L NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD CANDIDATE HANDBOOK January 2021 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook National Executive Board Candidate Handbook Introduction from the National Parliamentarian ....................................................................3 National Candidacy Eligibility ................................................................................................4 National Executive Board Elected and Appointed Positions.....................................................5 National Candidate Certification Process.................................................................................6 NEB CANDIDATE DECLARATION OF INTENT .............................................................................9 Annual Convention Senator Requirements ............................................................ ..40 Mandatory Sessions for Senators ........................................................................ .41 Voting Instructions for Senators ..................................................................... ... ... 42 National Forum Items .................................................................................... ..43 © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 2 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook Introduction from the National Parliamentarian Greetings Potential NSBE Leader, First would like to congratulate and commend you on your pursuit to become a member of the National Executive Board of the National Society of Black Engineers! The National Executive Board (NEB) is responsible for setting the direction and policies for the organization, overseeing NSBE on a holistic level, and monitoring results to ensure the organization is achieving its mission. Serving the membership as a member of The NEB will both challenge you and broaden your horizons. Please ensure you fully understand the commitment ahead of you and seek advice in preparation for this level of leadership; you will be responsible for the development of thousands of members and a multi-million dollar annual budget. More importantly, a commitment to lead is a commitment to serve our members and build upon the legacy of other servant leaders. To ensure you are prepared for your future leadership role, we have developed a National Candidate certification process, the requirements of which are outlined in this handbook. All NEB Declaration of Intent applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please contact the National Parliamentarian to determine the status of your application. Again, I commend your initiative to further our mission by seeking a position at the highest level of this organization and wish you well in your pursuit of a NEB office. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Godspeed, Jorge R. Zamudio 2021 – 2022 National Parliamentarian nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 3 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook National Candidacy Eligibility ELECTED NEB POSITION In order to be eligible as a candidate for an ELECTED National position, you must: 1. Be a Member in good standing • The term Member is defined in National Constitution Article III, Section 3 (a) • Good standing is determined by your academic status at your college/university 2. Have a minimum classification of junior undergraduate status or the equivalent for the elected term. • Be registered as a FULL-TIME student the academic semester prior to the beginning of the elected term (Spring 2022) and must not have a graduation date sooner than December 2022. • Must be working towards a degree in engineering, engineering technology, or applied/physical science in an accredited program 3. Complete all requirements outlined in this documented by the designated deadlines APPOINTED NEB POSITION In order to be eligible as a candidate for an APPOINTED National position, you must: 1. Be a Member or Professionals member in good standing (as defined per National Constitution Article III, Section 3(a) & (d)) • The term Member is defined per National Constitution Article III, Section 3(a) • Good standing is determined by your academic status at your college/university. © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 4 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook National Executive Board Elected and Appointed Positions Applications for the following positions are currently being accepted: Elected National Executive Board Positions National Chairperson National Vice-Chairperson National Secretary National Treasurer National Programs Chairperson National Membership Chairperson International Committee Chairperson National Communications Chairperson National Public Relations Chairperson National Publications Chairperson National Finance Chairperson National Academic Excellence Chairperson National Pre-College Initiative Chairperson National TORCH Chair Appointed National Executive Board Positions National Parliamentarian National Financial Controller National Assistant Treasurer of Special Projects National Engineering Diversity Chairperson National Leadership Institute Chairperson National Technology Chairperson For more information on these positions, please refer to the National Constitution and National Bylaws (http://www.nsbe.org/Downloads/Official-Downloads.aspx ) © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 5 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook National Candidate Certification Process There is a two-phase process to apply for a National position. Phase 1 is the submission of your Declaration of Intent for a desired National position. Phase 2 is the beginning of your training as a potential National Leader. If elected, there will be continued training to ensure you are equipped to be successful in your position. In order to be certified as a National Candidate, you must complete the following: PHASE 1: Application Initial application will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but must be submitted by the previously stated deadlines online , and includes the following: 1) LEADERSHIP VERIFICATION a) Undergraduate Students/Graduate Students i) Must be a paid collegiate or professional member (only for Graduate students seeking an appointed position) ii) Must submit an official (or