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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Under BFASA bylaws, the election of the 2022-2023 BFASA Executive Board will occur electronically during the end of this month (April) and into May. The anticipated voting schedule appears below:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">April 27 – May 20: Collection of Nominations</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">May 23-May 27: Voting period</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">May 30: Official Announcement of 2022-23 BFASA Executive Board
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">July 1: 2022-23 BFASA Executive Board term starts</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Each pending vacancy on the 2022-23 BFASA Executive Board appears below for your review:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Position</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Responsibilities </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Chair</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Chair is the chair of the organization and presides over BFASA meetings. The Chair is charged with ensuring that a meeting agenda is set and that meetings are called in a timely fashion. The Chair shall also ensure
that the decision of the BFASA membership is carried out. In addition, the Chair serves as the spokesperson of the organization and will conduct meetings under Robert’s Rules of Order.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Vice-Chair</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Vice-Chair will preside over BFASA meetings in the absence or disability of the Chair. The Vice-Chair is also the chair of the By-laws committee and the Nominations/Elections Committee.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Treasurer</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Treasurer shall be entrusted with all finances of the organization and be responsible for an itemized accounting of all receipts and disbursements, receipt and deposit of all funds (e.g. member dues or monies from
fundraiser initiatives), maintain the financial records, provide financial reports of BFASA accounts at meetings and keep proper account of funds. The treasurer shall be a member of the Fundraising committee. Financial records shall be turned over to the new
officers at the end of the term of office in June in a written annual report. The Treasurer shall provide the membership with a written financial report every quarter, or as requested by the Executive Committee. The books of the Treasurer shall be examined
by the Chair at any time and by any voting members of the organization at a reasonable time in the presence of the Chair and the Treasurer.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Secretary</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: white;">The Secretary shall maintain the minutes and proceedings of all meetings and shall record all votes of the organization. Meeting minutes will be distributed via an
online repository (e.g. Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive) for members and the Executive committee to access when necessary. The Secretary shall maintain a BFASA mailing list of all dues-paying members, BFASA Affiliates, and other interested people on campus
to notify those of news and activities of the organization. A person’s name shall be removed from the BFASA member directory at this individual’s request, preferably in writing, or by the action of the Executive Committee.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">To submit nominations for the BFASA Executive Board, please visit
</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: black; background-color: white;"><a href="https://forms.gle/gBaaKqE1zvce5tWr7" style="">https://forms.gle/gBaaKqE1zvce5tWr7</a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">. Please
note that you may nominate yourself or another BFASA member to stand in the pending election.
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Please contact <a href="mailto:bfasa@ucr.edu" style="">
bfasa@ucr.edu</a> with any questions or concerns.</span></p>
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Regards,</p>
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<b>Paige Mejia (McGee) | Vice Chair</b></p>
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<span lang="ES" style="color: black;">P: 951.827.</span><span lang="ES">5935<span style="color: black;"> | E:
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:bfasa@ucr.edu" style=""><span lang="ES" style="color: blue;">bfasa@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span lang="ES" style="color: black;">|
</span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/black-faculty-and-staff-association" style=""><span lang="ES" style="color: blue;">BFASA Website</span></a>
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