Board Nomination

The IHFDA Board is opening the nominations for two Board positions, Director of Administration and Director of Membership. Each of these positions has a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31st, 2027.

The Director of Administration is responsible for keeping the minutes of all the meetings of the membership or the Board, all official correspondence and notices of the organization in accordance with the provisions of the organization’s bylaws. The Director of Administration shall maintain documents and oversee document storage and version control, coordinate routine document reviews and updates, and assist with conference planning such as hotel/venue booking and accommodations as well as perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Board.  

 The Director of Membership shall be available to members of the organization as a point of contact for questions and information sharing, they shall focus on member retention, recruitment, outreach, routine communication, and member satisfaction and engagement. This position will collaborate with other board positions such as Marketing and Communications to ensure the needs of members are prioritized.

Only members who have been members in good standing for a minimum of two years are eligible as nominees for the open Board positions. A member shall be nominated for office by another member in good standing or by self-nomination. The nomination period is open now through August 7, 2024. Nomination of candidates for the Board will take place electronically, if you are a member in good standing and wish to nominate someone for either position please use the form below.

IHFDA requires that its executive board members avoid any conflict or appearance of a conflict of interest between their own interests and the interests of the IHFDA organization in decision-making within the organization, its suppliers, contractors, and all other organizations or individuals doing or seeking to do business with the organization. Therefore, individuals who work for or represent vendors, suppliers, or contractors that market or sell products and/or services to IHFDA members are not eligible to be elected for an IHFDA Board position with voting privileges.

For elections, each person who is presently a member shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers. Voting will be opened once the Board approves the final slate of candidates and will be made available electronically in the end of August or early September. If any board position remains open after elections the Board may appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the next election or decide by majority vote to leave the position vacant and delegate responsibilities to another Board member. Results of the election will be shared at the annual conference the end of September.