Attention FAE Customers:
Please be aware that NASBA credits are awarded based on whether the events are webcast or in-person, as well as on the number of CPE credits.
Please check the event registration page to see if NASBA credits are being awarded for the programs you select.

Nominations for Society's Board of Directors Due Dec. 31

By:
Trusted Professional Staff
Published Date:
Nov 20, 2024

Are you interested in serving on the NYCPA’s Board of Directors? The Society’s Nominating Committee is accepting submissions of interest by members to fill key leadership positions on the NYCPA’s Board of Directors. Terms begin on June 1, 2025. The deadline to submit a nomination is Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.  

Open positions for 2025–2026 are: president-elect, which is a one-year term followed automatically by a one-year term as president; five vice presidents, each for a one-year term; secretary/treasurer, which ordinarily serves two consecutive one-year terms; and five at-large directors who ordinarily serve a four-year term. Please note:  candidates for president-elect should be prepared to join the Nominating Committee for an interview. 

Members may nominate themselves or be nominated by another member. Before submitting the name of another member for nomination, please confirm that the candidate is willing and able to serve. We also request that you submit a biography or résumé for yourself or the candidate, and an email or letter indicating why you or that person should serve on the Board of Directors as a Society officer.  

Please email your nominations and suggestions to the NYCPA’s Nominating Committee, in advance of the Dec. 31 deadline, at nominations@nysscpa.org.

Chapter representatives  

In addition, the Nominating Committee will be receiving nominations to fill four chapter representative Board positions, one each from the following chapters: Rockland, Staten Island, Suffolk, and Westchester. For chapter nominations only, please contact the respective chapter president to express interest in these chapter Board positions. Their contact information is as follows: Rockland Chapter: Shari Berk at shari@seberkcpapc.com; Staten Island Chapter: Nick Tsoukaris at n.tsoukaris@fbw-cpa.com; Suffolk Chapter: Robert Huether at rhuether@estee.com; and Westchester Chapter: Pasquale Serrone at pserrone93@gmail.com. 

The Nominating Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, to deliberate and interview potential candidates.  

To serve on the Board, one must be a CPA member of the NYCPA for three continuous years and have at least two years’ service either on a statewide committee, a chapter executive board or a combination of both. For the full criteria members must meet to serve on the NYCPA Board, refer to the NYCPA bylaws.

In addition to applying these bylaw requirements, the Nominating Committee is required to operate in accordance with Board-approved protocols.  

If you have additional questions about the nominations process, please contact NYSSCPA General Counsel Timothy H. Twofoot Boulette, at ttwofootboulette@nysscpa.org or call 212-719-8361.  

Click here to see more of the latest news from the NYSSCPA.