The annual election of Officers, Councilors, and Managers of the CSW will be held in November 2015 in accordance with the Bylaws and Standing Rules. All CSW Members are now invited and encouraged to submit nominations for the open positions. Self-nomination is acceptable. Elected members have general charge of the business and affairs of the CSW.
Nominations should be submitted to the CSW Office no later than June 16, 2015. All CSW members are eligible for nomination, and CSW welcomes all who are willing to participate, including those who have not previously held positions in CSW. Incumbents are eligible for nomination to the same position (if the term expires) or any other position as Officer, Councilor or Manager. Please note that all candidates will have to fill out a form for publication at the time of balloting.
The following positions are open for election this year:
- 3 Councilors and 3 Alternate Councilors serving three-year terms
- Secretary (serving a two-year term)
- President-Elect (one year as President-Elect, one year as President, one year as Past-President)
- 6 Managers (serving two-year terms)
To nominate yourself or someone else, click HERE to fill out the nomination form.
Current Officers:
President: Alan Anderson, Bowie State U
President-elect: Dennis Chamot, NAS (ret)
Past President: Kathryn Hughes, NAS
Secretary: Jennifer Tanir, HESI Global
Treasurer: Stefanie Wittenberg, US PTO
Managers:
Through 2015: Alan Ehrlich, Stein IP, LLC; Kaitlyn Crawford, UMD; Zory Glaser, JHU; Katrice Lippa, NIST; Fatima Sequeira, NIST; Kelli Sikorski, UMD
Through 2016: Svetla Baykoucheva, UMD; Greg Brewer, Catholic U; Philip DeShong, UMD; Wesley Farrell, UMD; Joseph Houck, UMD; William Trenkle, HHS
Councilors:
Through 2015: Christopher Avery, US DOE; Elise Ann Brown, USDA (ret); Kim Morehouse, FDA
Through 2016: Joseph Antonucci, NIST; John Malin, ACS (ret); Jason Schaff, FBI
Through 2017: Regina Cody, NASA; Monika Konaklieva, AU; Stefanie Wittenberg, US PTO
Alternate Councilors:
Through 2015: Dennis Chamot, NAS (ret); Daron Freedburg, FDA; Matthew Windsor, ARVO
Through 2016: Richard M Goodman Consulting LLC; Richard Jordan, Dickinson Wright PLLC; Bhushan Mandava, Consultant
Through 2017: Chris Hollinsed, UMD; Ajay Mallia, Georgetown U; Bhushan Mandava, Consultant
