Chapter Election Schedule for 2025-2027 Term

Members of the Brazil, Canada, The Carolinas, Heartland, India, New England, Spain, Texas, and Twin Cities Chapters, please watch your email inbox for a chance to nominate a fellow member or perhaps yourself to serve as Chapter President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer for the 2025-2027 Term.

Reminder, only Professional members can serve as President or Vice President. Any member can serve as Secretary or Treasurer. All nominations and balloting will be held via email in accordance with the Retail Design Institute's By-laws. Please ensure the email address associated with your membership is current by logging into your member account at retaildesigninstitute.org/login.

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Election Schedule for 2025-2027 Term

July 25 - Call for nominations.

August 25 - Nomination deadline.

August 28 - Request to accept nominations sent via email.

September 8 - Deadline to accept nomination.

September 11 - Ballots distributed via email. Voting begins.

October 13 - Voting deadline.

October 15-27 - Results reviewed and confirmed. Runoff election(s) held, if necessary.

October 29 - New officers announced.

November 1 - Term begins.

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Responsibilities & Duties of Chapter Officers

Following is an overview of the responsibilities/duties of each Chapter officer:

The President

• The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer and the public representative of the Chapter and shall have the general powers and responsibilities.

• The President shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees and shall appoint committees to execute the Board of Directors' decisions.

• The President shall preside at all meetings of the Officers of the Chapter and at all meetings of the (International) Board of Directors.

The Vice President

• The Vice President shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President.

• The Vice President shall relieve the President of all administrative details which otherwise interfere with the President's duties and shall see that the responsibilities assigned by the President are put into effect.

• The Vice President shall receive copies of all committee reports; shall notify the President of any action taken by committees and shall summarize all committee reports and distribute copies to all of the Chapter's Officers.

The Secretary

• The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Officers and the Board and shall record the minutes of all proceedings and the votes on all motions.

• The Secretary shall perform such other duties as assigned by the Board or by the President, under whose supervision they shall be.

The Treasurer

• The Treasurer shall have the custody of Chapter funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements via approved digital accounting tools the final file versions of which reside on servers belonging to the Institute and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Institute in such depositories as may be designated by the Board.

• The Treasurer shall have the power to disperse such funds of the Institute as may be ordered by the Board and shall render to the President and Directors at the regular meeting of the Board or whenever they may require it, an account of all their transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Chapter.

• The Treasurer shall, at the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual statement of the financial status to the International Office.

To view the responsibilities and duties of the Institute’s International Officers, please review the Institute's Bylaws.

To confirm your nominee's membership status, membership type, and chapter, please visit the Institute Membership Directory.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email info@retaildesigninstitute.org.