This is only for members who have been nominated for an AAMFT Board position (you would have received an email from AAMFT staff). If you would like to nominate yourself or another member, please complete the nomination form.
AAMFT Leadership Competencies and Job Descriptions
The following leadership competencies were developed for each of the AAMFT Board of Directors positions, including Officer positions, according to association best practices. Job descriptions can be found here. Please review them when considering members to nominate.
Please review the following eligibility criteria for the position(s) for which you are being nominated. The Board of Directors and Leadership Development and Recruitment Committee (LDRC) seek out the following qualifications in nominees:
President-Elect/President Position
Click here to see a short video on the position from Former President Christopher M. Habben, PhD!
- Extensive experience in AAMFT leadership and central governance.
- Knowledge of the critical issues facing the Association.
- Ability to identify key issues and visionary policies from a broad perspective.
- Ability to problem solve, take a major leadership role, and facilitate group process and decision-making.
- Possess objectivity, a willingness to work, and commitment to the Association.
- Possess the ability to write and present effectively.
- Maintain the ability to work collaboratively with elected officers.
- Maintain the ability to work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer and serve as a member of the Executive Committee during their terms as President and President-Elect.
- Have an interest in and a willingness to learn Board management skills.
Preferred Experience/Qualifications:
- It is preferred that the AAMFT President-Elect nominees have prior Board experience with AAMFT.
- Prior experience with strategic planning and vision casting.
- Significant contributions to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy through legislative advocacy, teaching and training, publishing, service to the JMFT, or other closely related publications and/or presentations.
- Have proven Board management skills.
Board Positions
Click here to see a short video on the position from former Director Sharon Y. Ramsay, MDiv!
- Must be a voting member of AAMFT.
- A clear, long-term vision for the AAMFT and the field.
- Leadership experience and/or skills related to board participation.
- Board involvement fluctuates throughout the year, but the nominee would need to be available a minimum of two hours per week (virtually) and two weeks per year; one week in conjunction with the Leadership Symposium and one week during the Fall Board Meeting.
- Ability to post and respond to discussions within the AAMFT Network.
- Board officers will serve as Executive Committee members and Foundation Trustees. An officer position requires monthly virtual meetings.
Preferred Experience/Qualifications:
- Should be a Professional Member (Clinical Fellow, Pre-Clinical Fellow, Allied Mental Health Professional, and/or Pre-Allied Mental Health Professional) for five (5) or more years and eligible for the Clinical Fellow designation.
- Encouraged to contribute financially to the AAMFT Research & Education Foundation.
All Positions
- A willingness and ability to complete the work on a Board, including committee assignments.
- The ability to gather and integrate information, work towards a consensus, and make decisions.
- Knowledge and/or experience at some level of leadership.
- Knowledge of and desire to advocate on behalf of diversity and equity.
- Commitment to social justice and systemic science, thereby promoting the core values of Marriage and Family Therapy.
- Organizational leadership experience.
- Members who are elected to the Board of Directors must step down from leadership positions with AAMFT Affiliate entities, including Geographical Interest Networks, Topical Interest Networks, and Independent Affiliates, as well as Family TEAM leaders.
- Prospective candidates must resign from other governance Board positions (any level of governance in other national mental health professional associations, e.g., chapter, division, or national boards) upon accepting nomination for the AAMFT elected position and must submit written proof of resignation (such as a copy of the association’s letter of response to the letter of resignation) along with their candidate application packet. No elected official of AAMFT is eligible to run for a position that has a term beginning prior to the completion of their term. If an elected official chooses to run for a vacant position that could result in their current position being abandoned, the official must submit a letter of resignation from their current position with their nomination materials.
The following positions are open for nominations for the 2024 election (terms of office to begin January 1, 2025):
President-Elect/President (Term of 5 years, Professional and Student Members eligible). One position to be filled.
Board of Directors (Term of 3 years, Professional and Student Members eligible). Three positions to be filled.
In keeping with AAMFT’s commitment to diversity, we are particularly interested in nominees that reflect diversity of education, training, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, physical ability, cultural background, employment, and/or professional settings.
Travel expenses are covered for all in-person meetings, including flights, hotel, and meals.
For further information, please contact LDRC@aamft.org.