The AAO is at a critical juncture and needs your help. Next year, AAO will be developing its Strategic Plan for 2026-2030 and doing a Constitutional review and update. If you enjoy planning, developing, and reshaping organizations to better suit user needs, this is the year for you!

Volunteering on the AAO Board offers an invaluable professional development experience. It provides candidates with an opportunity to network with other professionals in the field, develop their leadership skills, and apply their existing knowledge and skill set to the service of Ontario’s archival community.

Below is a list of all available Board positions that will be elected at the AAO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 8, 2025, during the AAO 2025 conference. For detailed descriptions of each position, please see the bottom section of the Board of Directors page on our AAO website.

• Vice-President/President-Elect: Three-year term (May 2025 - May 2028): 5-10 hours a week / 20-40 hours a month

• Secretary-Treasurer: Two-year term (May 2025 - May 2027): 2-3 hours a week / 8 - 12 hours a month

• Director Without Portfolio (2 positions): One-year term (May 2025 - May 2026): 2-3 hours a week / 8-12 hours a month

• Web Administrator: Two-year term (May 2025 - May 2027): 5 hours a week / 20 hours a month

• Chapter Stakeholder: One-year term (May 2025 - May 2026): 2-3 hours a week / 8 - 12 hours a month

• Institutional Development Committee (IDC) Chair: One-year term (May 2025 - May 2026): 2-3 hours a week / 8 - 12 hours a month

• Professional Development Committee (PDC) Chair: Two-year term (May 2025 - May 2027): 2-3 hours a week / 8 - 12 hours a month

You are invited to contact the following current Board members with any questions about the available positions:

• Shelley Respondek, President (president@aao-archivists.ca)
• Krista Jamieson, Director Without Portfolio (director1@aao-archivists.ca)
• Sarah McDougall, Past President (past.president@aao-archivists.ca)

Additionally, 30-minute Zoom online drop-in information sessions about volunteering and becoming a member of the AAO Board of Directors will be held on:

• Tuesday, April 1 at 12 p.m. (Zoom link)
• Monday, April 7 at 4 p.m. (Zoom link)
• Thursday, April 10 at 9 a.m. (Zoom link)

Nominations can be submitted by downloading and sending the nomination form (Word) via email to the AAO Office at aao@aao-archivists.ca using the subject line "Nominations 2025" and direct your message to the attention of the Nominations Committee.

Nominations must be received by the AAO Office by close of business on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Sincerely,

Shelley Respondek

President, 2024-2026