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EDmarket members play an important role in choosing the future leaders of the Association. Even if you have not served previously, your fresh perspective is valued. New ideas and approaches help maintain leadership balance as well as providing unique options for highly qualified candidates to contribute.

Mission of a Leader

The mission of the Education Market Association leader is to:

• Generate ideas for possible implementation
• Contribute content to information-based products and services
• Analyze problems and propose solutions
• Oversee program effectiveness to evaluate and sustain quality
• Develop new products and services
• Mentor new members
• Share your views on issues affecting the industry

View Leadership Roles & Responsibilities

Prerequisites

Individuals in pursuit of an EDmarket leadership position must:

• Have a current EDmarket corporate or individual membership in good standing at the time of the nomination submission and/or prior to the acceptance of the leadership position
• Hold a senior-level or stakeholder position at their current place of employment

Leadership Structure

Only nominations for the Board of Directors seats will be reviewed by the Nominating Committee and submitted for an electronic vote by the membership.

The Board of Directors comprises the Officers of the Association:

• Chair
• Chair-Elect
• First Vice Chair
• Second Vice Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Past Chair
• At-Large Directors
• The Chair (or designee) of all active Councils

Each Council will review nominations from the general call and recommend and recruit new members who they believe can best contribute to their respective group. Each nominated member receives thoughtful consideration.

NOTE: All leadership terms are for three years, except for the Second Vice Chair (a four-year commitment with leadership succession plan) and the Secretary and Treasurer (a two-year commitment) to the Board and Executive Committee.

How To Apply

Please note: As we prepare for the upcoming EDmarket-A4LE merger, Board of Directors positions are not open at this time. All nominations are for Council positions only.

You may nominate yourself or another EDmarket member for a Council leadership position. If you are nominating someone else, please confirm in advance that they are willing and able to serve.

Submit the Leadership Nomination Ballot Form by January 16, 2026, and select the corresponding Council in which you or your nominee are interested in serving.

The nominee will be contacted separately to accept the nomination and confirm that they are willing and able to serve, or to decline the nomination. Upon acceptance, they will receive instructions on how to submit the required bio and background information, which is necessary for the Council's review process.

All nominations — and the accompanying nominee materials — will be reviewed to confirm eligibility, including the requirement that nominees hold the appropriate, active EDmarket membership at the time of consideration. The corresponding Council will then review all eligible nominations and select future members of their leadership group.

2026 Leadership Nomination Ballot Form