Criteria

To be eligible for nomination to a Board office, applicants must hold either a Professional or Regular NCDA membership for a designated period based on the position they are seeking. The NCDA Trustee for Schools position requires at least 3 consecutive years of membership. Candidates must also have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the career development field and have served in a leadership role within NCDA or a State CDA (such as on a board or as a committee or commission chair).

In addition to expertise in career development, the Nominations and Elections Committee seeks leaders who demonstrate a strong commitment to NCDA, have a working knowledge of the association’s governance, and possess a collaborative temperament that supports group consensus, collective wisdom, and strategic vision.

Ideally, Trustee for Schools Candidates must work and provide career development services in schools, school counselor training programs, or other youth-related career work to best advocate for the constituency's needs and services.

More detailed responsibilities for each position are include in the NCDA Policy and Procedures Manual (Link to Manual). The job description for Constituency Trustee begins on page 19.

Any member in good standing may make nominations and self-nominations are welcomed.

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* 1. Personal Information

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* 2. Membership Information (Information can be found under Member Profile when you log into Members Only)

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* 3. Employment Information

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* 4. Education Information

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* 5. Upload Your Resume

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* 6. How many years have you been working in the career development field?

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* 7. NCDA Service: What Committees, Councils, or other NCDA related groups have you taken part and for how long?

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* 8. Service to Other Associations/Organizations
Please list any other leadership or service position you have held with other associations or organizations, and include the dates of service.

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* 9. NCDA Leadership Academy

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* 10. Short Essay Questions

What is your vision of the position in which you are applying?

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* 11. What leadership qualities do you bring to this position, and how would you apply them to support the mission and strategic direction of NCDA (Link to Mission and Strategic Plan)?

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* 12. Please describe how you promote diversity, inclusion and belonging in the career development field. Please feel free to share examples that demonstrate your commitment to DEIB practices.

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* 13. Please share how you remain actively engaged in the area of your constituency with NCDA.

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* 14. If nominated and elected, will you make your board service a priority by attending all boards meetings (three face-to-face meetings in October, February/March, and June and 4-5 one-hour long conference calls)? Domestic travel expenses will be covered by the association. See the Policy and Procedures Manual for international travel reimbursement details located on page 8.

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* 15. Will you fully participate as a board liaison to assigned committees and initiatives and advocate for their needs?

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* 16. Will you abide by the NCDA Conflicts of Interest/Duty to Disclose? (Appendix, pg. 40 of the P&P).

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* 17. Do you agree to abide by and advocate for the NCDA Code of Ethics? (Listed on the NCDA Website)

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* 18. Reference #1:
NCDA requires two references. Please list with phone and email information so the committee may contact them.

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* 19. Reference #2:
NCDA requires two references. Please list with phone and email information so the committee may contact them.

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* 20. Supervisor Support:
NCDA requires an acknowledgement of the level of involvement from your supervisor.  Please include the name, phone, and email address of your supervisor.  If you are self employed, simply state it below.

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