NAUI Worldwide Board Of Directors Election

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NAUI Board of Directors Election

Each year you, NAUI’s instructor members, have the opportunity and the responsibility to select those of your fellow members who will serve you on our Board of Directors. NAUI is unique among training agencies in this respect. You have a voice in your association and its future through our Board of Directors, whose members have been placed in their position of responsibility by your vote.

This year there are three seats to be filled. There are four candidates standing for these positions and the three candidates receiving the most votes will be seated for four year terms.

All of the candidates are asked by the Election Committee to furnish a short biosketch and a brief position statement. The statements are published on NAUI's website, and with the ballots. This is your opportunity to educate yourself about your fellow members who are standing for membership on the Board.

The NAUI Board of Directors is your voice in establishing NAUI's policies and long range goals. Take this opportunity to inform yourself, and then vote for the candidates who you believe will be the best persons to work with our other Board members to guide our Association toward the future.

Mark A. Flahan #41837
Peter Friedman #43801
William M. Tong #40366
Michael van Niekerk #16899

We urge you to study all the information, acquaint yourself with the candidates and their positions, and vote for your considered choices. Ballots must be returned no later than November 24, 2009. Persons eligible to vote who have not received their ballot by November 1 should contact NAUI HQ and request another ballot.

You may be receiving personal mailings from these candidates, paid for by them. You may also receive mailings from or wish to vote for write-in candidates. There are spaces on the ballot if you wish to vote for any such persons. Again, your vote is extremely important. Vote for only three (3) people.

Members must return ballots to the independent accounting firm to be received by November 24, 2009 for verification and tallying of the results.

The three newly-elected members will take office in January 2010 and will be formally introduced at the next scheduled NAUI Board of Directors meeting.

According to Article II, Section 1 of the NAUI Bylaws as stated in the NAUI Standards and Policies Manual, 1996 Edition, Voting Members are defined as follows: Voting Members. All members under this section must be eighteen years of age or older. They shall have the right and privilege to vote on any matters as called for in these bylaws, and to hold office as a Director of the Association.

Active Instructors. These are members who have attained the certification status of instructor by completing the requirements then established by the Board to enable them to issue various levels of diving certification as may be provided by this Association and who may issue an Associate Membership to others.

Sustaining Instructors. These are members who have attained the certification status of instructor, but do not meet the requirements established by the Board to issue certifications and as may be further defined in the NAUI Standards and Policies Manual, or any document that might supersede that manual.

The candidates are asked to answer a set of three questions concerning NAUI. These questions are posed to them by the Elections Committee. Each Candidate is limited to a total of 250 words for all three responses. This allows them enough freedom to present themselves adequately to you - if they are judicious and selective in their statements and stick to what they see as the key points. The candidates' answers are published along with their statements on NAUI's website and in the ballot. Those questions are:

1) What is your long term vision for NAUI? Describe one short-term objective in support of your vision that you would hope to see accomplished during your four year term on the board.

2) What personal characteristics do you possess (not accomplishments) that you believe make you qualified to serve as a member of the NAUI Board of Directors?

3) What is your opinion of the potential for a long-term career as a professional scuba instructor and how can NAUI support opportunities as you envision?

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