The Bay Area Travel Writers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and we are wrapping up 2024 with some great Zoom events and a pull-out-all-the-stops holiday party in the new luxury suites the St. Francis Hotel. Would you like to help us plan for an even better year in 2025? As a member of the BATW board of directors, you get to help make policy, have input on meeting venues and topics, and grow our membership. The process to apply is simple:
·First step: Learn about the post. Talk to an existing Board member (see list below) about what’s involved. Our three to four board meetings a year are short and usually on Zoom.
·October 31. This is the deadline to submit a photograph and candidate statement of your reasons for wanting to serve, including specific interests, experience and qualifications. It’s best if succinct: See BATW Members Only website under ELECTIONS for examples Submit to Ginny Prior, BATW Executive Director, at ginnyprior@yahoo.com.
·November 1 – 15. Online balloting. The candidates and their statements will be posted and voting open for 15 days in the month of November.
·November 15. Ballots are tallied and candidates are elected beginning with the candidate who receives the most votes and continuing until remaining open elected Board seats are filled.
·December The new Board is announced and introduced to the membership.
·January.Typically, the new BOD meets at an annual retreat to elect officers and to assign Board tasks according to members’ interests and abilities.
Questions? Contact Ginny Prior, Executive Director at ginnyprior@yahoo.com
Your 2024 BOD
Amy Sherman, Ruth Carlson, Nora Tarte, David Laws, Erin Caslavka, Ed Walsh, John Compisi, Brandy Collins Laurie Armstrong Gossy, Ginny Prior (Exec. Dir.)