Dear Member:

Thank you for your interest in running for a position on the CAMFT Board of Directors. We appreciate your willingness to volunteer your leadership services to CAMFT.   

• About the  Board of Directors
• Open Positions &  Eligibility
• Board Member Time Commitment
• Board Member Consent Forms
• How to Apply
• Additional Information

ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Governing Board

The CAMFT Board is a “governing” board. A governing board helps create the vision, mission, values, and policies for the organization and ensures that the principles and finances are properly respected. The Board, itself, does not actively run programs and services.

If you have questions about Board service, please contact Jamie Strauss at jstrauss@camft.org. If you would like to observe a Board meeting as a guest, please see the  Board Meeting schedule.

OPEN POSITIONS FOR THE 2021-2022 CAMFT BOARD
Term of office begins June 1, 2021 for the following positions:

• President-Elect (Three-year commitment)
• Pre-Licensed Director (Two-year commitment)
• Secretary (Two-year commitment)
• Clinical Director-at-Large (Two-year commitment)

ELIGIBILITY
Per the CAMFT Bylaws, Article VI, Section C(2) and C(3),

• Clinical members who wish to be placed on the ballot by petition must have been a voting member of CAMFT for at least two years upon taking office, or must have been a Pre-Licensed member and voting member consecutively for at least two years immediately prior to taking office.
• The Pre-licensed Director-at-Large must be elected by and from the Pre-licensed membership, thus the candidate must be a Pre-licensed member at the time of application and CAMFT Board of Directors elections. The candidate must also have been a Pre-licensed member for at least 6 months upon taking office. Once elected, the Pre-licensed Director-at-Large shall be eligible to complete said term if there is a change in the category of membership held.
• No person shall serve on the Board for more than four consecutive years, except that a person who has served four years may run for President-Elect.

BOARD MEMBER TIME COMMITMENT
As a Board member, you will be expected to attend the following, Please note, there is a possiblity the following commitments and meetings will be virtual.:

• Quarterly Meetings (Board meetings begin Saturday morning and end on Sunday afternoon. Board members arrive on the Friday evening prior to participate in “Board-to-Board” receptions with local Chapter leaders.) Please note: 
  • June 4-6,2021
  • September 10-12, 2021
  • December 3-5, 2021
  • March 2022 (exact dates to be determined)
• 2021 Chapter Leadership Conference  – February, 2021
• Sacramento Fly-In – March, 2021
• DC Fly-In – April, 2021
• 2021 Annual Conference – April, 2021

Additional time commitments include:

• Attendance at Chapter meetings, as needed
• Interacting with the local offices of state and federal legislators to educate the legislators and staff about the work of LMFTs and CAMFT
• 2021 Annual Conference (Incoming Board members are eligible to receive complimentary registration but are responsible for all other associated expenses, as term of office does not begin until June 1, 2021.)

Board members are reimbursed for attendance at events per the CAMFT Board and Committee Reimbursement Policy .

BOARD MEMBER CONSENT FORMS
Each Board member is expected to adhere to and sign the following:

• CAMFT Conflict of Interest Policy
• CAMFT Policy on Antitrust Compliance
• Consent to Electronic Transmission
• Confidentiality Acknowledgement and Agreement

HOW TO APPLY

Application
Click here to download the 2021-2022 Board Application packet.  Full and complete applications, including references and resume, must be received by the CAMFT Administrative office by 4:30 pm on Friday, October 30, 2020.

Interview
All applicants must interview virtually with the Nominating Committee.

Applicants will be notified of their scheduled interview time by November 3, 2020. The slate of candidates will be selected following completion of these interviews

• November 6, 2020 (Virtual, via Zoom)
• November 13, 2020 (Virtual, via Zoom)

Petition Process
If you wish to have your name on the ballot by petition instead of nomination, please follow these guidelines:

• Petitions with all signatures must be submitted to the CAMFT Administrative office by 4:30 pm on Monday, January 18, 2021.
• Validity of signatures
  • All signatures on petitions must have been obtained between April 18, 2020 and January 21, 2021 to be valid.
  • Clinical members must submit a petition with a minimum of 438 signatures. (This number represents 2% of the applicable voting membership on April 18, 2020.)
  • Pre-Licensed members must submit a petition with a minimum of 198 signatures. (This represents 2% of the applicable voting membership on April 18, 2020.)
• Eligibility
  • Clinical members who wish to be placed on the ballot by petition must have been a voting member of CAMFT for at least two years upon taking office, or must have been a Pre-Licensed member and voting member consecutively for at least two years immediately prior to taking office.
  • No person shall serve on the Board for more than four consecutive years, except that a person who has served four years may run for President-Elect.
• Use the 2021-2022 Petition Guidelines and Form to gather signatures.

Additional Information

• CAMFT Strategic Plan
• CAMFT Code of Ethics
• CAMFT Disclosure of Possible Adverse Actions Policy
• CAMFT Policies on Monitoring Disclosure of Possible Adverse Action by Board Member or Candidate for Election

Thank you again, for your interest in serving CAMFT!

Sincerely,
CAMFT Nominating Committee