Board & Officers Election: Provisional Slate

The Elections Committee submits this provisional slate of Candidates for the 2025 Board Election for the consideration of AMIA Members. The ballot will include candidates for three at-large Directors of the Board of Directors and President of the Board. All AMIA officers and directors serve two-year terms.

 

 

2025 Preliminary Slate

Candidates for Director of the Board

 

  • Shiraz Bathena
  • Karin Carlson-Snider
  • Daniela Curro
  • Allyson Nadia Field
  • Kristin Lipska
  • Afsheen Nomai
  • Kathy O’Reagan
  • Lance Watsky

Candidate for President

 

  • Andrea Leigh

 

Members current on August 26, 2025 will be eligible to vote in the election.

 

After viewing this provisional slate, any qualified AMIA member wishing to run for any open AMIA Board position may add their name to the list of candidates on the ballot using the Nomination by Petition process as outlined in the Elections Manual and summarized below.

 

Upcoming Election Dates

·     Nomination by Petition: Declaration Due: August 21, 2025

·     Membership deadline for voters to renew: August 26, 2025

·     Nomination by Petition: Signatures Due: September 11, 2025

·     Election Opens: September 17, 2025

 

Deadline: August 21, 2025 – AMIA members wishing to run for any open AMIA board position may add their name to the list of candidates on the provisional slate by the nomination by petition process. Within one week of the announcement of the provisional slate, an interested candidate must start the petition process by notifying the Secretary and President of the Board declaring their intention to run.

 

Deadline: September 11, 2025 – All supporting signatures for a Nomination by Petition are due. Verification of the petitions will be conducted by the Elections Committee and will consist solely of determining if the support of the candidate was intended by the AMIA member submitting the petition. Members who receive the required ten verified petitions will be certified as candidates. The final ballot will include their names in addition to candidates listed on the preliminary ballot.

 

You may find the full Elections Manual here. Please feel welcome to ask questions or request any clarification in AMIA’s Elections process.

 

 

AMIA Elections & Nominations Committee