2019 Application for APPA Vice President for Member & Community Engagement

APPA’s next Vice President for Member & Community Engagement should possess a proven track record of guiding an organization through a period of transformative change. The vision of APPA painted by the current Strategic Plan will be coming into maturity during the tenure of this position.

The Vice President for Membership & Community Engagement will be attractive to a person with strong strategic and analytical skills. APPA will be employing data analytics tools to better help us understand our members and potential members. The next VP will lead efforts to position the association to use these tools to predict the type of institution that will likely join and retain their APPA memberships, while encouraging their staff members to become engaged, and utilize our services. The VP will lead efforts to dive deep into the data analytics of the Association and develop subsequent membership strategies. Additionally, in alignment with APPA’s Strategic Plan, the VP will lead efforts to develop strategies and initiatives to build out more robust virtual and physical communities of interest within the greater APPA community.

Candidates interested in meeting these challenges and serving as APPA’s Vice President for Member & Community Engagement should respond to the following information request with these leadership goals in mind.

Candidates are required to review APPA’s Strategic Plan in evaluating their interest and for preparing their application. Candidates are also required to review the charge of the committee.

A complete list of duties and responsibilities for APPA elected officers is available in Article VII of APPA’s Bylaws.

2020 Vice-President for Member & Community Engagement Application

Step 1: Application and Expression of Interest
Candidates interested in being considered for Vice President for Membership & Community Engagement must submit the following personal information and provide a narrative in response to the questions outlined by the Nominations Committee. This step must be completed by December 20, 2019. The Nominations Committee will select the candidate or candidates who have submitted the most compelling responses to the Step #1 information requests to move to Step #2, with the goal fielding a candidate or candidates for a general membership election to be held in April of 2020.
Name*
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Institution Name*
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Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
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Number of years as an active member of APPA*
Number of years serving in the profession of higher education*
Number of years serving in the profession of facilities management*
Please describe how your experience and scope of responsibilities in your current and/or previous institutional positions has prepared you as a strategic leader to serve as APPA’s next Vice President for Membership & Community Engagement and lead and drive the successful implementation of APPA’s Strategic Plan. (4,000 characters/500 words)*
Please describe how your engagement with APPA, APPA regional and local chapters, related professional associations, unrelated or civic boards or associations, and/or other facilities management community of peers has prepared you to serve as an effective leader and member of a governance board and to drive the successful implementation of APPA’s Strategic Plan. (4,000 characters/500 words)*
Please articulate why you want to serve as APPA’s next Vice President for Membership & Community Engagement; what you hope to accomplish; your vision of the association and your committee by the end of your three-year term in the summer of 2023; and the legacy you want to leave from your service and leadership. (4,000 characters/500 words)*
Please attach or upload a current resume of your work history. Of particular interest to the Nominations Committee will be any noteworthy accomplishments of a strategic nature.*
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Please provide at least one professional letter of reference attesting to your abilities to serve as a strategic leader, member of a collaborative leadership team, and to serve as an effective governing board member of a professional association.*
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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Step 2: Submission of Supporting Documents Required for Candidate Selected by the Nominations Committee to Run for Vice President for Member & Community Engagement
Candidates chosen by the Nominations Committee to run for President-Elect will be required to submit the following information within two weeks of their formal notification:*
- 1. Recommendation letter which must be from a senior institutional leader (president, senior vice president, or similar official).
- 2. Recommendation letter by a direct supervisor indicating that, if the person is elected, the institution and supervisor will support the candidate and allow him/her the time to effectively serve APPA.
- 3. Candidates running for Vice President are no longer required to produce a two-minute posted video supporting their candidacy. Instead, a one or two page platform statement following a format developed by the Nominations Committee will be posted for APPA members to review.

2020 Vice-President for Member & Community Engagement Application

Step 1: Application and Expression of Interest

Step 2: Submission of Supporting Documents Required for Candidate Selected by the Nominations Committee to Run for Vice President for Member & Community Engagement

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