Chapter News

Based on the Chapter By-Laws, we would like to call your attention to the upcoming Election of the Board of the PMI Netherlands Chapter for 2025-2027.

The nomination and election of directors shall be conducted annually in accordance with the terms of office specified in Article IV, Section 1, and Article V of the Chapter By-laws.

Below, you can see the current situation:

Board member	Role	Term status
Pawel Stadnik	President	2nd term ending 31st January 2025
Cristina Cordova	Director Events	1st  term ending 31st December 2024
Cristina Cordova	Director of Marketing and Communications	1st  term ending 31st December 2024
Laura Roversi	Treasurer	2nd term ending 28th February 2025
Sattar Emamian	Director of Professional Development	Appointed by the Board on January 1st, 2024
Alka Tripathy	Director Membership and Volunteers	Appointed by the Board on April 1st, 2024

 

In summary, the following positions are open for election:

• President (Vacancy)
• Director Events (Applying for the second term)
• Director of Marketing and Communications (Vacancy)
• Treasurer (Vacancy)
• Director of Professional Development (confirm appointment by the Board)
• M&V Director and Deputy Director (confirm the appointment by the Board)

Board elections for 2025-2027

Therefore, the Board calls nominees for these positions for a two-year term 2025-2027, starting officially on January 1st, 2025. The profiles for these roles are attached at the end of this letter.

The election process

• Candidates can nominate themselves for each of the open positions. Also, nominations for more than one position are possible. In that case, the candidate is requested to supply an order of preference for the positions in their nomination,
• Candidates can nominate (only) themselves until October 14th, 2024,
• The Election Committee checks the credentials of the candidates,
• From October 14th till October 28th, if more candidates are available for one or more of these positions, the Chapter members will be asked to cast their votes,
• On October 31st, the Election Committee will count the votes and establish which candidate is elected to which position,
• Elected candidates will be informed by the Chapter Board,
• All Candidates will be briefed by the Election Committee or Chapter Board in person,
• The election results will be announced in the Chapter Newsletterand published on the Chapter website,
• On January 21st, 2025, the old and new Board will meet the whole day to prepare the operational plan for 2025
• On January 1st, 2025, the newly elected Board members start their first two-year term, and the re-elected board members start their second term.

How to nominate yourself

To nominate yourself, read the description of the roles, fill out the nomination form, and return the form no later than October 14th, 2024, to the Election Committee via email to dep-secretary@pmi-nl.nl. This email address is to be used for any inquiries related to this election or to the positions as well.

Please mention in the subject field: “Nominee Chapter Board 2025-2027”.

On behalf of the 2025-2027 Election Committee,

Agnes Versteegen (Chair)

Hikmet Coskun Gunduz

Shadrack Hinson