Dear MATI Members:

Dear MATI Members:

I, Thaís Passos Fonseca, am writing on behalf of the Nominating Committee to search for candidates for MATI office. The other members of the Nominating Committee for 2017 are Alaina Brantner, Kate Jankowski, and Susie Schweigert. At this time, we are accepting nominations for the offices of: - President (1 year term) - Vice President (2 year term) - Treasurer (1 year term) - Secretary (2 year term) - Director A (2 yr term) - Director B (2 yr term) - Director C (1 yr term) Below please find a description of the duties for each of these positions, according to the MATI bylaws. President. The President chairs the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, and shall represent MATI at regional, national and international events where possible. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee. The President is responsible for supervising the general affairs of MATI and may delegate functions as approved by the Board of Directors. The President shall execute on behalf of MATI all documents, obligations, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors have authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors, or by MATI Bylaws, or by statute to some other officer or agent of MATI. The President shall have the right with the Treasurer to sign checks and other documents that pertain to the use of MATI funds. The President shall be responsible for writing the Annual Activities Report and disseminating it to MATI members through electronic correspondence, surface mail, or MATI publications. The President shall also present the Annual Activities Report, as well as a Financial Statement, to the ATA Board. The President shall be voting member in good standing of ATA Vice President. The Vice President shall assist the President and perform his or her duties in the event of the President’s absence, incapacity or removal. The Vice President shall also be an ex-officio member of all committees except the nominating committee. The Vice President shall be voting member in good standing of ATA Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive and collect all monies of the Association and give official receipts, keep records of all money transactions, and deposit all funds in a bank as designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall have the right with the President to sign checks and other withdrawal documents that pertain to the use of the funds of the Association. The Treasurer shall be responsible for writing an annual financial report that will be disseminated to the members of the Association through electronic correspondence, surface mail, or Association publications. The Treasurer must be an individual member in good standing of ATA.

Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for recording the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, and the monthly general meetings, for disseminating the minutes and keeping all records pertaining to all meetings, regular and emergency, and shall be in charge of correspondence and announcements of meetings of the Association. The Secretary must be an individual member in good standing of ATA. Director. The Board of Directors is responsible for determining policies and proposing changes to the Bylaws of the Association. The Board shall review the work of the officers of the Association, and of all (other) committee chairs. The Board shall set the membership dues each year, and shall meet at least four times each year. Directors must be individual members in good standing of ATA.

The terms of office for the Board officers/members elected in the 2017 elections will run from our Annual General Membership Meeting in July of this year until approximately June 2018 or June 2019, according to their term length. The deadline for submission of candidate names is Friday, April 28 at 5:00 PM, and ballots with a complete list of candidates will be sent to MATI members with voting instructions on or around Monday, May 15. All candidates must specify the position for which they are running and submit a short biographical statement indicating why they are running for that position. Candidates may be nominated or self-nominate. Announcement of the elected board members will be made in time for the new board members to observe the Annual Membership Meeting held this summer. Those who have been elected to a position on the MATI board will be expected to attend the Annual Business Meeting at a date and place to be determined when installation of board members will take place. The Annual Business Meeting is followed immediately by a yearly Board Retreat. As a tri-state organization, the MATI Nominations Committee has the additional task of seeking candidates that reflect our geographical distribution. We hope our members will give serious consideration to running or nominate other members they think have a lot to contribute. Please send nominations to the Nominating Committee by responding to this email no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on April 28. Sincerely, The Nominating Committee