Practice Specialty Elections

Open Positions - 2021 Society Election

Practice Specialty Administrator

• Fire Protection Practice Specialty (immediate opening to June 30, 2022)

Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator

• Engineering Practice Specialty (two-year term July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023)
• Environmental Practice Specialty (Immediate Opening two-year term July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
• Fire Protection Practice Specialty (Immediate Opening two-year term July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
• Healthcare Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator (immediate opening to 6/30/2022 then to Administrator 7/1/22)
• Manufacturing Practice Specialty (two-year term July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023)
• Risk Management Practice Specialty (two-year term July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023)
• Transportation Practice Specialty (Immediate Opening through June 30, 2022 then to Administrator on July 1, 2022)
• Utilities Practice Specialty (two-year term July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023)

Terms

Our practice specialty Administrator and Assistant Administrator serve a two-year term. These volunteer leaders then automatically succeed to the office of administrator for a two-year term.

Requirements

To serve in this role, you must:

• Be a member of ASSP (not including Emeritus and Student)
• Be a member of the respective practice specialty

Nominations Process

Please submit the following materials

• Practice specialty nomination form
• Brief biography (limited to 250 words)
• Platform statement addressing your vision for the position and the respective practice specialty (limited to 300 words)
• Completed conflict of interest statement
• Photo [hi-resolution, small (2 x 3, 300 dpi) or low-resolution, large (8 x 10, 72 dpi]; JPG preferred

All practice specialty elections must be contested (two candidates). ASSP’s Nominations and Elections Committee will keep nominations open past the deadline if we have not received a sufficient number of qualified submissions for an open position.

Resources

• Read Article VIII, Section 9 of ASSP’s bylaws for information on roles and duties
• Read our Society Operating Guideline on accountability for elected ASSP officers
• Read our Society Operating Guideline on criteria for candidates for Society office
• Download a role description for practice specialty assistant administrator
• Download a role description for practice specialty administrator

Other Questions?

Please contact ASSP's governance staff.