Board of Directors Application

Board of Director’s Application - Available November 29

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The Global Vitiligo Foundation (GVF) invites nominations for the GVF Board of Directors. Board member competencies and responsibilities can be reviewed here.

Nominees are not limited to individuals working in North America. Nominations of people with vitiligo and people living outside of North America are particularly encouraged. Self-nominations are accepted and are encouraged. Anyone under 18 years of age will not be considered for board candidacy.

Nominated individuals must have a healthy working knowledge of English in writing and spoken forms.

  • As part of the GVF strategic plan created in December of 2019, GVF Board of Directors has created a Nominations Committee and is opening a call for nominations.
  • The GVF Nominations Committee will receive and review all nominations, assess the skills of each person, and recommend candidates to fill the open positions on the Board based on the Board’s analysis of current and future needs, including Board growth, skill sets, representation and mission-related initiatives.
  • Final selections among the candidates will be determined by a vote of the entire GVF Board prior to the Annual Scientific Symposium, March 17, 2022.
  • New Board members take office on the day immediately following the Annual Scientific Symposium on March 18, 2022.

The Process

  1. Call for nominations opens (November 29, 2021)
  2. Call for nominations closes (February 4, 2022)
  3. Nominees complete the online application
  4. The nominations committee reviews the submitted nominations and makes recommendations to the entire GVF Board of Directors (~February 4-28)
  5. The GVF Board of Directors meets and reviews recommendations from the nominations committee
  6. Official invitations are sent to the candidates (Early March)
  7. The Board, with the newly appointed board members, will meet and determine the officers of the board (Q1 2022)

The Application

The application includes the following questions:

  1. Contact information (name, address, phone, email, etc.)
  2. Demographics (gender, race, age, etc.)
  3. Brief Bio
  4. Skills list
  5. Short essay
    1. What abilities and attributes can you bring to the board
    2. What volunteer experience(s) has been the MOST personally rewarding for you and why?
    3. What volunteer experience(s) has been the LEAST personally rewarding for you and why?
    4. Why do you wish to be on the GVF Board of Directors?
    5. Suggestions for moving the foundation forward?
  6. Volunteer experiences
  7. Resume/CV upload

Board of Directors Competencies & Responsibilities

Visit the GVF Board of Directors Competencies and Responsibilities page.