Nomination Committee/2023 Nominations and Ballot

Each year, ESIP conducts elections of its officers, committee chairs and Administrative Committee members. We are at the time of year when we begin accepting nominations for the following positions which are elected ESIP-wide: (multiple nominees for a position are welcome and encouraged).

Incumbents in a position are indicated by (i) following their name. Nominations will be accepted through May 31st, 2023. Send nominations (self-nomination is encouraged) to nominations@esipfed.org.

Candidates statements about their candidacy will be posted on this site.

Position descriptions are available at the links for each position below. (Click on each Position to view its description and Committee's role)

POSITION	NOMINEES	CANDIDATE STATEMENT
President	Denise Hills	Denise Hills Candidate Statement
Vice President	Douglas Rao	Douglas Rao Candidate Statement
Governance Committee Chair	Amber Budden (i)	Pending
Finance Committee Chair	Ruth Duerr	Ruth Duerr Candidate Statement
Partnership Committee Chair	Felimon Gayanilo (i) Leslie Hsu	Felimon Gayanilo Candidate Statement Leslie Hsu Candidate Statement
Data Stewardship Committee Chair	Alexis Garrettson	Pending
Education Committee Chair	Shelley Olds	Shelley Olds Candidate Statement
Information Technology & Interoperability Committee Chair	David Blodgett	David Blodgett Candidate Statement
Semantic Technologies Committee Chair	Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma	Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma Candidate Statement
At Large Board Member (2 positions)	Ge Peng Bruce Wilson Kathe Todd-Brown Brandon Whitehead	Ge Peng Candidate Statement Bruce Wilson Candidate Statement Kathe Todd-Brown Candidate Statement Brandon Whitehead Candidate Statement PENDING