In accordance with the IAC bylaws, an election will be held in May to select individuals to fill the following vacancies on the IAC Executive Committee: Executive Vice Chair (1 position) and Vice Chair at Large (6 positions). The individuals elected to the At-Large positions will take office on July 1, 2011 and serve two year terms. The individual elected as Executive Vice Chair will assume office on July 1, 2011 and become the IAC Chair on July 1, 2012 and Past Chair on July 1, 2013. Each IAC member company in good standing is entitled to vote for one candidate for the position of Executive Vice Chair and to vote for 6 candidates for the At-Large positions.
As required by the IAC bylaws, a Nominating Committee was appointed to identify qualified candidates for the IAC Executive Committee. The distinguished members of the Nominating Committee were: Chair – Ted Davies (Unisys); Anne Armstrong (1105 Media); Anne Reed (ASI Government); Sally Turner (CGI); and Bob Woods (Topside Consulting).
A call for nominees was sent to the entire IAC membership. The Nominating Committee reviewed each candidate’s qualifications in the context of IAC’s goals, objectives and programs, as well as the roles and responsibilities of Executive Committee members. The Nominating Committee was very impressed with the qualifications and interests of all the candidates. After careful deliberations, the Committee nominated the following individuals.
View a brief summary of IAC Executive Committee candidate statements and biographies here.
View video footage of candidate statements taken during the May IAC Membership Meeting here.
Executive Vice Chair (1 position)
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Judy Douglas (HP)* |
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Dale Luddeke (CACI)* |
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Vice Chairs at Large (6 or 7 positions – see note)
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Don Arnold (Quantified Perception) |
Wayne Davis (Qwest Government Services) |
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Karen Evans (KE&T Partners) |
Ira Hobbs (Hobbs & Hobbs)* |
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Joel Horwitz (Master Key Consulting) |
Andrew McLauchlin (CGI) |
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Carol Miller (Mackson Consulting) |
Mike Mullen (Project Performance Corporation)* |
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Candidate Statement
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Crouse Powell (Accenture) |
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*Denotes an incumbent currently on the Executive Committee.
Note: There are six vacancies and these will be filled by the six individuals receiving the most votes. Ms. Douglas is halfway through her term as a Vice Chair at Large. If she is not elected as Executive Vice Chair, she will remain on the Executive Committee in her current position. If she is elected Executive Vice Chair, her At Large position becomes vacant and will be filled by the individual receiving the seventh highest number of votes.
Pursuant to the IAC bylaws, additional individuals may be put before the membership as nominees for the Executive Committee provided that a petition to such effect is received no later than April 30 and that such petition is signed by no less than 5% (or 27) of the member companies. Only the company’s official representative (designated point of contact) may sign the petition. If you wish to nominate yourself or some other individual via petition, please review the qualifications and responsibilities of Executive Committee members. If you wish to obtain the list of IAC official points of contact (POC) for use in completing a petition, contact Don Becker at dbecker@actgov.org. Petitions with the requisite number of signatures must be delivered by mail or in person to the IAC office located at 3040 Williams Drive, Suite 610, Fairfax, VA 22031 by 5 P.M. on Monday, May 2, 2011.
Campaigning will begin on Monday, May 9, 2011. Information about each of the candidates will be available on the ACT-IAC web site. In addition, each candidate will be provided time to make a statement at the May 25 IAC membership meeting. Voting will begin on May 26 and conclude on June 4, 2011.
Questions about this process may be referred to Ken Allen (kallen@actgov.org or 703.208.4800 ext 204.)