ALEXANDRIA, Va. — August. 1, 2019, is the deadline to submit nominations for open seats on the UMA Board of Directors. This year, there will be five open seats. Two seats are available in regions 2 and 3 and one seat is available in region 1.
The following is a breakout of states by UMA region:
- REGION I: AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY
- REGION 2: AL, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA
- REGION 3: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WV
- REGION 4: All Provinces and Territories in Canada
Each year up to two seats in each region may become available as terms of service for existing directors expire. Candidates nominated for the board must represent an active UMA-member company in good standing with the association.
“There is no better way to get the greatest value from your UMA membership than in volunteering and helping to shape the future of our industry through these leadership positions,” UMA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner said.
Written letters of nomination must state the candidate’s name, company affiliation and home base location. Nomination letters also must be postmarked, emailed or faxed before August 1, 2019.
CONTACT: If you have questions or wish to submit a letter of nomination (for yourself or another UMA member), please contact UMA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner at stetschner@uma.org.
