PALH Board Elections- Call for Nominations with position description

Posted 13 days ago in Announcements

Dear PALH Members,

We are excited to announce the upcoming election for our leadership team.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to help shape the future of our organization and achieve our mission.

The following positions are open for candidacy in the upcoming election:

President-Elect (Term: 3 Years) One year (1) as President-Elect and will automatically succeed the preceding President and serve one year (1) as President of the organization and one year (1) as outgoing Immediate Past President and shall remain as a voting member of the BOD.
- The President Elect shall preside over meetings when the President is unavailable to preside over such meetings. The President Elect shall be responsible for regular contact with members of the Executive Board and shall report directly to the President. The President Elect shall assume the position of President in the event the President is unable to fill that position for any reason. Serves as Alternate Delegate to AAPA’s HOD, by participating in delegate activities, reviewing, drafting resolutions, presenting testimony, and attending the House of Delegates meetings.
Director at Large Strategic Alliances (Term: 2 Years)
- Director at Large Strategic Alliances / DEI shall, forge and maintain strategic partnerships with professional organizations such as NHMA, AAPA PAF,
  AAPA, APANP and others. The director shall develop and create ongoing programs with other organizations that collectively address the health disparities of the Latino population. The director will explore and create partnerships that can facilitate the enrollment of Latino’s into PA programs and
  help other partner groups to increase minority enrollment address to the delivery of care to underserved and under resourced populations. The director
  will ensure that that PALH maintains policies that demonstrate an environment that promotes DEI in all of its actions and allows for all health care providers that care for the Latino population to feel a sense of welcome and freedom to participate at every level of the organization including leadership. Serves as Alternate Delegate to AAPA’s HOD, by participating in delegate activities, reviewing, drafting resolutions, presenting testimony, and attending the House of Delegates meetings if available.
Director at Large Membership at Large/PR (Term: 2 Years)
- Director at Large Membership / Public Relations shall be responsible for keeping a current account of active members and compiling this information
  for the purposes of creating a membership directory early in the calendar year. This director shall be responsible to assure that dues paying members are receiving membership information, certificates of membership, membership cards and other as appropriate. This director shall seek ways to increase the base of membership for the Caucus and shall be responsible for membership communication by publishing the newsletter "El Asociado Médico; a publication of PALH" a minimum of two per year, website development, maintenance, and implement the use other social mediums as they evolve to further the exposure of PALH to the world at large. Serves as Alternate Delegate to AAPA’s HOD, by participating in delegate activities, reviewing, drafting resolutions, presenting testimony, and attending the House of Delegates meetings if available.

To qualify for candidacy, interested members must be a “Fellow Member” in good standing of both PALH and AAPA and remain in good standing for their term of service.

Board of Directors meet every other month via zoom.

We encourage all interested members to declare their candidacy.

Please submit your nominations by 5/12/2025 online or onsite at the general session meeting at AAPA 5/18 at 3:30pm MT.

Nominations can be made for any of the positions listed above.

The election of officers will take place at the PALH Annual Meeting.

Thank you for your continued support of PAs for Latino Health.

We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Best regards,

PALH Board of Directors.