2026 nominating Committee Report

TO: GSAE Membership
FROM: Amy Kane, CAE, MBA  
DATE: November 7, 2025
RE: 2026 Nominating Committee Report

As Chair of the Nominating Committee, I am pleased to announce the following slate of officers and GSAE Board of Directors members for 2026.  Please note that this term of office, unless otherwise noted, will run for 2 years from January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027.

CHAIR (automatic) - Jacob Wilder, CAE
CHAIR-ELECT (automatic) - Julia Boyd, CAE
TREASURER – Catie Ramp, MBA, MPA
PAST Chair (automatic) - Jason Cline, CAE

BEGINNING two-year terms on the Board in January 2026
Chelsea Juras
Christina Kaiser
Stephen Loftin
Royalle Wright, MBA
CORPORATE MEMBER - Holly Wright                   

COMPLETING two-year terms on the Board in December 2026
Heather Blanchard, CAE                                      
Shan Haugabrook, ACNP
Jon Krueger
Katie Oxford, CAE                                                     
CORPORATE MEMBER - Roumain Brown                                                                                                                 

The Nominating Committee endorses the slate for the 2026 GSAE Foundation Board of Trustees.
CHAIR (automatic) - Damian Kavanagh, Ed.D., CAE
CHAIR-ELECT (automatic) – Kara Bastarache, CAE
TREASURER – Lacey Facer
PAST Chair (automatic) – Kelly McLendon, CAE
BOARD Representative – Julia Boyd, CAE

Our thanks to our board members who will complete their terms this year. They will be recognized during the December 10 GSAE Business Meeting: Past Chair, Amy Kane, CAE, MBA, Anne Chen, TMP, Lacey Facer, Kelly Moselle, MA, MS, CAC II, CMAC, CCS, CMATS, CAMS II, Catie Ramp, MBA, MPA, and Rick Walker, Esq.

Our thanks also to Past Chair of the GSAE Foundation Board of Trustees, Julie Anderson, CAE, MBA.                                                                                                               

Respectfully submitted, the 2026 GSAE Nominating Committee
Amy Kane, CAE, MBA, Jason Cline, CAE, Jacob Wilder, CAE, Betsy Eddy, CAE, Steven Schumacher, Austin Seamster, Tip Tucker Kendall, CAE, and Jennie Thomas, CAE.

From the GSAE Bylaws

ARTICLE VI - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION

Section 1:  Nominations. 

1. A.   Nominating Committee. At least ninety (90) days prior to the annual business meeting, the Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least five (5) persons, each of whom shall have been an Individual member of the Society for at least two (2) years.  The chairman shall be the Immediate Past Chair. Others on the committee shall be the Chair, Chair Elect and two or more other members not currently serving on the GSAE Board of Directors.  Names of nominating committee members and an invitation for recommendations for candidates for nomination shall be announced to the membership at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting.  The nominating committee shall submit at least one (1) name for each available elective office of the Society and said slate shall be presented, in writing, to the membership at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting and again, orally, at the annual business meeting.

B.  Candidates. All candidates shall be members in good standing. 

C.  Nominating Process.  All nominations shall be made by either the Nominating Committee or by written petition of not less than 5 percent of the membership. The Nominating Committee shall notify the membership, in writing, of its choice not less than thirty (30) days before the annual business meeting.  After this time, any member nominated by a written petition containing the signatures of not less than 5 percent of the membership will be placed on the ballot, along with the nominees of the Nominating Committee, so long as the written petition accompanied by the nominee(s)' written statement of willingness to serve is received by the President not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the annual business meeting, not including the day of the annual business meeting, except that the office of Chair is automatically filled in accordance with provisions of Article V, Section 1.