WAA is seeking dedicated and dynamic performing arts professionals to fill multiple director seats in 2025!
We’re excited to announce that nominations are now open for passionate people seeking to shape the future of our field and WAA! As a membership organization, your voice matters, and we invite you to serve on our esteemed Board of Directors. WAA is looking for candidates that demonstrate a passion for our mission and a commitment to serving the needs of our members. In addition to this you’ll aide in WAA’s evolution as we respond to changes and challenges in the field.
As a member of the WAA board you will have the unique opportunity to impact WAA and help steward its evolution. As a board member, your voice will shape:
1. Strategic Direction
2. Community Advocacy
3. Conference Programming
4. Membership Benefits
5. Governance
Board duties include acting as the fiduciary and guardian of organizational assets, setting policy, and establishing long- and short-term goals. All employees of member organizations and individual membership holders are eligible to nominate and sit on the WAA Board.
Whether you’re a presenter at a rural university, an agent in the big city, or an artist somewhere in-between there’s room on the board and the need for your voice in the room.
Submit your nomination — for yourself or a colleague — by the deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm PT.
WAA’s Governance Committee will review and vet all nominees, and a slate of candidates will be distributed to the membership via email for a vote in 2025. Once you submit your nomination, WAA staff will reach out directly to the nominee for their Letter of Interest and Resume for the Governance Committee's review.