CRCAC holds elections in the spring-summer during the ACAPT election cycle.  If you are a CRCAC member, you are registered to vote. If you have not yet joined the CRCAC, do so now by clicking on the "Request to Join" Box above. As with any organization, formation of a leadership team is representative of its members who vote.

• April 5, 2021: Polls open on the first Monday of the month.  
• May 3, 2021:  Polls close on the first Monday of the month. 
• June 2021: Candidates informed of election results. 

CRCAC members can view the 2021 candidate slate for the positions below. CRCAC members will receive an email with instructions for voting on Monday, April 5. If you don't receive the email, feel free to contact acapt@acapt.org.

• Chair: Three-year term, 2021-2024
• Nominating Committee member: Three-year term, 2021-2024

Persons elected to a leadership position are expected to attend the annual ACAPT Educational Leadership Conference (ELC), where CRCAC's annual business meeting will be held.

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Current Leadership

Chair: Chris Sebelski, PT, DPT,  PhD, OCS, chris.sebelski@health.slu.edu

Vice Chair: Wing Fu, PT, MA, PhD, wf2214@cumc.columbia.edu

Secretary: Anita Campbell, PT, DPT, ATP, NCS from University of Missouri, campbellas@health.missouri.edu

Nominating Committee:

Jennifer Canbek, PT, PhD, NCS, canbek@nova.edu

Teresa (Terri) M. Miller, PT, PhD, GCFP, millert@stjohns.edu

Michael Obert, PT, MPT, OCS, DHSc, michael.obert@msj.edu

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Position descriptions

Chair (3-year term) shall:

• Preside at and facilitate all meetings of the Consortium.
• S/he shall be the designated liaison to the ACAPT Board of Directors unless otherwise determined by the Consortium officers;
• Shall be an ex-officio member of all Consortium committees except the Nominating Committee.
• The Chairperson will assure currency of essential information on the ACAPT Consortium Website.
• Attends the ACAPT Annual Meeting.

Nominating committee (3-year term with last year as Chair) shall:

• Consist of three (3) members. The senior member of the committee shall serve as Committee Chair for the last year of his/her term. Each member shall serve for three (3) years. One new member shall be elected each year. The Nominating Committee Chair shall oversee the functions of the Nominating Committee.
• Prepares a ballot for offices and coordinates the nomination process; all attempts will be made to include a minimum of two candidates per office, when possible.
• Determines eligibility of prospective candidates.
• Contacts prospective candidates to obtain consent to serve.
• Requests short biography from each candidate to be sent with consent to serve form.
• Prepare a slate of one (1) or more names for each office to be filled. The slate (i.e. list of candidates), shall be published in communications to Consortium members and distributed to the membership at least 30 days prior to the election.
• Conducts elections by electronic and mail ballot in conjunction with the Executive Office.
• Notifies winners of election and welcomes them.
• Notifies individuals not elected and maintains a record of their consent to service for future considerations and needs that may support the work of the Consortium.