2008 ballot

Following solicitation of nominations from all members, chapter leadership and design opinion leaders, this year's nominating committee, chaired by Clement Mok (The Office of Clement Mok), recommended the following slate of nominees for five of the fifteen seats on the national board, effective July 1, 2008 for three years.

• Stanley Hainsworth, vice president of global creative at Starbucks Coffee Company.
• Elva Rubio, executive vice president and creative director at Bruce Mau Design.
• Khoi Vinh, design director for NYTimes.com.
• Brad Weed, director of user experience design and research for the Windows and Windows Live product lines at Microsoft.
• Pam Williams, co-founder, creative director and partner of Williams and House.

Members ratified the slate through online balloting between February 8 and March 14 (96 percent approved the slate; 4 percent voted not to approve).

The nominating committee was:
Clement Mok, San Francisco (chair)
Michael Cronan, San Francisco
Angela Shen-Hsieh, Boston
Cheryl Towler Weese, Chicago

Current members of the national board continuing their service are:
Sean Adams, AdamsMorioka, Los Angeles
James Ales, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
Laurie Churchman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Nik Hafermaas, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
Kenna Kay, TV Land/MTV Networks, New York
Vernon Lockhart, Osmosis, Chicago
Debbie Millman, Sterling Brands, New York
Bennett Peji, Bennett Peji Design, San Diego
Shel Perkins, Shel Perkins and Associates, San Francisco
Laura Shore, Mohawk Fine Paper, Cohoes, New York

Current members of the national board that will complete their three-year terms at the end of June are:
Connie Birdsall, Lippincott Mercer, New York
Moira Cullen, Coca Cola, Atlanta
Bill Grant, Grant Design Collaborative, Canton, Georgia
Steve Hartman, Creativille, St. Louis
Hank Richardson, Portfolio Center, Atlanta

The nominating committee is made up principally of AIGA members, not AIGA board members, in order to reflect members' views.

The committee received an extraordinarily 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.