AAUW-PA 2025 Officer Election — Voting Instructions
The annual election for AAUW Pennsylvania runs from April 1, 2025, through 11:59 pm April 30, 2025.
Note: There is one ballot for the officer positions and another ballot for the proposed bylaws amendments. See the Proposed Bylaws page for information about that balloting: https://aauw-pa.aauw.net/aauw-pa-bylaws-2/
The Officer positions up for election are Membership Vice President, Secretary, and Finance Officer. We are fortunate to have outstanding candidates for the open positions: Karen Wellin (Valley Forge Branch), Charlotte Ridge (Huntingdon Branch), and Pam Fuller (State College Branch), respectively. Candidate information can be found below.
All AAUW PA members will receive the links to the officer ballot and the bylaws ballot by email on April 1. You may, alternatively, vote by the paper ballot attached to that email, or through a branch voting event–if your branch is having one.
All votes will be announced and ratified at AAUW PA’s annual meeting at 10:00 am, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Note: There will be NO in-person (or synchronous on Zoom) voting during the annual meeting.
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
The AAUW-PA Nominating and Elections Committee is pleased to announce the slate of officers for member consideration for two-year terms from 2025-2027:
Membership Vice-President: Karen Wellin, Valley Forge Branch
The membership vice president is specifically responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and reporting membership activities and shall perform such duties as the president and board shall direct.
Secretary: Charlotte Ridge, Huntingdon Branch
The secretary shall record and keep minutes of all business, board, and special meetings and is the member designated to record and make available upon request the minutes of each meeting and board meeting. The secretary shall perform such other duties as the president and board shall direct.
Finance Officer: Pam Fuller, State College Branch
The finance officer shall be responsible for collecting, distributing, and accounting for the funds of the Affiliate and for meeting specific deadlines. The finance officer shall serve as custodian of all funds and securities and as the designated contact for finance to AAUW.
Learn more about our candidates: AAUW PA Candidate Bios.
Voting instructions will be available here no later than April 1. The voting period will be April 1-April 30.
Questions?
Contact any member of the Nominating and Elections Committee:
Deb Roney (Huntingdon and Carlisle Branches), Co-chair, aauwpanominations@gmail.com
Ann Pehle (Carlisle Branch), Co-chair, aauwpacu@gmail.com
Eva Kaufmann (West Chester-Chester Branch), Eastern PA
Mary Kratzer (Harrisburg and Huntingdon Branches), Central PA
Kacie Kirkpatrick (Beaver Valley Branch), Western PA
Alternate: Sriya Vontela (State College Branch), Central PA