Dear MATI Members:

I, Diane Grosklaus-Whitty (Wisconsin), have been chosen to be the Supervisor of 

Elections with the Nominations Committee to search for candidates for MATI office.

The other members of the Nominating Committee for 2013 are Carlota Hursey 

(Indiana) and Alaina Sylla (Wisconsin).

At this time, we are accepting nominations for the offices of Vice-President, 

Secretary, Treasurer and four (4) Board Members. The Secretary is for a one-year 

term of office, and all other positions are for a two-year term of office on the board. 

Below is a description of the duties for each of these positions.

According to MATI bylaws, 

Vice-President. The Vice President shall assist the President and perform his or her 

duties in the event of the President’s absence, incapacity or removal. The Vice 

President shall also be an ex-officio member of all committees except the 

nominating committee.

Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for recording the minutes of the 

meetings of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, and the monthly 

general meetings, for disseminating the minutes and keeping all records pertaining 

to all meetings, regular and emergency, and shall be in charge of correspondence 

and announcements of meetings of the Association.

Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive and collect all monies of the Association and 

give official receipts, keep records of all money transactions, and deposit all funds 

in a bank as designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall have the 

right with the President to sign checks and other withdrawal documents that 

pertain to the use of the funds of the Association. The Treasurer shall be responsible 

for writing an annual financial report that will be disseminated to the members of 

the Association through electronic correspondence, surface mail, or Association 

publications.

Board Member. As a tri-state organization, the MATI Nominations Committee has 

the additional task of seeking candidates that reflect our geographical distribution 

too. We hope our members will give serious consideration to running or nominate 

other members they think have a lot to contribute. The terms for the elected 

officers will run from our Annual General Membership Meeting in June until 

June 2014 or 2015. 

The deadline for submission of candidate names is APRIL 15, and ballots with a 

complete list of candidates will be sent to MATI members with voting instructions 

on or around MAY 1. All candidates must submit information about which position 

you are running for as well as a maximum 300 word statement of why you want to 

run for this position. Candidates may be nominated or self-nominate. 

Announcement of the elected board members will be made in time for the new 

board members to observe the June 2013 Annual Membership Meeting. Those 

who have been elected to a position on the MATI board will be expected to attend 

the June Annual Business Meeting in Chicago from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. when 

installation of board members takes place. The Annual Business Meeting is 

followed immediately by a four-hour yearly Board Retreat.

Please send nominations to MATI at MATImail@gmail.com or to the 

Communications Committee at MATIinforMATIon@gmail.com no later than 

5:00 p.m. CST on APRIL 15. 

Sincerely,

The Nominating Committee 2013