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Following solicitation of nominations from all members and chapter leaders, this year’s nominating committee recommended the following slate of nominees for five of the fifteen seats on the national board, effective July 1, 2006, for three years.

Jame Ales, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, who brings the perspective of an inhouse, nonprofit design department and advertising, branding, marketing and direct-mail experience

Laurie Churchman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, a former chapter board member in New York and a fulltime faculty member who can promote the design education agenda at the board level

Debbie Millman, Sterling Brands, New York, who will add a strong voice in branding and positioning; a vocal advocate for design through her live talk radio show “Design Matters with Debbie Millman;” and an experienced leader of AIGA programs for mentoring teenagers

Bennett Peji, Bennett Peji Design, San Diego, a former San Diego chapter president, chair of the chapter presidents’ council and active participant in design’s role in the civic experience

Shel Perkins, Shel Perkins and Associates, San Francisco, a former San Francisco chapter president, an active business consultant on design studio practices and the proposed secretary/treasurer for the board

Consistent with the bylaws, the proposed slate is submitted to the full professional membership for adoption. Bios for each person are available online. All professional-level members should vote online by April 15, 2006. www.aiga.org/annualboardballot

The nominating committee is composed of members who are not on the board so that they may reflect the interests of all members. This year, the committee included:

Rosemary Murphy, Murphy Design, Philadelphia (chair)
MaeLin Levine, Visual Asylum, San Diego
Jerry Redmond, Redmond Design, Memphis
Robin Tooms, Savage Design Group, Houston
Paul Wharton, Larsen Design Office, Minneapolis

Current members of the national board continuing their service are:

Connie Birdsall, Lippincott Mercer, New York
Moira Cullen, Coca-Cola North America, Atlanta
David Gibson, Two Twelve Associates, New York
Bill Grant, Grant Design Collaborative, Canton, Georgia
Steven Hartman, Creativille, St. Louis
Marcia Lausen, Studio/lab, Chicago
Marty Neumeier, Neutron LLC, San Francisco
Hank Richardson, Portfolio Center, Atlanta
Bonnie Siegler, Number Seventeen, New York
John Zapolski, Management Innovation Group, San Francisco

Current members of the national board that will complete their terms at the end of June are:

Frank Baseman, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia
Jim Faris, Management Innovation Group, Santa Cruz
Doug Powell, Schwartz Powell Design, Minneapolis
Lance Rutter, Tanagram, Chicago
Michael Vanderbyl, Vanderbyl Design, San Francisco

The committee received a strong pool of qualified candidates who were willing to serve, from which this group was selected. Although others who were nominated would be equally qualified, these candidates met the criteria and fit best with the immediate priorities facing the organization.

If this slate does not represent the mix of professionals you believe would best represent you, the ballot provides an opportunity to recommend candidates for next year’s nominating committee.

www.aiga.org/annualboardballot

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