, CMO of First City Credit Union at rngiam@firstcitycu.org, along with a copy to Lacinda Athen at lathen@cuna.coop. 

The nominating committee will then evaluate and present recommended candidates to the membership for democratic election. The committee will take care to present a slate of candidates that exceeds the number of vacancies and is as geographically and professionally balanced as possible.