Nomination period: 

Begins: Wednesday, November 20th

Drop into a board meeting to learn more: 

• Monday November 25th 6:30pm UTC

• Wednesday November 27th 6:30pm UTC

• Tuesday December 3rd 5:30pm UTC

Ends: Friday, December 6th

Election period:

Begins: Monday, December 9th

Ends: Friday December 20th

Votes Tallied and Announced:

Saturday, December 21st

• BMCA holds Board Elections every year (with a few exceptions) for three-year terms that begin in January of the following year. Board members can serve up to two consecutive terms. 

• BMCA Members in all categories (Professional, Student, Friend, Associate) may nominate themselves for a Board seat.

• Voting in elections is open to Professional Members only. 

• The Board can hold up to fifteen members, of which ⅔  must be certified BMC® Practitioners or Teachers (per by-laws). 

• We currently have nine Board members, which means we have plenty of room for more--up to 7 all together!

  Meet our current Board members here

Eligibility: 

• All members of BMCA in good standing for the past year are invited to declare candidacy. If you know someone who might be interested, please forward the information and invite them to apply. 

• Candidates may be any type of member: Friend, Student, Associate or Professional. m description

• Board members are expected to keep up with ongoing board communications and to be responsive to time-sensitive decisions and communications. The hours of involvement vary, with a minimum of 6 hours for meetings per month, and additional hours for tasks and projects.

• The Board also organizes themselves into different committees in order to carry out special projects and initiatives. 

• Yearly, the Board holds a longer 2-day meeting, usually on a weekend in May for Vision and Strategic Planning.

• Projects we are currently working on include online events and member platform development that require board members to volunteer extra time outside of meetings. For example, the 2024 3-day online event held on our new member platform was conceived and created by Board volunteer time. 

• Upcoming projects include future events, website development, and storage and archives, among others.

We are looking for current BMCA members who have the following:

• Ability and willingness to donate time, experience and skills on board initiated projects

• Not afraid to learn, improvise and figure things out as needed for projects

• Bring new points of view and ways of seeing things while also valuing collaboration and teamwork

• Creativity and drive to engage with and execute new ideas

• Potential to move into an officer’s role (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) in the future 

• Desire to bring representation of your identity(s), perspectives, and/or local community(s) to the BMCA Board

• Invested interest in the history and ongoing relevance of our community

When you are ready, click here to submit this google-form to Declare your Candidacy.

You will be asked to respond to the following questions: 

• Full Name and Contact Information (home address, telephone, email address).

• Membership type (Friend, Student, Associate, or Professional).

• BMC® study (include SBMC, certification and year(s) completed or related trainings.

• Brief bio (include other BMCA experience or related experience and any other not-for-profit experience).

• Please tell us a little more about yourself: What is inspiring you to run for the Board?…What perspective, experience or interests are you bringing to the Board?…What is your personal vision for BMCA? Your responses to these questions will be shared on social media, email and website for members to review before voting. 

• Upload Recent Photo (head shot).

Your responses will be shared with the membership community by email and social media during the voting period. Your photo will be shared on social media, email and website for members along with your bio and details before voting. 

It is important to us that you feel oriented to the role of Board Member before submitting a declaration of candidacy. Please consider the following options prior to filling out the form.

Sign up here to drop-in for a short chat during our weekly or monthly meetings before the nomination period is over.

• Monday November 25th 6:30pm UTC

• Wednesday November 27th 6:30pm UTC

• Tuesday December 3rd 5:30pm UTC

Reach out to Janna Meiring, Development and Communications Coordinator, with any questions, or be connected with the Nomination Committee.

Want to participate and donate time to BMCA, but don’t feel ready to run for the Board? We need committee members and volunteers for many long or short-term working groups on specific tasks and projects.

Please fill out this form to let us know of your interest, and we will be happy to connect!