ACA Issues Call for Committee Nominations & Appointments

Sep 12, 2016
ACA President-Elect Gerard Lawson is seeking nominations for American Counseling Association committee appointments.
ACA President-Elect Gerard Lawson will be appointing professional members to each committee who will serve three-year terms, as well as a student representative to each committee who will serve a one-year term.

Positions on the following committees will be available beginning July 1, 2017: Awards, Branch Development, Bylaws, Ethics, Graduate Student, Human Rights, International, Professional Standards, Public Policy and Legislation, Publications, and Research and Knowledge.

ACA members may nominate themselves or be nominated by other ACA members. Nominations are due by 5:00pm ET December 1, 2016.

Please note that ACA Bylaws and Policies and Procedures require:
  • All Committee members must be members of the American Counseling Association. 
  • All ACA committee members are expected to attend the ACA conference at their own expense and to participate in the committee meeting at conference, if scheduled.  No expenses will be reimbursed by ACA.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
1.)  Read the 2017 Committee Nomination Packet
2.)  Submit an application.*
*All applications must be submitted via the online form.  Mailed/emailed applications will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of status in April 2017.

For more information about the nominations process, please contact Holly Clubb with Leadership Services at hclubb@counseling.org or (800) 347-6647, x212.


Committee Resources:
ACA Committees & Task Forces
ACA Committee/Task Force Statement of Commitment 2016
ACA Leadership Resources

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