Please review the videos to learn about the candidates.  You will be voting for only one region candidate and up to  three member-at-large candidates.

The National CERT Association, in accordance with the NCA Bylaws, is accepting nominations for Group B seats (Regional and Member-at-Large) on the Board of Directors.

One Group B seat exists for each of the 10 FEMA Regions. Four Member-at-Large seats (including one vacant seat) are open in this election.

Self-nomination is required to ensure interest and willingness to fulfill expectations. To submit your nomination, complete this Survey Monkey application by 5:00 p.m. MDT, Friday, August 26, 2022. Feel free to send this notice to someone who you think would be a great candidate.

The National CERT Association is led by a leadership team that includes 20 regional representatives, up to 10 members-at-large, FEMA Regional Community Preparedness Officers (CPOs) and Regional Preparedness Liaisons (RPLs), and the national CERT Program Manager at FEMA Headquarters. The regional representatives and members-at-large are the only board members with voting rights.

There are two regional representatives (seat A and seat B) from each of the 10 NCA regions (mirroring FEMA regions). They help ensure that the NCA effectively communicates with, and supports, all CERT programs in the U.S.

The members-at-large do not represent any one NCA region. They represent the entire NCA membership and may consist of subject matter experts. They are also identified by seat A or seat B designation based on year of election. This election will bring the current number of members-at-large to eight.

NCA regional representatives and members-at-large serve two-year terms. Elections are held each year on an alternating seat A or seat B schedule.

The original 20 charter regional representatives were appointed by their respective FEMA Community Preparedness Officer or Regional Preparedness Liaison.

1. The NCA will call for nominees for all open Board seats. This call will be sent to the entire NCA membership. It will also be sent to all state/territory CERT coordinators and FEMA CPOs/RPLs to share with their respective CERT networks.
2. All nomination package submissions will be sent to the NCA Election Committee.
3. The NCA Election Committee will provide the nominations to the appropriate FEMA Region CPOs/RPLs for review.
4. Up to three candidates will be selected for each NCA region. If a region fails to receive or select three candidates then the NCA Board will select the remaining candidates. For member-at-large seats, FEMA region CPOs/RPLs and the national CERT Program Manager will select up to three candidates for each open seat from the nominations received.
5. All candidates will provide a pre-recorded five minute campaign speech which will be posted on the NCA website and be available to all NCA members for viewing.
6. Elections will be conducted via Survey Monkey. NCA members may only cast one vote for each open seat within their respective regions. NCA members may cast one vote for each open member-at-large seat.
7. NCA will announce the winning candidates.