Hello Everyone,
Please read the message below on behalf of Board President Jose Calderon.
To: Members of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
As per our by-laws, the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be electing seven at-large members at its membership meeting on November 20th to serve on the board for the next two years.
Nominations will take place at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 9th at 1 PM. If you are interested in running for one of the seven at-large positions or you want to nominate someone, you must participate in the membership meeting on Saturday, October 9th. In order to be nominated or to nominate someone, you have to have been a member of the LRT in good standing for at least 30 days before the October 9 membership meeting. Also, for the October 9 meeting, please be prepared to present a one-minute statement as to why you are nominating the person or nominating yourself (that can include some background and qualifications of the nominee).
To be able to vote in the election set for November 20, you have to be a paid member in good standing (filled out application and paid dues) 30 days prior to the election. Hence, you have until October 20th to fill out an application and pay your dues if you have not done so already.
It is important that those who are elected to the LRT board have the time and best interests of the organization, work to promote the organization, and actively participate on one of the committees.
If you have any questions, please contact: Lina Mira at lmira@latinolatinaroundtable.org or (909) 480-6267 for questions about membership status and dues.
Important dates:
October 9 – Nominations for seven at-large positions on the LRT board. To be nominated or to nominate someone, you have to have been a member of the LRT in good standing for at least 30 days before the October 9 membership meeting.
October 20 – deadline to fill out an application and pay dues in order to vote in the November 20 election.
November 20 – Be present at the meeting as a member to vote. Be present as a nominee to be included in the vote by membership.
