Councilors-at-Large (CALs) serve a three-year term. One CAL is elected each year for a three-year term. The newly elected CAL assumes office at the close of the APS Annual Meeting. In the CALs third year, they are identified as Senior Councilor-at-Large. A CAL cannot simultaneously hold another leadership position of the society during their term on Council.
General Responsibilities
- The Senior CAL is a member of the Executive Committee.
- Councilors-at-Large (CALs) will submit a summary of the committee's annual reports to APS Council by October of each year.
- Lead the Committee Chair/Vice Chair orientation webinar.
- Each CAL is designated as a liaison to a committee during their 3-year term.
- CAL liaisons are to attend committee meetings as feasible throughout the year as well as to the Leadership Institute training sessions.
Specific Responsibilities of Senior Councilor-at-Large
- Leads the committee orientation to the chairs and vice chairs via a webinar (held prior to the annual meeting).
- Encourages new volunteers to contact the appropriate committee chair prior to the annual meeting through electronic means and through an article in Phytopathology News.
- Serve as a liaison and resource to their designated committees.
- Work with APS Staff to ensure chair/vice chair appointments are completed as outlined in the Manual of Operations for the upcoming year (to be completed by the end of the APS Annual Meeting)
- Alongside APS Staff manage call for nominations, award notifications, and award announcement for the APS Outstanding Volunteer Award.
- Serves in an advisory role as an ex-officio non-voting member on the Annual Meeting Board.
