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2025 NAELA Board Of Directors Application

Application Instructions

Please use this form to apply to the NAELA Board of Directors for the 2026-28 term (both new and 2nd terms). Applicants should carefully read the below description of Board service before submitting their application.

To be considered for the NAELA Board of Director - application for service on the Board of Directors includes: (1) This completed form, (2) a copy of a recent curriculum vitae or resume (can be attached to this survey) and (3) at least one reference.

Applications are due before 5 pm ET on 9/26/25 and late applications cannot be considered. Please note that the Nominating Committee reserves the right to request additional information after reviewing your application.

For questions about Board service, please contact Kirsten Brown Simpson, Chief Operating Officer, at kbrownsimpson@naela.org.
1.Name (Required.)
2.Credentials (Required.)
3.Title (Required.)
4.Law Firm/Organization(Required.)
5.In what state or U.S. territory do you reside?(Required.)
6.Address (Required.)
7.Phone (Required.)
8.Email (Required.)
9.What is your age?(Required.)
10.What is your race or ethnicity?(Required.)
11.What is your gender identity?(Required.)
12.Which legal community do you represent?(Required.)
13.How many years have you practiced elder law and/or special needs planning? (Required.)
14.Please share the month, year, and location of all your Bar admissions or licensures. (Required.)
15.Please provide which ABA-accredited law school you earned your law degree from and when you graduated. (Required.)
16.Do you have any elder law or special needs planning honors or certifications? Select all that apply.(Required.)
17.Are you a member of a state NAELA chapter? If so, which one(s)? (Required.)
18.Are you a member of a NAELA Section? If so, which one(s)?(Required.)
19.Are you a member of a NAELA Committee? If so, which one(s)? (Required.)
20.Have you served in a leadership role in a NAELA Chapter, Section, or Committee within the last five years? If so, please describe. (Required.)
21.Have you served on the Board of Directors for a nonprofit corporation before? Please list as appropriate. (Required.)
22.Why are you volunteering to serve on NAELA’s Board?(Required.)
23.What skills or areas of interest do you have or would bring to the NAELA Board? Please select all that apply(Required.)
24.Are you a member of other professional societies or associations in the field of elder law and/or special needs planning? If so, please all relevant memberships. (Required.)
25.Please provide the name and contact information of at least one reference the committee can contact.(Required.)
26.Optional additional reference(s)
27.Have you ever been subjected to discipline or formally disciplined by a state bar association or other disciplinary authority? (Required.)
28.Have you ever been convicted of a violent crime or felony? (Required.)
29.If selected, are you willing and able to serve on the Board of Directors for the 2026-28 cycle?(Required.)
30.What personal strengths do you feel you bring to the Board?(Required.)
31.Thank you for your time in taking this survey. Is there anything else that you would like the Nominations Committee to know about you?"(Required.)
32.Please upload a copy of your resume/CV
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