Now Accepting Nominations in the 2020 Coffee Technicians Guild Leadership Council Election
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By HYLAN JOSEPH
Being a Leadership Council member with the Coffee Technicians Guild has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. There is nothing more gratifying than being able to see the results of your efforts on a large scale. It’s been fascinating to watch the development of our guild from a nascent unit with 24 members to a growing and active guild with over 200 members worldwide.
We want you!
Each year the leadership of the CTG finds itself with a few Leadership Council members nearing the end of their term. Our process is to nominate new potential leaders and hold an election where our membership votes. You may think you are not qualified or don’t have anything to offer to the CTG. That's exactly how some of us felt too, until someone asked us, and then suddenly we realized we had ideas and passions that can offer something to this guild. Each member of the guild has intrinsic value that they can offer that we can learn from and use this information to make a better, stronger guild. Consider nominating yourself or someone you know.
The 2020-2022 election timeline is as follows:
Nominations Close: September 22, 2020
Slate Announced: November 2, 2020
Petition Period Opens: November 2, 2020
Petition Period Closes: November 16, 2020
Voting Opens: November 23, 2020
Voting Closes: December 7, 2020
Results Announced: December 14, 2020
This year, the CTG is looking for a diverse group of 5 members to join the 12-member Leadership Council. LC members are members of the Coffee Technicians Guild and are individuals willing to dedicate time to leading our guild into the future. We estimate a monthly contribution of 10 hours per month on average.
A Leadership Council member’s role and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Serve a term of two (2) years as a Leadership Council Member. All LC members also serve a committee role, which will be decided as a group after elections, options are membership, events, and education/content.
Connecting with our technician community and working to build CTG membership value through local events, our Slack channel, CTG Summit events, and/or coordinating regional Gearhead Events.
Communicating with the Leadership Council through monthly conference calls and 2 in-person meetings per year.
Attend the Specialty Coffee Expo and/or World of Coffee event, and serve as a representative of the CTG Leadership Council.
Are you willing to take on the challenge of becoming a part of the next Leadership Council? Know someone that would be a good fit for the role? Nominate yourself or someone else via the form linked below.
Am I eligible to vote in the 2020 CTG election?
This CTG election is your opportunity to make your voice heard by voting for the volunteer committee who will be leading the CTG globally. Only CTG members with a current valid SCA membership are eligible to vote. Both individual members and Company Individual Members (individuals whose membership is connected to their company membership) may participate in this election
Not sure if you're eligible to vote? Check your membership status in the SCA Member Portal here or get in touch with our Member Services Team by filling out this form.
Submit a nomination now
Nominations are open from September 8-22 to CTG members. Submit a nomination using this form. Do you have questions about the elections process or the work of the Leadership Council? Email us directly at ctgelections@sca.coffee.