unofficial) transcript/document directly from the institution in which you are currently enrolled that contains an official university seal/logo with the following information (1) Your Full Name (2) Your current status of “full-time” with your institution (3) Your status of “good standing” with your institution (4) The name of your college/school within your institution (i.e. College of engineering, college of computing, etc.) (5) Your specific major under that college/school (6) Classification (i.e. junior, senior, graduate student) (7) Expected graduation date Note: If a candidate expects to graduate before September 15, they must show evidence of acceptance for enrollment in a graduate school full-time and must then be enrolled in graduate school full-time for the elected term of office. If a graduate student’s degree is not in an engineering, engineering technology, applied/physical science field, they must also provide a copy of their undergraduate transcript or diploma indicating your previous degree fell within one of the aforementioned categories and the name of the college/school within your institution. If your institution provides online student enrollment verification via the National Student Clearinghouse, this is an acceptable form of enrollment verification only. © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 6 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook b) Professionals (Non-Students) i) Must be a paid professional member ii) Must submit an official proof of degree; can be a transcript showing degree completion or a copy of your degree received indicating: (1) Your full name (2) Name of your college or university (3) Your specific degree awarded within that college or university 2) ONE (1) RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM AN ACTIVE NSBE MEMBER The purpose of the recommendation is to provide perspective regarding your character, work ethic and commitment to the NSBE mission. You should select a NSBE member who can speak directly to your character, work ethic and accomplishments and potential as a NSBE leader. The recommendation will be posted with your profile in the National Candidate’s Preview for elected positions and available to the NEB Elect for appointed positions. There are no restrictions on the recommender. 3) CANDIDATE LEADERSHIP RESUME This document should not exceed two (2) pages and be developed in a resume format to highlight all of your NSBE leadership and/or relevant leadership or management experience outside of NSBE. This resume will be posted with your profile in the National Candidate’s Preview for elected positions and available to the NEB Elect for appointed positions. 4) CANDIDATE STATEMENT: ESSAY RESPONSES Essay Question 1 (500 word or less): In reference to NSBE's 2025 Strategic Plan (Ready, Set, Go, Brand, Grow), if elected/appointed, how do you plan to utilize your position to help NSBE achieve a goal in two of the listed areas? Please dedicate equal thought to each of your chosen areas. Essay Question 2 (150 words or less): The past few years have shown transformative social justice and policy movements within the Black community. This prompted the launch of NSBE’s RISE and community crisis response initiatives. How will you expand NSBE’s reach and influence in 1) social justice or 2) STEM policy through your role, if elected? This information will be posted with your profile in the National Candidate’s Preview for elected positions and available to the NEB Elect for appointed positions. © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 7 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook 5) Read the National Campaign Practices Code and electronically sign on your application form. PHASE 2: NSBE Business Events and Leadership Training After successfully completing Phase 1 of the application, the National Parliamentarian will contact you regarding next steps in your application process. If verified, your initial training begins! All candidates must participate in the required events for convention and attend/perform all required leadership training tasks. 1) All elected position candidates must make strong efforts to participate in the National Leadership Orientation (NLO) on TBA a) Must be available to participate in the National Candidates Q&A to be held on March 24th, 2022 b) If elected or appointed, must be available to participate in the National Transition Meeting (NTM) hosted virtually TBA. c) If elected or appointed, must be available to travel to and participate in the National Leadership Conference (NLC) TBA © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 8 National Executive Board Candidate Handbook NEB CANDIDATE DECLARATION OF INTENT The National Executive Board Candidate Declaration of Intent is a member’s official statement of their intent to run/apply for a National position. The information in the National Candidate Application will be presented to the Senate prior to Convention for elected positions. The Declaration of Intent should be submitted online and includes all the items listed below: 1. National Candidate Application Form 2. Full Name (as it should appear on all materials) a. University/College attending or Employer Name b. Major or Degree c. Classification (i.e. junior, senior, graduate student, professional) d. Email Address & Phone Number (not shared publicly) e. Professional Headshot Photo (350 X 350 pixels) f. Candidate Leadership Resume g. One (1) Letter of Recommendation h. Verification Document(s) – see National Certification Process section for details 3. Responses to Essay Questions 4. Read and electronically sign the National Campaign Practices Code All submissions should be spell-checked and proofread carefully before submitting because no editing will be performed on the content. All words over the word limit will be omitted. The deadline to submit these items is March 6th , 2022 11:59 PM ET for elected positions and April 16, 2021 11:59 PM ET for appointed positions. Please contact the National Parliamentarian to determine the status of your application. All questions/concerns regarding National Executive Board verifications should be sent to nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org. All questions/concerns regarding Professional Executive Board verification should be sent to