This Fall, five of the fifteen positions on the Houston Heights Association Board of Directors are up for election. Each position is for a three-year term. Curious about what the Board of Directors does? In addition to the Monthly Board Meeting where our Directors make decisions for the short-, medium-, and long-term improvement and preservation of the neighborhood, Board Members have the opportunity to lead and participate in the Committees that carry out the day-to-day work of the Association alongside our Executive Directors, Business Manager, and other part-time support staff.
Current directors include:
- Kevin Chenevert**
- David Crowl**
- Angela DeWree
- Kristen Drake**
- Marc Elliot
- Idalia Guerra
- Sheebani Patel
- Brian Richard
- Hardy Roper
- Dave Seeburger
- Anne Sloan
- Jason Starr**
- Katye Tipton
- Carol Welter
- Mark Williamson**
**Indicates board members whose terms are expiring.
This is a rewarding commitment with an impact for generations to come. Please consider running or nominating a fellow Member to run, and plan to participate in the election according to the following schedule:
- By Thursday, September 8th nominations for candidates for the HHA Board can be made by submitting a written statement or a two-minute video to election@houstonheights.org. Nominators and nominees must be current members of the Association. Please be sure before you nominate someone that your nominee will commit to serve. Individuals may not nominate themselves, and only a nominator can submit a statement or video.
- At the September 12th General Meeting, the floor will be opened for in-person nominations to the Board of Directors. The above criteria for nominators and nominees will apply. A member of the Election Committee will be present at the meeting to read aloud any prior nominations submitted by written statement and video nominations (submitted by above deadline) will also be shown at the General Meeting.
- By Thursday, September 15th—the Election Committee will email each nominee information including HHA bylaws, policies, articles of incorporation, a committee responsibility list, and a detailed election schedule. A statement confirming that the nominee has read the bylaws and policies and agrees to serve in accordance with them if elected will also be distributed.
- By 5 p.m. on Friday, September 16th—signed statements from nominees are due, as well as a 50-word (maximum) statement from each nominee. (Nominee may include an optional photo if desired.) These must be submitted to election@houstonheights.org for publication in the October newsletter and on the website. Statements longer than 50 words (as counted by Microsoft Word) will be truncated after the fiftieth word when published.
- By Thursday, October 6th—nominees or their representatives may submit a three-minute video to election@houstonheights.org to speak on their qualifications.
- By Monday, October 10th—candidate speeches will be uploaded to the HHA website.
- At the October 10th General Meeting, nominees or their representatives will have the opportunity to speak on their qualifications for three minutes. Videos submitted by nominees who prefer not to attend the General Meeting will have their videos shown. An Election Committee member will draw for ballot positions at the beginning of the meeting.
- By Friday, October 14th—the Election Committee will mail a ballot with a control number to each member in good standing whose dues are currently paid as of October 1. (Members invoiced by August 15 and not paid by October 1 are deemed not in good standing and will not receive a ballot.)
- Ballots must be received by Saturday, November 5th at the HHA Office at 107 W. 12th Street, Houston, Texas 77008 with control numbers intact. Ballots may be mailed or dropped off at the office.
- On Monday, November 7th, before the General Meeting, polls will be open for secret balloting in person from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM sharp. The Election Committee will tabulate ballots and announce the results during the meeting.
- By Wednesday, November 9th—election results will be published on the HHA website. The results will also be published in the December newsletter.
