Call for Board Nominations

CALL -Nominees Sought for AAM 2010 Board of Directors Slate

The AAM Nominating Committee is seeking suggested nominees for six board members at-large for the 2010 – 2013 class of the AAM Board of Directors and a suggested nominee for board chair, 2010-2012, and vice chair 2010-2011.  The committee is looking for suggested candidates with senior experience in and knowledge about museum management, governance, ethics, and demonstrated experience as a board member for association or other nonprofit organizations.

All nominees must be individual AAM members, in good standing in any member category.  Nominees must be willing to assume their own expenses of attending all board meetings. 

Please send names of suggested nominees to the AAM offices no later than July 1, 2009 for consideration by the Nominating Committee at its next meeting.  Send completed forms to the AAM Nominating Committee via email to aamnominate@aam-us.org

2009 Board of Directors Nominating Committee

The committee will serve until the November 2009 board meeting and will select nominees for the 2010 - 2013 AAM slate of candidates.

Howard J. Taylor, chair

AAM board member and Director, San Angelo Museum of fine Arts – San, Angelo, TX

Irene Y. Hirano

AAM board Immediate Past Chair and Executive Advisor, Japanese American National Museum - Los Angeles, CA

Meme Omogbai

AAM board member and Assistant Treasurer and Chief Operating Officer, The Newark Museum – Newark, NJ

Barbara Cohen - Stratyner

Member, AAM Committee for Diversity in Museums and Curator of Exhibitions, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

            Jeanne M.  Benas

Member, AAM Registrars Committee and Registrar, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

            Lin Nelson-Mayson

President, Association of Midwest Museums and Director, Goldstein Museum of Design, St. Paul, MN

Suggested Nominee Form 
Suggested Nominee Response Form 
Personal Data Form 
Position Description