Nominations for AIAA Division Chief (TAD)
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Chief of the Technical Activities Division (TAD)
Nominations for AIAA TAD Division Chief Are Being Accepted Through 30 July 2025
Nominations are being accepted for Chief of the Technical Activities Division (TAD). The AIAA Council of Directors Nominating Committee (CNC) will compile a list of potential nominees for the Division Chief position on the AIAA Council of Directors who will go to the next step of competency review and interview held by the CNC. The CNC will select specific candidates for the open Chief position that will be voted on by the division’s membership. The final slate of candidates will be publicized by December 2025 for the election that will be held January 2026.
Position Descriptions:
Chief of the Technical Activities Division (TAD)
The AIAA Technical Activities Division (TAD) comprises member-driven technical activities in the Institute through AIAA’s Technical Committees (TCs). The Technical Committees (TC) are the strategic infrastructure of AIAA’s technical activities. These committees cover all technical interests of the Institute. TAD’s role is to help organize and coordinate the efforts of the various TCs to facilitate technical activities in support of AIAA products. TAD has the overall responsibility, subject to the Council of Directors (CoD) and Board of Trustees (BoT) approvals, for management of TC activities including development and recommendations for policies and procedures relating to matters concerning technical activities, recommendations for the formation, merger, or dissolution of technical committees, establishment of technical working groups, and identifying TC members to represent TAD in AIAA activities requiring technical input.
The Chief of the Technical Activities Division shall be elected by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Technical Directors and Division committees. Each committee shall have one vote. The Chief will not be a current Technical Group Director; however, the Chief must have served as a Technical Group Director in the past. The term of the Chief shall be three years and there shall be a limit of the Chief serving one consecutive term.
The skills, attributes and competencies being sought for READ and TAD Chiefs are as follows:
- Leadership – foster participation, solicit member ideas, gain buy-in, and guide Groups within the Division to achieve successful results (taking initiative, inspiring others).
- Synthesis – understand the member-driven interests and the Board-directed strategy and be able to work with the Directors to capture a cohesive vision that blends all aspects.
- Knowledge and Experience – reflects the areas within their Division.
- Accord – ensure member-represented ideas and activities come to consensus in order to most effectively execute the strategic vision.
- Organization – ability to work with Directors to develop an organization that best supports member-driven initiatives while aligning with the Board-directed strategy.
- Communication – communicate the Board’s vision, identifying skills needed to accomplish the envisioned capability.
- Collaboration – work across READ, TAD, and IOD.
AIAA members may nominate qualified individuals for the Council of Directors positions by submitting a nomination package of not more than three pages consisting of the following required elements:
- Nominee’s biography and/or curriculum vitae (CV) including a history of his/her AIAA activities and/or engagement with other relevant professional societies.
- Statement from the nominee addressing how he/she meets each of the sought competencies listed for the position.
- Statement from the nominee of his/her willingness and ability to serve for the terms listed, if elected.
- Nominees must complete the Annual Volunteer Leader Acknowledgements Form for the Council of Directos. Failure to complete these acknowledgements may disqualify an individual’s consideration for office or his/her service.