GCAE, View Your Candidates!

We received all of your nominations for the GCAE 2020 Executive Officer Election, and as of today, August 18th, the campaign period is now officially open!

Here are your candidates for GCAE Executive Offices:

President/Co-President:

Jeanette Griffin-Kimber

Antwyne Haywood

Dexter Peeples

Vice President:

Charmaine Madukolum

Nicole Trimble

Treasurer:

Jennifer Crane

Jonathan Dixson

Secretary:

Danielle Brown

Kiana Washington

Click HERE to view their pictures and to learn more about them!

These candidates meet the qualification requirements below, as verified by the election committee:

• be an active certified member or active ESP member

• have been a member of GCAE for at least 2 years

• have served for one year as a Board of Directors member

• have completed 3 years' educational experience

Again, here is our election timeline and rules:

Election Timeline:

• August 6th - August 14th: Submit Nominations

• August 18th - August 25th: Campaign

• August 26th - August 28th: Voting

Campaign Rules:

Any member who fits the above candidate qualifications may campaign for themselves during the campaign period. Here are the rules governing how one may market their candidacy:

Not Allowed:

- using membership emails or phone numbers (calls or texts) to solicit votes

Allowed:

- person to person conversations

- physical printed media (handouts, flyers)

- personal websites

- personal social media posts

If any candidate is found to have violated these campaign rules, they will automatically be disqualified from the election.

The campaign period closes on August 25th, and online voting will begin on August 26th.

Voting Rules:

The election will take place online, via Election Buddy. Each member will be emailed a specific encoded link to their unique ballot. Each member will be able to submit only one ballot.

Once the election ends, ballots will be tallied and results will be released here on our website.

With any questions about the election, you can email our third party election administrator at admin@gcae.net.

Finally, we work hard to ensure that we are reaching all of our members via email. If you or any member you know IS NOT receiving email communications from GCAE, please reach out to us ASAP so that we can update their email we have on file.