The Early Assurance BS/DPT Program Consortium is seeking the following positions.  See the position descriptions below.

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

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

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

• February 15, 2021:  Deadline for all candidates to submit their consent-to-serve form and candidate statements and bios. Submit information to Mary Palaima at palaimam@franklinpierce.edu and acapt@acapt.org.  Position descriptions are below.
• 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. 

Current leadership

EAC Chair: Kim Ferreria, PT, PhD (2020-2023 term)
Chair, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
DPT Program Director
Andrews University
kimferreira@andrews.edu

Vice Chair: Lora Packel, PT, PhD (2019-2022 term)
Chair & Professor
University of the Sciences
l.packel@usciences.edu

Secretary: Open position

Nominating Committee members:

Michael L. Fink, PT, DSc (2020-2022 term)
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Certified Manual Physical Therapist
Chair & Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Lebanon Valley College
fink@lvc.edu

Allison Hyngstrom, PT, PhD (2020-2023 term)
Chair & Professor
Marquette University 
allison.hyngstrom@marquette.edu

Mary Palaima, MS, PT, MBA, EdD (2018-2021 term)
Program Director & Associate Professor
Franklin Pierce University
palaimam@franklinpierce.edu

Leadership position descriptions

Chair (three-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;
• 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.
• Prepare and submit written reports of the activities of the EAC to ACAPT.
• Prepare and submit an annual written report of the activities of the Consortium to its members.
• Attends the ACAPT Annual Meeting.

Vice-Chair (three-year term) shall:

• Assume the duties of the Chairperson at the request of the Chairperson or in the absence or incapacitation of the Chairperson and oversee EAC ad hoc committees as a voting committee member.  
• Serve as the Parliamentarian during the Annual and Special meetings. 
• Represent the EAC related to any Program Planning responsibilities for ELC.
• Attends the ACAPT Annual Meeting.

Secretary (two-year term) shall:

• Be responsible for keeping the minutes of all EAC Consortium and Board meetings
• Notify EAC Consortium members of the date, time, and place of EAC Consortium meetings
• Maintain the EAC Consortium’s archives and correspondence
• Make EAC Consortium’s minutes and rules and regulations available to the membership and to ACAPT’s executive office. 

Nominating committee (three-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.
• Prepare a ballot for offices and coordinate the nomination process; all attempts will be made to include a minimum of two candidates per office, when possible.
• Determine eligibility of prospective candidates.
• Contact prospective candidates to obtain consent to serve.
• Request 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.
• Conduct elections by electronic and mail ballot in conjunction with the Executive Office.
• Notify winners of election results and welcome them.
• Notify individuals not elected and maintain a record of their consent to service for future considerations and needs that may support the work of the Consortium.