AOS Council

Each year, all AOS members are invited to submit nominations for open positions on the AOS Council, the Society’s governing body. In 2024, the Society elected four Elective Councilors, one Elective Student Councilor, and the officers of President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.

The Council is the central decision-making body of AOS. The Council’s focus is on strategic direction, policy, budget, and effective organizational planning. The Council monitors and strengthens the organization’s programs and services to advance the society’s mission. AOS is governed by its board of management, the Council. The Council consists of voting and non-voting members and officers elected to serve on the Council of AOS.

Currently, the voting members of Council are the four officers (President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary), twelve Elective Councilors, two Elective Student Councilors, and the three most recent past presidents. All living past Presidents remain on Council as non-voting members after their term concludes as voting members. The AOS Executive Director, the two Editors in Chief of AOS’s journals, and the Chair of AOS’s Investing Trustees Committee are ex officio, non-voting members of Council.

Responsibilities

The Executive Director makes day-to-day decisions related to administrative, financial, and operational activities of AOS, and the Executive Committee is responsible for the ongoing business and programmatic activities of AOS between Council meetings and as needs arise. AOS’s Fellows approve all changes to the Bylaws.  

AOS Council Nominations

Nominations for the AOS Council are currently closed for the AOS Council. Nominations typically open annually in the fall. Any Member in good standing may nominate persons for Secretary, Treasurer, and Elective Councilors. Nominations require the consent of the nominee and can be submitted via our Member Portal.

All AOS members are invited to submit nominations for open positions on the AOS Council, the Society’s governing body. In the spring of 2025, the Society will elect four new Elective Councilors and one Elective Student Councilor. In addition, the AOS annually elects a Secretary and Treasurer, and our current Secretary (Sushma Reddy) and Treasurer (Matt Carling) are willing to stand for election to those roles for another year.

Nominations for AOS Officers and Elective Councilors must be received by the AOS Secretary four months before the Stated Meeting. Nominations may be submitted in writing or electronically. Officers are elected by electronic and postal ballot prior to the annual meeting, and new officers are introduced at the meeting. The AOS Bylaws require that the Secretary and Treasurer be elected or re-elected annually. Of the total of twelve Elective Councilors, four are elected annually to serve terms of approximately three years, beginning at the close of the Stated Meeting. The procedure for nominating AOS Officers and Elective Councilors is outlined in the AOS Bylaws (Art IV, Sec 2).

AOS Officers & Elective Councilors

View current AOS Council bios and statements.