Nomination Details

​This year is an election year for the TGfU SIG Executive board. Three positions need to be elected including:
  1. Chair Elect, 
  2. Administration Assistant,
  3. Social Media and Communications Officer. 

Appointments to the executive of the TGfU SIG are for a four-year period and two-year period for Chair/Chair elect/past chair.  Elections will take place via an electronic ballot.  

Executive Election Procedures

a. Newly elected executive members will assume their roles and responsibilities January 1st following the election. 
 
b. SIG members may nominate one SIG member for each of the executive positions by ballot and sent to designated executive member. Nomination ballots must be signed by the SIG member and have the signature of the nominee. 
 
c. Nominations will require the signature of at least two members in good standing, and a signed statement by the nominee to serve in the office. 
 
d. The same person cannot be nominated for more than one position by a SIG member. 
 
e. Members with the highest number of votes will be awarded the position of office and will be notified by Past Chair, responsible for nominations. 

Under the guidelines of the constitution, members who want to nominate for one of the 3 positions on the 2019-2023 TGfU SIG Executive board will need to complete the nomination form below. If you are interested in nominating yourself or a colleague for a position on the TGfU SIG Executive, please complete the nomination form below by Monday 10th December 2018. 

Please note: Each Nominee must have two or more nominators. To nominate or to be nominated, the person must be a paid up TGfU SIG Governance member. Nominees must upload a copy of the nomination agreement from BOTH of the nominators. 

OLD MEMBERS WHO UPDATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP OR NEW MEMBERS WHO PAY THEIR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE THE END OF THE ELECTION PROCESS (10th December) MAY BE ELECTED OR VOTE. TO BECOME OR RENOVATE MEMBERSHIP VISIT OUR MEMBERSHIP PAGE HERE.

Executive and terms as of Jan 2017

  • Chair (Jan. 2017 – Dec 2018) -                     Dr. David Gutierrez 
  • Past Chair (Jan. 2017 - Dec 2018) -             Dr. Alan Ovens
  • Secretary (Jan. 2017- Dec 2020) –              Dr. Daniel Memmert
  • Treasurer (Jan. 2017- Dec 2020) –          Dr. Heidi Bohler
  • Director of Communications (Jan. 2018 – Dec 2021) -     Kelly Ann Parry
Please note: The Director of communications role has been revised, offering two new roles open for election to the board: 1. Administration Assistant and 2. Social Media and Communications Officer. Each member needs to make one meeting within a four year term and can select a proxy to stand in on other meetings.

SIG Policy Documents

TGfU SIG Executive Roles to be elected

Chair Elect
The Chair Elect is responsible for:
  1. Fulfilling the duties of the Chair in Chair’s absence
  2. Representing TGfU SIG on behalf of the Chair where necessary
  3. Assuming Chair’s position at the end of the Chair’s term  
  4. Developing communication initiatives to promote the mission of the SIG.
  5. Coordinating communication associated with the promotion of the SIG
  6. Submitting an annual report of activity summary to the Chair
  7. Acting as a contact point for the development of new ideas on TGfU through website, conferences, TGfU SIG members and act to disseminate these ideas.
  8. Co-ordinating with past chair and chair the voting process for exectutive positions.
  9. Maintain “Events” pages of the www.TGfU.info website.
 Administrative Assistant 
The Administrative Assistant responsibilities are:
  1. Administration of the TGFU SIG  business, including the coordination of executive meetings 
  2. Management of the member database on behalf of the treasurer 
  3. Administration duties for the  TGfU SIG Conferences 
  4. Management of the Association’s correspondence, including electronic correspondence 
  5. Management of the TGfU SIG website
  6. Organisation and managing the record keeping of the Association’s meetings 
  7. Management of other administrative tasks including the newsletter, Facebook page and website 
 
Social media and communications 
The Social Media and Communications officer is responsible for:
  1. Develop Social Media and Communications strategy for the TGfU SIG 
  2. Post notifications and monitor Facebook & Twitter regularly. Moderate comments where required
  3. Design and publish TGfU flyers and materials for the promotion of workshops and events
  4. Design and develop info graphics to support the promotion of various workshops and initiatives
  5. Assist with the promotion of any events
  6. Design and deliver a quarterly newsletter to our TGfU SIG community
  7. Perform other duties where required.