Board Nominations

The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting nominations from individual and component bodies for the national ACEP Board of Directors, Council Speaker, and Council Vice Speaker.

A true measure of a leader is knowing when it is time to accept the challenge of leadership. One must carefully consider their education, life experiences, and potential to determine when they are ready to lead. If you know you are ready to lead, take the initiative to contact your chapter president or section chair to express your interest in nomination and ask that a nomination letter be submitted on your behalf. 

Among other factors, the Nominating Committee will consider activity and involvement in the College, the Council and component bodies, leadership experience in other organizations or practicing institution, candidate diversity, and specific experiential needs of the organization when considering the slate of candidates.

To qualify for a Board position or Council office, a candidate must:

• be highly motivated to serve ACEP and be committed for three years for a Board position or two years for Council office;
• be an ACEP member in good standing with no delinquent dues;
• show evidence of ACEP involvement in both national and chapter activities (such as current or past chapter officer, current or past national committee leadership, current or past Council membership, or current or past section leadership);
• show chapter and/or section support for candidacy.

Criteria for nomination as Speaker or Vice Speaker include:

• nominees must be active members of the Council (presently or recently);
• nominees must be active nationally (presently or recently);
• there will be no exclusions because of past service; and
• current or past service on the Council Steering Committee and/or other Council committees is highly desirable.

Submit nominations by e-mail to nominations@acep.org :

Address nominations to:

Melissa W. Costello, MD, FACEP
Nominating Committee
P.O. Box 619911
Dallas, TX 75261-9911

All nominations must be e-mailed no later than March 17.

Elections for the Board of Directors and Council officers will occur on September 6, during the Council meeting in Salt Lake City, UT.

Please contact Sonja Montgomery, CAE, at 800-798-1822, ext. 3202, or by e-mail at smontgomery@acep.org if you have any questions about the nomination process.