Board of Directors Seeks Nominations

NACRO is currently seeking recommendations for individuals to serve on the 2026-27 Board of Directors.

Nominations will be accepted through February 20 and voting will open May 1.

Submit a Nomination

Eligibility & Criteria

To be eligible for a leadership role as a committee co-chair, candidates are required to be a NACRO member and to have served a minimum of one year as an active member, preferably for the committee they wish to lead.

To be eligible for the Vice President role, candidates must have been a NACRO member for at least 3 years and served a minimum of 1 year as a committee co-chair.

Each committee chair-elect position is a two year commitment; you will automatically become chair in your second year. The Member-at-Large position is the only one-year long position.

The co-Vice Presidents will serve on the Board for 3 consecutive years, with the second year as co-President and finally as co-Past President. If there are more candidates than open positions, the eligible candidates receiving the most votes will be elected.

Open Positions

The following positions on the NACRO Board of Directors are open for nominations.

Vice Presidents (2 open roles)
Benchmarking Committee Chair-elect
Communications Committee Chair-elect
Membership Committee Chair-elect
Professional Education Committee Chair-elect
Member-at-Large

Vice Presidents

The co-Vice Presidents serve a critical leadership role within NACRO. These positions are a three year commitment; you will automatically become a co-President in your second year and a co-Past President in your third year.

Benchmarking Committee

This committee annually designs, conducts, and analyzes the results of a survey that attempts to compare and contrast university corporate relations efforts (including holistic efforts, as well as more narrowly defined complementary work) at NACRO members’ institutions. A survey is conducted, analyzed, and presented each year at the NACRO annual meeting.

Communications Committee

This committee establishes and promotes the NACRO brand and develops and implements communication strategies.

Membership Committee

This committee has as its primary mission the growth of NACRO's membership and make recommendations on issues involving membership.

Professional Education Committee

This committee determines best practices for the education and professional development of NACRO members and utilizes these best practices to design and deliver educational and professional development offerings for NACRO membership and others seeking corporate relations expertise. This committee will also work to plan and execute NACRO's Annual Conference.