ASID Board of Directors Meeting
July 24 – 25, 2008
Calgary, AB
Governance
National Nominating Committee Changes
The board reviewed and approved two language changes recommended by the National Nominating Committee to the Society’s Bylaws concerning the nominating qualifications for the ASID Board of Directors. The change increases the time for a candidate to have served as a chapter president or as a member of a committee, council or task force for at least two years within the past five years to ten years. The approved change increases the pool of candidates eligible to be selected for the ASID Board of Directors.
Membership Reinstatement Policy
A membership reinstatement policy was introduced regarding both voluntary resignation and lapsed membership. To summarize the policy, ASID members who voluntarily resign their membership forfeit any grandfathering privileges and must reapply under the current membership requirements should they desire to become active members of ASID in the future. The board approved the new policy and it is now in effect. If you have any questions on the new policy, please contact customer service at (202) 546-3480 or customerservice@asid.org.
FY 2009 – 2011 Strategic Plan
The board reviewed the proposed FY 2009 – 2011 ASID Strategic Plan, focusing on the three main goals of evolving the brand, building bridges and advocating for the right to practice. Following discussion, the board approved the plan. The strategic plan summary will be available on www.asid.org at the beginning of the FY 2009, October 1, 2008.
ASID Life Member: Odette Lueck, FASID
The National Examiners Committee requested board approval of Odette Lueck, FASID, as a life member. The board fully supported the request, and approved Odette Lueck’s life membership.
Odette Lueck, FASID, is owner and principal designer of Odette Lueck Interiors. Her projects include both residential and commercial installations. Lueck has worked as facilitator and director of training for Honeywell in their Anso Fiber division, instructor for education-works, inc., and as an adjunct professor of interior design at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She also developed the CEU standard for ASID and was instrumental in the successful licensing efforts in Maryland and Washington, D.C. She has been chair of many ASID committees, task forces and councils as well as a competition judge in numerous national design awards, past president of the ASID Washington Metro Chapter, a past member of the ASID Board of Directors, and will be the Chair of the ASID Foundation Board of Trustees for 2009.