New Hampshire Region Election Notification
Fall 2018, the New Hampshire Region will elect a new Region Director and a Northern Section Chief, who will take office on April 1, 2019. Position qualifications and job descriptions are included below, along with New Hampshire Region and Eastern Division Bylaws.
Job Descriptions/Duties: Region Director
The successful candidate will:
- Meet all qualification as set forth by New Hampshire Region and Eastern Division Bylaws (see below);
- Have good organizational skills;
- Have proven Leadership and Managerial skills;
- Be responsible for managing all affairs of the New Hampshire Region;
- Ensure all Region education programs are staffed with qualified instructors;
- Ensure all patrol registration, tax forms (990′s) and patrol confirmation required by Division and National are submitted and received on time
- Plan and conduct meetings of New Hampshire Region Administrative Staff; and,
- Attend/participate in all New Hampshire Region meetings; participate on all regularly scheduled Eastern Division Board conference calls; Chair and participate on Board level committee; and, attend all Eastern Division Board meetings, including Annual meeting (Spring Officers meeting), Fall Officers meeting, and Winter Officers meeting.
Job Descriptions/Duties: Section Chief
The successful candidate will:
- Meet all qualification as set forth by New Hampshire Region and Eastern Division Bylaws (see below);
- Have good organizational skills;
- Be a liaison between Patrol Director and Patrollers within their Section;
- Make annual visits to Patrols in their Section;
- Listen to concerns/needs of patrols and communicate to appropriate staff or program director;
- Attend/participate in all New Hampshire Region meetings; participate on all regularly scheduled Eastern Division Board conference calls; Chair and participate on Board level committee; and, attend all Eastern Division Board meetings, including Annual meeting (Spring Officers meeting), Fall Officers meeting, and Winter Officers meeting.
Applicable NH Region Bylaws:
Section 5.1 – Eligibility
No officer shall be elected or appointed who shall not meet the eligibility requirements contained in the Division Bylaws in effect at the time of selection, nor shall such officer continue to hold office in the event of later ineligibility.
Section 5.3 – Section Chiefs
There shall be three (3) Section Chiefs, who shall be elected for a two-year term in alternate years. A Section Chief may not serve longer than six (6) consecutive years. The Section Chiefs must be registered and active within a patrol within the region. A Section Chief will represent the northern section of New Hampshire (Bretton Woods, Mt Washington, Black Mountain, Gunstock, King Pine, Abenaki, Wilderness, Jackson Cross-Country), the Central Section of New Hampshire (Dartmouth, Franklin, Storr’s Hill, Ragged, Whaleback) and the Southern Section of New Hampshire (Crotched, Pat’s Peak, Proctor, McIntyre, Mt Sunapee). Section Chiefs shall perform such duties as shall be given by the Region Director. The Region Director shall appoint one Section Chief as Alternate Region Director, who shall have the power granted by the Division Bylaws including the power to serve as Region Director in the absence of Region Director. The Section Chief shall have a vote in all Region and Division matters as provided by these Bylaws and the Division Bylaws. Section Chiefs shall hold no other elective office in NSP.
Section 5.8 – Qualification of Region Director and Section Chiefs
Elective officers, except Patrol Directors, shall have the qualification shown in Section 4.1 of the Division Bylaws.
Division Bylaws
• 4.1 Eligibility- Region Director candidates must be Active registered patrollers in the Region which they seek to represent, have a minimum of five seasons of patrolling experience, and have achieved Senior Alpine, Senior Nordic, or Certified status. Members currently registered as Patrollers are qualified to become Region Director candidates if they have met the requirements described above at some point in their patrol career.
NOTE: According to New Hampshire Region bylaws, Section Chief’s must have the same qualifications as the Region Director.
Election Process
The Region Director and Section Chief shall be elected by the Voting Members and shall serve for a term of two years, with a maximum of 6 consecutive years in this position. The Region Director shall supervise the affairs of the Region, shall preside at all annual and special meetings and shall perform such other duties as may be given him at any annual or special meeting by a majority vote of the Voting Members present. The Region Director shall hold no other elective office in NSP.
The election for the position will be held at each patrol’s refresher in the Fall of 2018. The election will be by secret written ballot, and there will be an opportunity for write-in candidates on each ballot. All active members shall be permitted to cast one vote. A patroller is considered an active member if he/she has an NSP registration number reflecting primary membership in a patrol in the New Hampshire region, excluding alumni, medical associates, candidates and professional division members. Only active members of the patrols located in the northern sections will be permitted to vote for the Section Chief position in their respective sections. In the event a member does not complete his or her refresher at his/her home patrol arrangements will be made to permit that member to vote at the refresher he/she attends. A vote tally will be announced after the last refresher in each section has completed the voting process.
DEADLINES: For those qualified and interested patrollers, notice of your interest must be received in writing (via snail mail or email) to Ray Whitley, Election Committee Chairperson by the deadline date of April 1, 2018. Any notice of interest received after the deadline date will not be counted. All notices of interested must have a date stamp on them to be valid. Elections will be held at New Hampshire region patrol refreshers this Fall.
Resumes and platforms from interested patrollers need to be received by June 1st to be posted on the website for all patrollers to review. To start the process, please contact:
