APPLICATIONS:
The VPAR Nominating Committee is accepting applications from the Virginia Peninsula REALTORS® membership for the following 2025 Board of Director and Officer positions:
President-Elect – 3-years (2025-2027) (President Elect 2025/President 2026/Past President 2027)
Treasurer – 2-years (2025-2026)
Director – 2-years (2025-2026) (4 positions available)
Any eligible Virginia Peninsula REALTOR® member may apply. Please submit your application online. Be sure to have your resume or bio and a headshot photo available prior to completing the application so you may upload the same for candidate announcements. A copy of your application will be emailed to you upon completion.
All applications must be received by the Association no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 29th, 2024.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates for Director must have been a REALTOR® in good standing for at least three (3) years, have been a member of VPAR in good standing for at least two (2) years and have acceptable VPAR committee involvement and leadership experience. Candidates for Officer positions, in addition to meeting the requirements for Director, must currently be serving on, or have previously served at least two (2) years on the Board of Directors.
POSITION DESCRIPTIONS:
All applicants must be prepared to serve the Association by attending monthly Board of Directors meetings, special work sessions, annual leadership training, general membership meetings and carry out all duties and responsibilities for the positions they serve. Individuals serving as directors or officers owe fiduciary duties to the organization, which includes a duty of care, loyalty, confidentiality, obedience and accounting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER
Directors are responsible for the governing of the Association, the direction of its work and the control of its property and funds. Through the Association, directors adopt policies and procedures for conducting the business of the organization.
TREASURER
The Treasurer shall supervise the disbursement of all Association funds and shall oversee monthly financial reports and the annual audit of all accounts to be made to the Board of Directors. They shall chair the Budget & Finance Committee, serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
PRESIDENT ELECT
The President-Elect shall perform the duties of the President in their absence, seek ways and means of relating the Strategic Plan to the needs of the membership. They shall serve as a member of the Executive Committee. The President Elect will assume the position of President the year following their term.
PRESIDENT
The President is the Chair of the Association and shall preside at all official meetings of the membership, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee. The President will assume the position of Immediate Past President the year following their term.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
The Immediate Past President shall assist the President with special projects and serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
Please review all of the Virginia Peninsula REALTORS® Leadership Position Descriptions here.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
The Nominating Committee shall select one (1) or more candidate(s) for each officer position, other than the President and one (1) or more candidates(s) for each place to be filled on the Board of Directors. The President's position shall be automatically filled by the standing President-Elect. A majority of the committee members present at the meeting must approve the slate of Officers and Directors proposed by the committee. A quorum for this Committee will be five (5) members. The nominating committee shall interview all persons seeking nomination for election as officer or director. The report of the Nominating Committee shall be distributed to each member eligible to vote at least forty-five (45) days preceding the election. Additional candidates for the offices to be filled may be placed in nomination by petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the Members eligible to vote. The petition shall be filed with the Chief Executive Officer at least fourteen (14) days before the election. The Chief Executive Officer shall send such notice of such additional nominations to all members eligible to vote before the election.
CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS:
The Nominating Committee will interview each candidate prior to the final selection by the committee. Interview questions will be provided in advance. The candidate interviews will be scheduled from Tuesday, August 6th, 2024, beginning at 9:30am scheduled in 45-minute intervals. Interviews will also be scheduled for Wednesday, August 7th, 2024, starting at 1:00pm if needed.
VOTING:
VPAR Election Day is Monday, October 21st, 2024, at the Association Office and ONLINE from any location for all members from 8:30 a.m. until ballots close at 4:30PM. (Absentee Voting will be available at the association office during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 pm starting October 14th, 2024, until Friday October 18th, 2024, 4:30pm)
ELECTION RESULTS:
Official results of the election will be immediately tabulated and verified by the Tally Committee and will be announced at the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERMS WITH DATE TERM EXPIRES
Peggy Todd, President - December 31st, 2024**
David Mohajerin, President Elect - December 31st, 2024*
Al Patel, Treasurer - December 31st, 2024*
Teresa Cline, Immediate Past President - December 31st, 2024***
Amanda Walsh - December 31st, 2024*
Shavonne Miles - December 31st, 2024*
Sally Sheard - December 31st, 2024*
Kimberly Wood - December 31st, 2024*
Chuck Dunlap - December 31st, 2025
Keisha Deering - December 31st, 2025
PJ Parker - December 31st, 2025
*The current term expires.
**The standing President-Elect automatically assumes the presidency the following year.
***The standing President automatically assumes the Immediate Past President the following year.
For questions and more information please contact Nominating Committee Chair Teresa Cline at teresa.cline@rwtowne.com or CEO Jim Wetzel at 757-599-5222 jimwetzel@vpar.org.
2024 Nominating Committee Members:
Teresa Cline – Chair, Members - Andreianna Bazemore, Carla Carney, Sandra Hood, Kaéra Mims, Donna Moyer and Lindsay Pennington and Alternate Jillian Hooper.