pebparliamentarian@nsbe.org. © NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS nebparliamentarian@nsbe.org | 9 Election of the National Executive Board Each senator is required to cast their vote for election to the National Executive Board. The National Candidates have provided statements that describe how they will help NSBE work towards our strategic goals. These statements are provided in this handbook. In order to be considered a National Candidate for a National Executive Board position each person had to complete a Declaration of Intent and provide official documentation of their eligibility to serve on the National Executive Board. Each candidate will also have to complete all elements of the certification process to remain on the ballot for Convention. These combined elements include completion of basic NSBE leadership training and NSBE review exam and submission of a NSBE/Leadership resume, recommendation letter, and answer to short answer questions detailed in this handbook. There are 14 elected positions on the National Executive Board. All open positions will be filled by the NEB-Elect after convention along with the appointed positions mentioned in the Candidate Handbook. National Executive Board Candidate Overview NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON Favour Nerrise NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRPERSON Erron Williams NATIONAL PROGRAMS CHAIRPERSON Ira Moore Avery Layne NATIONAL FINANCE CHAIRPERSON Oluwaseyi Akinwumi NATIONAL PRE-COLLEGIATE CHAIRPERSON Tayluer Streat-Ricchiuti NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Michele Tchindje NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS CHAIRPERSON Derius Galvez National Executive Board Candidate Information NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON CANDIDATE FAVOUR NERRISE Stanford University Electrical Engineering Graduate Student In reference to NSBE’s 2025 Strategic Plan (Ready, Set, Go, Brand, Grow), if elected/appointed, how do you plan to utilize your position to help NSBE achieve a goal in two of the listed areas? Please dedicate equal thought to each of your chosen areas. If not now, when? The GameChange 2025 strategic plan is an essential step to fulfilling the NSBE mission while positioning the Society to leap beyond our time. The world as we know now is at the precipice of great change, emphasized and exacerbated by the countless hardships we have endured over the past few years. Being no strangers to war or suffering, we have maintained an unrelenting commitment to positively impacting the Black community globally. As the National Chairperson this year, my National Directives, T.I.M.E. (Transform, Innovate, Mobilize, and Evolve), targeted critical areas in GameChange 2025 that aim to transform NSBE#039;s influence and outlook, innovate NSBE programs and amenities, mobilize the NSBE membership, and evolve NSBE infrastructure, policies and operations. Additionally, I served as head of the Strategic Planning Task Force (SPTF), which governs strategic development and implementation for the Society. Through SPTF, we launched Phase I of GameChange2025, with significant developments like re-developing the entire backend of nsbe.org, transitioning all business operations and communications to Microsoft365, developing the GameChange2025 Executive dashboard, instantiating quarterly Executive Officer retreats across all levels of NSBE leadership, launching GameChange25 Virtual Roadshows, and establishing a partnership with IBM for a NSBE data warehouse. If re-elected, I plan to continue to guide NSBE into a new time by further renovating the NSBE Brand, building on the membership value proposition, and launching sustainable offerings, programming, and partnerships for member and community impact. In particular, I would enhance NSBE’s goals by focusing on strategic directions BRAND and GROW. BRAND—New Marketing and Promotion: I would continue to work with all stakeholders to ensure completion of the NSBE Brand project, refresh new Society-wide marketing products and processes, and highlight the NSBE member value through mass-strategic campaigns and partnerships. I would also aid our newly expanded IT team to complete additional phases of the nsbe.org website re-development and implement internal technology best practices. BRAND—STEM Policy & Influence: I would continue to work with our leadership and SIGs to facilitate our involvement in public and social issues as representatives and experts on policies that affect current and future Black engineers. I would also continue to work with our National TORCH Chair and Public Policy SIG to institutionalize the RISE (Research and development, Innovative thinking, Social emergence, and Excel) Initiative—which aims to educate members on social issues and participation in legislative and judicial platforms. GROW—Revenue Lift: I would continue to work with our Marketing and Communications leadership and staff to produce NSBE’s first Research & Technology Journal, a significant development that would amplify and acknowledge the work of NSBE members advancing frontiers in STEM. GROW—Professional and Technical Education: I would continue to work with our professional leadership to broaden year-round technical certifications and technology offerings for our members and communities. I would also continue to support the work of our Programs staff in extending our involvement in the 50K Coalition to include and support community college and technical trade schools. The past few years have shown transformative social justice and policy movements within the Black community. This prompted the launch of NSBE’s RISE and community crisis response initiatives. How will you expand NSBE’s reach and influence in 1) social justice or 2) STEM policy through your role, if elected? As the National Chairperson this year, I prioritized public and social policy issues, such as responding to key matters like relief requests for the Haiti earthquake and political turmoil, support for the Afghan women’s robotics team, advocacy involvement for the California K-12 Math curriculum, and assistance for discriminated African students during the Ukraine crisis. Additionally, I worked with leadership and UMass Amherst administration to support the NSBE UMass Amherst chapter in the wake of targeted anti-Black racist