Charge and responsibilities:
The Committee will oversee the nominations and election process each year, by determining vacancies, by reviewing candidate applications, by conducting candidate and reference interviews, and participating in thoughtful deliberations via scheduled committee meetings that ensure a slate of candidates for the Apra Board of Directors and Executive Committee is presented to the membership for a vote. Consideration will be given to maintaining diverse representation on the board, aligned with and informed by Apra’s Statement of Inclusion principles.
Term of Service:
The Chair and all members of the Nominations Committee will serve a one-year term, typically commencing in September and ending in August.
Time Commitment:
The committee will typically meet via conference call in at least three meetings. The committee will additionally conduct telephone interviews of the candidates over 2-3 days, and will be available to gather feedback from candidates’ references. Nominations Committee members are expected to attend all scheduled conference calls. All committee members must commit to attending all interview calls and the call to determine the slate of candidates. It is estimated that the nominations and election work of the committee will be completed in twenty (20) meeting hours between the months of January and April.
Members:
Chair: Sharise Harrison, Assistant Vice President of Advancement Services and Prospect Management, Sacramento State University
Maryann Aguiar, Deputy Director, High Net Worth - Prospect Development · Yale University
Barron Cato, Director, Data Science & Analytics, Strategic Analytics & Insights, University of Washington
Catherine Flaatten, MPH, CFRE, Associate Vice President of Prospect Development, BWF Zuri
Jill Meister, Director of Prospect Development, Yale University
Melissa Stepno, President & CEO, The Helen Brown Group LLC, Managing Director, DAFinitive
Staff: Kirsten Singleton, Executive Director