TXSES Board Election

Instructions for 2023 Board of Director Candidates

Interested in becoming a candidate and running for the Board of Directors?

The Texas Solar Energy Society is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on educating the Texas public on the importance of energy efficiency and clean, safe, locally harvested solar energy for homes and businesses. You can learn more about what we do here.

The affairs of TXSES are governed by a Board of Directors chosen from its membership. If you are a current member of TXSES or become a member prior to the election, you are eligible to run for the Board and help guide organizational policy to advance our mission: equitable access to solar energy for every Texan.

To confirm TXSES membership status: Pete Parsons pparsons@txses.org.

The TXSES Board consists of eight elected at-large members and a representative from each of our five chapters. This 2023 election will select three at-large positions with three-year terms.

The Board meets a minimum of four times per year and meetings run 2 – 2.5 hours. Meetings are normally scheduled on a weekday evening. We endeavor to accommodate schedules. Board members from across the state meet virtually through zoom. TXSES also holds its annual virtual meeting at the beginning of each year. Expectations for board members can be found here.

To qualify as a candidate, submit a 150-word biography written in the third person, followed by one sentence in the first person describing why you want to serve. Any submission greater than 150 words in the biography will not be accepted. Submit to TXSESelections@gmail.com

Submission deadline for candidates is November 30, 2022. The election will occur during the first week of December.

 

Email questions to TXSESelections@gmail.com.

 

 

Deadline for submission is November 30, 2021. 

The formal election ballot with candidate biographies will be distributed to TXSES members via email and email voting will run from December 5, 2021 to January 5, 2022.

Contact Amy Olsen at TXSESelections@gmail.com with questions.