Click here to view the AAMFT Disclaimer for the Nomination and Vetting Process. Feel free to reach out to the LDRC at LDRC@aamft.org with any questions. Thank you for your participation!
The Board of Directors and Leadership Development and Recruitment Committee (LDRC) seek out the following qualifications in nominees:
Treasurer Position
- Previous service as Treasurer for an organization.
- Ability to problem solve, take a leadership role, work well with others, articulate financial implications or policy decisions, attend to trends, and establish visionary policies.
- Have objectivity, willingness to work, effective communication, and commitment to the Association.
- Ability to understand, have an interest in, and experience with standard accounting procedures and language, budgets, and audits.
- Ability to understand, have an interest in, and experience with basic investment strategies.
Board Positions
Click here to see a short video on the position from Naveen Jonathan, PhD! He is a current Board Director (2023-2025).
Click here to see a short video on the position from Isha D. Williams, PhD! She is a former Board Director (2015-2018 and 2021-2023)
- Must be a voting member of AAMFT.
- A clear, long-term vision for the AAMFT and for the field.
- Leadership experience and/or skills related to board participation.
- Board involvement fluctuates throughout the year but nominee would need to be available a minimum of two hours per week (virtually). Additional commitment to one week in conjunction with the Leadership Symposium and two four-day board meetings (two days are for travel).
- 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 would require monthly, virtual one-hour meetings.
- Task Force/Committee appointments would require additional time commitment (one hour a month plus work in Network as needed).
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 clear vision for the AAMFT and for the field of Marriage and Family Therapy, including knowledge about ongoing trends impacting the profession.
- 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.
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.
The following positions are open for nominations for the 2025 election (terms of office to begin January 1, 2026):
Treasurer (Term of 3 years, Professional and Student Members eligible). One position is to be filled.
Board of Directors (Term of 3 years, Professional and Student Members eligible). Three positions are to be filled.
Travel expenses are covered for all in-person meetings, including flights, hotel, and meals.
In keeping with AAMFT’s commitment to diversity, we are particularly interested in nominees that reflect the diversity of education, training, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion, physical ability, cultural background, employment, and/or professional settings.
For further information, please contact LDRC@aamft.org.