The 2026 NCDA Nominations and Elections Committee seeks applications for the following board positions:
The officer’s descriptions and responsibilities are included in the NCDA Policy and Procedures Manual starting on page 14.
The qualifications are as follows:
To be eligible for board office nomination, applicants must hold NCDA membership as a Professional or Regular Member, based on the office sought. The NCDA President-Elect-Elect position requires 6 consecutive years of membership. The rest of the offices require 3 consecutive years of membership. In addition to knowledge about and experience in the career development field, the Nominations and Elections Committee seeks leadership candidates with demonstrated commitment and service to the organization, a working knowledge of NCDA’s governance, and a temperament that contributes to and generates group consensus, wisdom, and vision.
Ideally, candidates should have the following qualifications:
President-Elect-Elect: Ideally, candidates should have served on the NCDA board before assuming the president-elect-elect position.
Secretary: Secretary candidates should possess strong organizational and listening skills to accurately capture the minutes, action items, motions, and voting.
Trustee for Higher Education: Candidates must work and provide career development services in a higher education institution to best advocate for each constituency’s needs and services.
Trustee for Schools: Candidates must work and provide career development services in schools, school counselor training programs, or other youth-related career work to best advocate for each constituency’s needs and services.
Members are encouraged to self-nominate or recommend an interested NCDA colleague to the committee. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2026.
The Nominations and Elections Committee will recommend their final slate of potential officers to the NCDA Board in March. Those approved to be on the slate will be forwarded for presentation (and voting to narrow the slate, if necessary) at the Annual Membership Meeting during the 2026 NCDA Global Career Development Conference. The final two candidates per position will be approved during that meeting and will move on to the general elections (July 2-Aug 15, 2026). The final vote will be announced by August 16, 2026. The term for these positions will start on October 1, 2026.
All interested members should review the following policies and expectations before applying:
Interested applicants should complete the appropriate Nominations Application Form for the office sought. EACH MEMBER MAY ONLY COMPLETE ONE APPLICATION FORM. Select from the forms below. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2026.
Trustee for Higher Education, Career Counselors, and Specialists