IOA Seeks Nominations for 2021 Board of Directors

The International Ombudsman Association is seeking nominations for Directors who will serve a three-year term starting at the end of March 2021. Six directors have terms that expire: Steve Prevaux, CO-OP (Board VP); Roy Baroff, CO-OP; Suzanne Diviney, CO-OP; Jessica Kuchta-Miller, CO-OP; Sana Manjeshwar, CO-OP; and Mauricio (Reese) Ramos, CO-OP.

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Member or Retired Member of the Association, and
• At least one of the following sets of qualifications:
• Currently hold active status as a Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner and three years of organizational ombudsman work experience and three years of Association membership immediately prior to assuming office; OR
• Completion of the IOA course Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice and five years of organizational ombudsman work experience and three years of Association membership immediately prior to assuming office; OR
• Seven or more years of organizational ombudsman work experience and three years of Association membership immediately prior to assuming office.

Here is the schedule for the board election:

November 11, 2020 – Call for Nominations close

December 10, 2020 – Board votes on a slate of candidates proposed by the Nominating & Governance Committee

December 22, 2020 – Election period opens 

January 29, 2021 – Election period closes

February 2021 – Election results announced to IOA members

March 2021 – New Board members will begin their term following the IOA Annual Business Meeting

(IOA Board Nominations.)

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