{"id":1115,"date":"2022-07-21T21:02:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2022-07-21T21:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:03:01","slug":"call-for-nominations-for-wsi-board-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/call-for-nominations-for-wsi-board-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Nominations for WSI Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WSI is calling for nominations for our upcoming Board elections. This is an opportunity for you to contribute to improving gender equity in sport through research-informed international advocacy toward policy changes that benefit girls and women around the world and to lead in promoting the rights of all women to participate in all levels of sport.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-793 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WSI_logo-300x79.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WSI_logo-300x79.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WSI_logo-436x115.jpeg 436w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WSI_logo.jpeg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Call for Nominations for WSI Board<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">July 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p>WSI is an international organization that strives toward our mission \u201cto encourage increased opportunities and positive change for women and girls at all levels of involvement in sport and physical activity&#8221;. \u00a0WomenSport International (WSI) is seeking nominations for elections to our Board of Directors for the next four years, 2023-2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF WOMENSPORT INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n<p>WSI is calling for nominations for our upcoming Board elections. This is an opportunity for you to contribute to improving gender equity in sport through research-informed international advocacy toward policy changes that benefit girls and women around the world and to lead in promoting the rights of all women to participate in all levels of sport.<\/p>\n<p>As per WSI\u2019s constitution, each individual nomination requires a one-page bio containing a description of the nominee. This must include: a brief overview of the nominee\u2019s background, areas of expertise, the position they are interested in and confirmation of their willingness to serve for a four-year term. \u00a0<u>The 4-year term is from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2026.<\/u> (The current board serves until December 31, 2022.)<\/p>\n<p>Members in good standing only are welcome to submit their nominations or that of another WSI member in good standing by September 12, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Please email nominations with subject line WSI Nomination to: <a href=\"mailto:info@womensportinternational.org\">info@womensportinternational.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Nomination Timeline:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>July 20 \u2013 September 12, 2022: Nomination period<\/p>\n<p>September 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022: Nomination deadline (with 1- page bio)<\/p>\n<p>September 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022: Announcement of Nominations list<\/p>\n<p>Mid October: Speeches by nominees to the members<\/p>\n<p>October 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2022: Ballot sent out to WSI members in good standing<\/p>\n<p>November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2022 : Vote deadline<\/p>\n<p>November: Announcement of new board members<\/p>\n<p>January, 2023: New Board Official in Office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Nominations for the following positions are welcome:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>PRESIDENT<\/p>\n<p>VICE PRESIDENT<\/p>\n<p>SECRETARY<\/p>\n<p>SECRETARY GENERAL<\/p>\n<p>TREASURER<\/p>\n<p>SIX (6) BOARD Directors<\/p>\n<p>Note: PAST PRESIDENT is an official member of the executive board.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals can serve on the Board for a maximum of two consecutive terms in the same position if re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>WSI\u2019s activities are managed by a Board of up to 11 members, of which 5 are named Officers:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Current WSI Executive Committee and Advisory Board<\/p>\n<p>EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<\/p>\n<p>Current Officers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President: Diane Huffman \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n<li>Vice president: Nada Knorre \u2013 Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li>Past President: Stiliani \u201cAni\u201d Chroni \u2013 Norway\/Greece; Kari Fasting \u2013 Norway<\/li>\n<li>Secretary General: Kanae Haneishi \u2013 USA\/Japan<\/li>\n<li>Financial Officer: Becky Clark \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer: vacancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS<\/p>\n<p>First term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dunja Antunovic \u2013 USA\/Hungary\/Serbia)<\/li>\n<li>Toni Bruce \u2013 New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Kari Fasting \u2013 Norway<\/li>\n<li>Junko Tahara \u2013 Japan<\/li>\n<li>Gabrielle Salomon \u2013 UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carole Oglesby \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Nefeli Chondroyanni \u2013 Abu Dhabi\/Greece<\/li>\n<li>Gretchen Kerr \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSI is calling for nominations for our upcoming Board elections. This is an opportunity for you to contribute to improving gender equity in sport through research-informed international advocacy toward policy changes that benefit girls and women around the world and to lead in promoting the rights of all women to participate in all levels of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1116,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1115\/revisions\/1116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}