Dear CUFSAA-NA members,
We are requesting nominations for Executive Committee members for the 2025-2027 term. The nominees must be CUFSAA-NA members of good standing. You may self-nominate and/or nominate other consenting members.
Please use the Google form at https://forms.gle/7kmwCbrHv6N9B5p17 to send your nominations. The deadline for Nominations is July 16th 2025.
The Executive Committee will select a slate of committee members and office bearers for the next term and will inform the membership on or before July 31st 2025. The slate will include at least three new committee members as stipulated by CUFSAA Bylaws.
The two-year Executive Committee Term for 2025-2027 starts from the Annual General Meeting of CUFSAA-NA. The Annual General Meeting of CUFSAA is tentatively set for August 30th 2025 from 1:00-2:00pm. The venue is Regency Manor & Banquet Center, 25228 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48034 where Gala Dinner Dance (Tamasha 2025) will be held at that evening.
If you are NOT a CUFSAA Member, visit https://www.cufsaa.com/membership-form/ for details and membership form to become a CUFSAA-NA member.
If you need further information, please contact the Nominations Committee at nominations2025@cufsaa.org.
Complete CUFSAA-NA by-laws document is available at https://www.cufsaa.com/bylaws/. Couple of relevant articles are quoted below for your information.
Section: IV-A
Composition
The Executive Committee shall consist of twenty-five (25) members including: The President, The President-Elect, The Immediate Past President, Three Vice Presidents, The Secretary, The Assistant Secretary, The Treasurer, The Assistant Treasurer, and fifteen (15) additional Executive Committee Members.
The Office Bearers of the Association are: The President, The President-Elect, The Immediate Past President, The Vice Presidents, The Secretary, The Assistant Secretary, The Treasurer, and The Assistant Treasurer.
Section: IV-B
The Eligibility, Election and Terms of Office
Eligibility: Members of the Association in good standing and have participated or intend to participate in the Association activities are eligible to be nominated to the Executive Committee by submitting the Nomination Form available in the THIRD SCHEDULE. The current Executive Committee will review and elect the new Executive Committee Members for the next term of the Executive Committee.
Nomination Procedure: A call for nominations to elect new Members to the Executive Committee will be sent out approximately ninety (90) days prior to the Annual General Meeting. The nominees should complete and submit the Nomination Form to the Executive Committee forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual General meeting.
The outgoing Executive Committee will nominate and elect the President-Elect, the Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer, and the Executive Committee Members for the next term of the Executive Committee. Out of the 15 Executive Committee Members, at least three (03) shall be new members.
All new Executive Committee members should be nominated and voted by Executive Committee at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of its term of office. The new Executive Committee will be ratified at the Annual General Meeting.
The Terms of Office: The term of the Executive Committee will be two years and will be effective until the new Executive Committee is ratified at the corresponding Annual General Meeting. The President and President-Elect cannot serve two full consecutive terms. The Vice Presidents, The Secretary, The Assistant Secretary, The Treasurer, The Assistant Treasurer, and all other Committee Members may serve multiple terms.
In the event of any nomination being objected to at the Annual General Meeting, and the objection receiving the approval of a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote, the ratification of the objected nomination will be considered failed. The vacancy to the Executive Committee so created will be filled according to the Section IV-H below.
CUFSAA-NA Nominations Committee – 2025