The 2026 Board of Directors election is now underway, and the 30-day nomination period is open through July 3rd, 2025.
Are you ready to shape the future of our Chapter? Serving on the Board is a meaningful opportunity to grow as a leader, apply your experience in new ways, and directly influence the success of our professional development programs. You’ll also help chart the strategic direction of our organization as we continue to evolve and expand our impact.
Board Member Responsibilities:
- Contribute approximately 10–20 hours per month
- Lead or support operational work within your functional area
- Attend monthly virtual board meetings
- Participate in chapter events (virtual and in-person)
- Join semi-annual in-person planning retreats
- Participate in PMI leadership conferences.
Nomination Candidate Qualifications
- To be eligible to be placed on the election ballot as a nominee, candidates shall be Chapter members in good standing for at least one (1) year, preferably hold at least one (1) current PMI professional designation, and must agree to serve if elected.
- Candidates shall have been actively involved as a chapter volunteer within the last twelve (12) months in a leadership position (Program/Project Manager, AVP, etc.); active involvement is defined as a minimum of six (6) continuous months of service. If a prospective nominee does not meet this minimum involvement criteria, he or she can submit a petition for nomination to the Nominations Committee per Section 1.2.5. The Nominations Committee reserves the right to exclude candidates who do not meet this involvement criteria.
- Each candidate shall also possess and be evaluated by the Nominations Committee against the following set of expected characteristics:
- An appreciation of the value of the profession served by PMI: The candidate has a good understanding of the profession served by PMI, along with PMI’s Strategic Plan and the vision and mission of the Chapter;
- The candidate can help formulate a future vision for an organization and can help to describe a strategy to achieve it, can identify and understand strategic risks and offer strategic guidance for resolving them, and has the capacity to provide a strategic perspective while leading a volunteer team to execute the operational details;
- The willingness and ability to serve others: The candidate possesses passion and energy to understand and respond to the needs of others in an open, honest, humble, and altruistic manner, has actively participated in achieving constructive outcomes for others without regard to personal benefit, and has a strong interest in working on the advancement of PMI, its stakeholders, and the profession;
- Must have excellent team leadership skills and be a proven team player.
- Each candidate shall possess qualifications, as described in the Board Role job description, for the available board roles.
Related Documents
Election Schedule
- 6/3/25 – 7/3/25 Election Promotion and Nomination Period
- 7/5/25 – 7/31/25 Candidate Vetting & Period
- 8/1/25 – 8/31/25 Candidate Promotion Period
- 9/1/25 – 9/30/25 Election voting period (30 days)
- 10/1/25 Election results are announced
- 10/1/25 – 12/31/25 New Board Member Onboarding Period
- 1/1/2026 New board term begins
Nominations
To nominate yourself or another Chapter member for consideration please complete this form.