Nominations are being sought for President (2025-2028), one Member-at-Large (2025-2029), Secretary (2025-2028), and SPER Trainee Representative (2025-2026). All terms will begin at the close of the June 2025 Annual Meeting. Members of SPER are encouraged to nominate themselves or any other member of SPER to run for these positions, and help our Society achieve continued success through this opportunity for professional service.
The President will serve as President Elect (2025-2026), President (2026-2027), and Past President (2027-2028). The main duties of the PresidentElect are to help the President develop plans for the Annual Meeting and to chair the selection of the Trainee Prize Paper Award Recipient. The President designs the program for the Annual Meeting and is responsible for the Executive Committee’s decision-making. The Past President chairs the selection or the Heinz Berendes International Travel Award recipient and provides input as needed.
The Secretary is involved in all Executive Committee activities, works with the President to set the Executive Committee meeting schedule, takes minutes, and leads other organizational tasks. The Secretary also works in coordination with the SPER administrators to send correspondence to the membership, update the SPER website, and with tasks associated with the annual meeting. This member will replace Helen Chin.
The Member-at-Large participates in all Executive Committee activities. The Member-at-Large elected this cycle will be responsible for managing the Communications Committee. The SPER-MAL for communications is responsible for the three annual newsletters, oversight of SPER’s social media platforms, and leading the communications committee activities. This member will replace Kristen Rappazzo.
The Trainee Representative participates in Executive Committee meetings, encourages and facilitates trainee participation in SPER and plans the Advanced Methods Workshop, which precedes the Annual Meeting. This member will replace Sara Stephens.
Nominations will be solicited starting December 2nd, 2024, and are due by March 14, 2025. Nominations should be sent to Stefanie Hinkle at stefanie.hinkle@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or can be submitted online through the SPER website. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominees will be asked to submit a candidate statement by the above deadline. You can also contact Stefanie by email for more information. The slate of candidates and ballot will be presented to the membership for electronic voting to take place in April 2025.