The Mental Health Statistics Section is seeking applications for the positions of Chair-elect, Program Chair-elect, and Council of Sections Representative. These positions will begin on January 1, 2019. Details of all three positions are given below. If interested in any of these positions, please send a short personal statement and CV to the chair of the nominating committee, Juned Siddique (siddique@northwestern.edu), by November 21, 2017.
CHAIR-ELECT
The Chair-Elect is a member of the Executive Committee and administratively assists the Section Chair. Duties include assuming the responsibilities of the Chair when necessary and generally assisting in conducting the ongoing business of the Section. The term of office is 1 year. The responsibilities of the Chair-Elect include, but are not confined to, the following:
Executive Duties
1. Appoints members to appointed positions in the Executive Committee. Members should be experienced persons who are either proactive in seeking new pathways or implementers in carrying out tasks or projects. They should have sufficient professional stature so that they can seek out Section members' opinions or so that Section members might seek them out in order to express views and opinions. Also important are their breadth and depth of interest in areas relevant to the Section. It is recommended to nominate individuals who have not served in the Section Executive Committee in the past to foster growth and new ideas.
2. Assures that all positions are filled for the upcoming year.
3. Makes ad hoc appointments as necessary.
4. Serves on the Nominations Committee, which is chaired by the Past Chair.
Meeting Duties
1. Attends the Section Executive Committee Meetings and the Section Annual Business Meeting/Mixer.
2. Assumes the Section Chair's meeting duties if the Chair cannot perform them.
Transition Duties
1. Attends the transition meeting and, at or following the meeting, obtains information as needed from the outgoing Chair.
2. Reviews duties of upcoming position in order to prepare for new role.
PROGRAM CHAIR-ELECT
The Program Chair-Elect is a member of the Executive Committee and also serves a January through December term, working with the Program Chair as needed from January through August. Other duties begin as described for the Program Chair beginning in spring (i.e., while still Chair-Elect), and some duties begin after election but before the formal Chair-Elect year. The Program Chair-Elect also:
1. Attends an orientation meeting at JSM after election but prior to the formal Chair-Elect year to gain an understanding of the upcoming roles.
2. Organizes roundtables for the JSM held during the Chair-Elect year.
3. Obtain invitation from Program Chair and attends the meeting of the JSM Program Committee at JSM during the year of serving as Chair-Elect. The purpose of this meeting is to begin planning the program for the following year's Joint Statistical Meetings.
4. Transmits to the incoming Program Chair-Elect any material that will assure an orderly transition and assists the successor in understanding the duties of the program Chair-Elect.
5. Submits suggested updates of this section to the Secretary/Treasurer if needed.
The Chair-Elect is a member of the Executive Committee and administratively assists the Section Chair. Duties include assuming the responsibilities of the Chair when necessary and generally assisting in conducting the ongoing business of the Section. The term of office is 1 year.
REPRESENTATIVE TO ASA COUNCIL OF SECTIONS
The Representative to the Council of Sections is a member of the Section’s Executive Committee. The term of office is 3 years. The responsibilities include, but are not confined to, the following:
1. To keep abreast of ASA corporate initiatives and their impact to the Mental Health Statistics section.
2. Represent the Mental Health Statistics section by voting on issues raised to the Council of Sections.
3. Bring issues forward to the Council of Sections from the Mental Health Statistics Executive Council which require multi-section support and to share events within the Mental Health Statistics section and to the ASA as a whole.
4. Attend all Council of Sections meetings during JSM, Mental Health Statistics Executive Committee meetings at JSM, as well as other ad hoc meetings called by the Council of Sections or COSGB