2016 Board Candidates Announced
Dear ALPFA Leaders and Members:
As your National Secretary, I am pleased to present to you the slate of candidates for two officers and five directors that has been recommended by ALPFA's Board of Directors. All candidates represent the outcome of a comprehensive review. This is your opportunity to participate in selecting the future leadership of ALPFA's Board of Directors.
Recommended Slate:
Title |
Name |
Chapter |
Vice President
|
Daniel Villao |
Seattle
|
Treasurer |
Gabe Rodriguez |
New York
|
Director |
Elizabeth "Liz" Diep |
New York
|
Director |
Ixchell Duarte |
Orlando
|
Director |
Reynaldo Gonzalez |
Houston
|
Director |
Genaro Perez |
New York
|
Director |
Hector Perez |
New York
|
For information on the candidates, you may review their bios at the bottom of this page "2016 Candidate Bios - Recommended Slate". We believe we have a great group of nominees.
We want to thank all applicants that submitted their names for consideration and hope that, no matter the outcome of the elections, every applicant will stay engaged with the organization as we have many opportunities to lead in many ways. Those candidates who were not selected by the Nominations and Governance Committee for the recommended slate are included on the electronic voting ballot as independent candidates. Their bios are also available for review at the bottom of this page. You may vote for the recommended slate of candidates as presented, or vote for five individual director candidates.
Voting will take place via electronic ballot beginning July 20th and ending on August 3rd.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact: nominations@national.alpfa.org
Thank you,
Daniel Villao
ALPFA Board of Directors, Secretary
Independent Candidates:
Name |
Chapter |
Claritza Abreu |
Boston
|
Lydia Aranda |
n/a
|
Patricia Boshuizen de Alonso |
Philadelphia
|
Joann David |
n/a
|
Javier Dutan |
New York
|
Cesar Estrada |
New York
|
Peter Ferrara |
New York
|
Francisco Herrero |
Miami
|
Mishel Horta |
Atlanta
|
Rafael Hurtado |
San Francisco
|
Louis Irizarry |
Pittsburg
|
David Kopsch |
Atlanta (formerly NWA)
|
Sonny Mendez |
Philadelphia
|
Francoise Mugnano |
New York
|
Judy Mod |
n/a
|
Henry Och |
Boston
|
Maria Jose Oliver |
New York
|
Henry Perez |
n/a
|
Jeanette Ramos-Alexander |
New Jersey
|
Tony Sablan |
Seattle
|
Luis Salinas |
Seattle
|
Enrique Suarez |
Tampa
|
Paul Vega |
New Jersey
|
Minue Yoshida |
New York
|
Nominations Process Timeline
May 10
|
Nominations window opens to ALPFA professional membership
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June 15
|
Final day to submit nominations and required forms to the Governance & Nominations Committee Chair
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June 20
|
Governance & Nominations Committee announces slate of recommended candidates
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July 20 - August 3
|
Electronic voting for all positions takes place (eligible professional members)
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August 6
|
Election results are announced
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Sep. 1-Nov 30
|
Transition period for incoming and outgoing Board members
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Jan. 1, 2017
|
New Board members begin their two-year term
|
Members may submit questions, comments or file a protest to the election until August 16th, 2016.
Please direct inquiries via email to the Nominations and Governance Committee at nominations@national.alpfa.org
Meet the new directors at the Annual Convention & Career Fair!