The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) announced they will select five seats for their board of directors for 2016 through an online election process, rather than from the floor of the conference, as they have done in the past. There is no AFMTE conference this year.
AFMTE’s Leadership Development Committee (LDC) submitted a proposed slate for members to consider. People are encouraged to visit the AFMTE 2016 Election Slate page and watch the interview of each candidate. Alliance members will have the opportunity to accept the slate or nominate individuals to contest one or more of the available seats. The LDC issued a statement reminding individuals that “alternate candidate(s) must be voting members in good standing and must have agreed to be nominated.”
If no new candidates are put forward during the 2016 Annual Business meeting, the candidates will be elected by acclamation. The proposed slate for the Board includes: Cherie Sohnen-Moe (incumbent), Pete Whitridge (incumbent), Beverly Giroud (open seat, currently occupied by Su Bibik), Karen Hobson (open seat occupied by Gloria Lawrence), and Stan Dawson (incumbent).
AFMTE Members are encouraged to participate in the election by responding to the election email from the LDC by July 15, 2016.
For more information about AFMTE, visit their website here.
