Call for Nominations - CHS Global Board of Directors

Published on July 12, 2024

For the first time in our 96-year history, CHS is inviting the global Hotelie community to nominate individuals for our expanding Board of Directors – a new process being launched through Cornell University’s Volunteer Portal.

All alumni with an undergraduate or graduate degree from The Cornell Peter & Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration may be considered by the nominating committee and may nominate others or self-nominate.

The duties of the Global Board Director are strategic in nature, focused on governance, membership engagement, and long-term initiatives. It is from this Board of Directors that future Officers will be selected – notably the 2nd Vice President – which subsequently becomes the 1st Vice President, and then Global President. To access the downloadable position description, please click here.

By serving as a Director, one does not have to aspire to become an Officer. We all share the humble ethos that Life Is Service. And we invite all interested candidates, including ones ultimately not selected by the nominating committee, to continue to volunteer and engage with CHS at the regional and chapter level.

With this new change in our leadership succession process, we intend to increase the transparency and involvement of our global Hotelie community. We thank you in advance for considering nominating someone you feel can contribute to the CHS mission as a future Director.

Nominations for the five open Director positions will be accepted until Sunday, August 11, 2024. 

Click Here to Nominate

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Our nominating committee (members listed below) will vet the submissions received through the portal and present a slate of candidates to the global Hotelie community for a vote in October. Results of the vote will be announced shortly thereafter, and new Directors will be installed at the Annual General Meeting on November 11th in New York City (the formal term starts on January 1, 2025).

Please feel free to reach out to us should you have any questions or have difficulties accessing the nomination portal.

We thank you for your participation in this process and continued support of CHS.

 

Best regards,

Richy Petrina '01

CHS Global President

Jeffrey Scott MPS'91

CHS Past President | Chair, Nominating Committee

 

Current nominating committee members

Jeffrey Scott MPS '91 - Chair

Raj Chandnani '95

Becky Lee '02

Jackie Perkins '12

Richy Petrina '01

Katie White '24