incidents. In my local community, I also serve in a few social justice and policy groups like the Stanford Electrical Engineering, Culture, Equity, and Inclusion (CEI) committee and the Stanford Science Policy Group. I plan to increase my involvement with social justice and STEM policy both through NSBE and in my day-to-day interactions in my community if re-elected as National Chairperson. Letter of Recommendation Leadership Resume NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRPERSON CANDIDATE Erron Williams Prairie View A&M University Chemical Engineering Junior In reference to NSBE’s 2025 Strategic Plan (Ready, Set, Go, Brand, Grow), if elected/appointed, how do you plan to utilize your position to help NSBE achieve a goal in two of the listed areas? Please dedicate equal thought to each of your chosen areas. As the National Vice-Chair, you must prioritize the SET lane as you are the leader of the National Membership Zone. We must focus on the NSBE Retention Program as we utilize the information and data we collect from the membership benefit project started by the previous Vice-chair. I will also utilize my position to launch the new national mentorship program. This year I was a part of the committee responsible for setting the groundwork for this program and as a vice, I can ensure that we carry out the framework so that all demographics of our members are connected to members they can learn and grow from. Lastly, for the Set lane, I will work with my International chair to better develop our multicultural Engineering initiative as NSBE takes steps toward more international representation As National Vice-Chair I will also prioritize the Ready lane of Game Change 2025. This Past year as National PCI Chair I had the responsibility of overseeing this lane and making structural improvements to the National PCI Committee to ensure its future. After doing this I was able to realize that a voice for NSBE Jr is needed in membership conversations as they are their own demographic. As National Vice-Chair I will include the PCI Chair on membership critical conversations as well as help to provide additional support to the PCI Committee. This along with the new mentorship that will work in tandem with Collegiate and professionals will help to make sure that our Pre-College section of the pipeline can keep up with the growth rate of the society. The past few years have shown transformative social justice and policy movements within the Black community. This prompted the launch of NSBE’s RISE and community crisis response initiatives. How will you expand NSBE’s reach and influence in 1) social justice or 2) STEM policy through your role, if elected? Visibility and Voice are two critical things when it pertains to Social Justice initiatives. As a Black organization, we must make sure that we are first to the discussion of these topics as we support our people. For the R.I.S.E initiative, I would like to membership a new NSBE platform to voice their opinion on these matters whether that would be more engaging town halls or a new initiative launched by the regional chairs the most important thing is that we make our members feel heard and give them a chance to take action. With the creative direction of our T.O.R.C.H. Chair, we can do a series of mini-community events or a large event at convention where we show the world what a group of educated professional people of color can do as we RISE to the challenge. Letter of Recommendation Leadership Resume NATIONAL PROGRAMS CHAIRPERSON CANDIDATE(s) Ira Moore North Carolina A&T State University Bioengineering Graduate Student In reference to NSBE’s 2025 Strategic Plan (Ready, Set, Go, Brand, Grow), if elected/appointed, how do you plan to utilize your position to help NSBE achieve a goal in two of the listed areas? Please dedicate equal thought to each of your chosen areas. As National Programs Chairperson, my primary focus will be concerned with the areas of Ready and Set where the content and implementation is the responsibility of the Program Zone. In addition to continuing to establish best practices in regards to the execution and evaluation of the programs disseminated, I will also look for innovative incentives and marketing tools to increase engagement and retention from our members, especially in a virtual environment. Specifically in the Ready, which is encompassed by our youngest members, the primary focus will be creating content that is designed to pique interest in stem and promotes consistent exposure to NSBE and to the different avenues they can pursue after their secondary education. We must provide all-encompassing support and engagement to our PCI members if they are to become dedicated collegiate and professional members. In terms of the Set area which is composed of our collegiate and graduate student membership, the focus will be supporting overall member wellness through academic, and mental health resources and activities. In addition, I would like to expose our collegiate members to both industry and academia so they are aware of all their options as future stem professionals and continue to build out the graduate student initiative which will serve as the center of NSBE graduate student programming moving forward. The past few years have shown transformative social justice and policy movements within the Black community. This prompted the launch of NSBE’s RISE and community crisis response initiatives. How will you expand NSBE’s reach and influence in 1) social justice or 2) STEM policy through your role, if elected? With the RISE initiative being seated in the programs zone it would be my responsibility to support the TORCH Chair in increasing awareness and engagement and expanding infrastructure. In addition to finding social justice organizations to partner with, we would leverage the public policy SIG to assist in lobbying our issue at the governmental level. Internally, the expansion will consist of regular panels with social justice experts, awarenesses seminars when issue arise so that we can be as culturally responsible as possible, and maintaining a consistent presence in the social justice space via our TORCH Chair and lastly providing opportunities virtually and in-person so that our members' voices can be empowered and heard. Letter of Recommendation Leadership Resume