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DAMA-I Election 2023

Nominations

CandidacyNomineeMember ChapterNominating ChapterBio
PresidentPeter AikenDAMA Central VirginiaDAMA Central Virginia2023-bio-peter-aiken
PresidentMissy StewartDAMA WisconsinDAMA Wisconsin2023-bio-missy-stewart
VP Member ServicesEkkehard SchwartzDAMA GermanDAMA German2023-bio-ekkehard-schwartz
VP Member ServicesBaowei ZhengDAMA ShanghaiDAMA Shanghai2023-bio-baowei-zheng
VP Member ServicesCesar TicasDAMA New York CityDAMA New York City2023-bio-cesar-ticas
VP Online ServicesJames AnfieldDAMA ChicagoDAMA Chicago2023-bio-james-anfield
VP Online ServicesBo HuDAMA ShanghaiDAMA Shanghai2023-bio-bo-hu

The Process

Election Cycle 1 Open Positions

  • President
  • VP Member Services
  • VP Online Services

Click to review: 2023 DAMA-I Election Process

The Calendar

DATEEVENT
26 Jun 2023Determine eligibility and intention of Board Members
30 Jun 2023Appoint Committee Chair
Solicit Committee members
06 Jul 2023Verify eligibility and acceptance
10 Jul 2023Request Board appoint committee members
Prepare Process and Calendar
Request Committee review document and provide feedback
Committee certifies final
12 Jul 2023Present to Board for review
14 Jul 2023Board comments due to committee; Committee reviews
17  Jul 2023Committee approves any changes, finalizes Process and Calendar
20 Jul 2023Present final to Board
Committee approves web content versions
Submit DAMA.org update request
31 Jul 2023Finalize the Nominations Form
01 Aug 2023Open Nominations. Notify eligible chapters
Call for nominations
Verify nominations as received; verify the nominee's eligibility and obtain consent to serve;
verify chapter eligibility to nominate and authority of chapter representative to act on behalf of the chapter;
collect bios and statements from nominees
31 Aug 2023Close nomination acceptance
04 Sep 2023Complete all nominee verifications
Prepare Nomination Report
15 Sep 2023Submit Report for Committee approval
17 Sep 2023Present Report to Board
22 Sep 2023Publish Ballot/Balloting Begins
28 Sep 2023PC Town Hall(s) for candidate Q&A forum
10 Nov 2023Ballots close, voting ends, no more votes accepted
16 Nov 2023Determine which nominee received the most votes and if any exceptions (tie vote or two from the same chapter)
require Board action as specified in Section 3.7.4 of the Bylaws
30 Nov 2023Submit Report for Committee review and certification
03 Dec 2023Present report of result of election to Board
11 Dec 2023Publish results on DAMA.org
01 Jan 2023Start new term

The Committee

RoleName
ChairFrank Kadwell
DAMA-I Board of Directors Representative(s)Cathy Nolan, Andrew Andrews
Central Membership RepresentativeRyan Owens
Presidents' Council Representative(s)James Wang, Eugene Desyatnik, Ron Legere

Nominee Limitations and Considerations

  1. Incumbent nominees seeking reelection are confirmed eligible for reelection.
  2. Each nomination is verified as valid, accurate, and eligible.

The Eligible Voting Chapters

(as of 31 July 2023, 23:59 UTC)

DAMA Argentina DAMA DACH DAMA Iowa DAMA NetherlandsDAMA Rocky Mountain
DAMA Australia DAMA Denmark DAMA Italy DAMA New EnglandDAMA Shanghai
DAMA BeLux DAMA Ecuador DAMA Ireland DAMA New York Capital RegionDAMA South Africa
DAMA Brazil DAMA Edmonton DAMA Japan DAMA New York CityDAMA Spain
DAMA Calgary DAMA Finland DAMA Kansas City DAMA NorwayDAMA Thailand - Bangkok
DAMA Central Ohio DAMA France DAMA Kazakhstan-Astana DAMA PeruDAMA United Kingdon
DAMA Central Virginia DAMA Georgia DAMA Korea DAMA PhiladelphiaDAMA Vancouver
DAMA Chicago DAMA Germany DAMA Mexico DAMA PhoenixDAMA Wisconsin
DAMA Chile DAMA Houston DAMA Minnesota DAMA PolandIRMAC
DAMA China - Hong Kong DAMA Hungary - Budapest DAMA Montreal DAMA Portland
DAMA Columbia DAMA Indiana DAMA NCR/RCN DAMA Puget Sound