AITP held its annual election between August 10th and September 7th. This year's elections were particularly active with three of the six races having multiple candidates. All candidates are to be commended for their dedication to AITP and we look forward to everyone's participation in leading AITP into the next decade.
On behalf of the Association Board of Directors (ABoD) and the Association Recruitment Committee (ARC), we wish to congratulate all those who were successful in this election, as well as the other candidates who graciously offered their commitment in an effort to help lead AITP. Please note the 2010 AITP Officers as elected by the members of AITP.
Beth Pirrie, our 2009 Executive V.P./President elect, moves into the Presidency automatically for 2010.
AITP Vice President /President Elect - Jim Henry AITP Secretary - Michael Welch AITP Treasurer - Darlene Gerber AITP Eastern District Director - Barbara Viola AITP Central District Director - Richard M. Steeber III AITP Southern District Director - William W. Fly CCP AITP Western District Director - Elaine Miller
We wanted to thank all those who took the time to vote for your respective candidates. We also want to thank our 2009 AITP President Deborah and entire Association Board of Directors for their continued support in the Nominations, Elections and Teller process.
Of course, a special thanks is owed to the Association Recruitment Committee who assisted in the implementation of the 2009 AITP Elections Process. They are as follows:
Joyce Moses - Eastern District Nita Adams - Central District Jim McCraw - Southern District Karin Kotschwar - Western District
As always, if you have any questions regarding the election results, please don't hesitate to contact me or any other members of the ARC. It has been our pleasure to serve the association and look forward to another great year for AITP in 2010.
Eric Hawkinson AITP Executive Director 2009 Association Recruitment Committee Chairman