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NOMINATIONS FOR 2020 ELECTIONS NOW OPEN

Members,

Your Nominating Committee consists of three Past Presidents, as required by the NCISS Bylaws – Dean Beers, Chair,
Robert Heales, and Maria Landry.

The Committee is seeking nominations for Officer and Director terms ending at the 2020 Annual Meeting / elections, to
be held on May 6, 2020. The Committee is accepting nominations and recommendations from Monday Dec 31, 2019 to
Friday April 3, 2020. The nominating slate will be presented to the membership on April 10, 2020. Nominations may be
made at the Annual Meeting from the floor.

Any member in good standing who is qualified to serve as an Officer or Director may submit their name, and position of
interest, to the Committee. Please refer to the Bylaws for positions, qualifications, and duties - www.nciss.org/bylaws.
All positions are expected to attend both the Annual Meeting (Spring) and Mid-Term Board Meeting (Fall) each year, and
fulfill duties throughout the year.

Please submit nominations by email to the Committee:
Dean Beers – beersda@DeathCaseReview.com
Robert Heales – bob.raheales@mindspring.com
Maria Landry – mlandry@vinsonguard.com

Dean A. Beers
Nominating Committee Chair, for the Committee

• Officers
Officers serve one-year terms, with nominations being accepted for the positions of:
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nd
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President, 1 Vice President, 2 Vice President, 3 Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. These terms will expire in
2021.

Officers must have served at least one year on the Board or as a Committee Chair. Duties of Officers can be found in the
Bylaws, Article VII – Duties of Officers.

• Directors
Directors serve two-year terms for positions of Regional Director (six positions – up to three per election) and At Large
Director (four positions – up to two per election). For the 2020 elections, nominations for the Director positions of:
Region 4 (AL-AR-LA-MS-MO-NM-OK-TN-TX), Region 5 (AZ-CO-IA-KS-MN-NE-ND-SD-UT-WI-WY), and Region 6 (AK-CA-HI-
ID-MT-NV-OR-WA); and two At Large Director positions. These terms will expire in 2021.

A Regional Director need not reside in a state in the region of his or her responsibility. Duties of Directors can be found
in the Bylaws, Article VIII – 8.02 (a). Please review these duties in advance of any nominations.