2025-26 Application to Serve With USTA Louisiana BOARD OF DIRECTORS or NOMINATING COMMITTEE – DEADLINE DATE TO APPLY IS August 22, 2024
Thank you for your interest for the 2025-2026 USTA Louisiana Board of Directors and/or Nominating Committee.
The Board of Directors is the managing board of USTA Louisiana and sets strategic priorities for the organization, as well as financial direction, personnel decisions, and alignment with Southern and National policy. The Nominating Committee is charged with nominating the future officers and board members of USTA Louisiana, after reviewing written applications and interviewing applicants. For those interested in serving as a volunteer with one of USTA Louisiana’s committees that report to the Board of Directors, please do so in the appropriate section of the application.
USTA-Louisiana is committed to ensuring a diverse and talented pool of volunteers and encourages you to apply to serve on its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. The deadline for all applications is August 22, 2024.
The USTA-Louisiana Nominating Committee shall file nominations with the USTA-Louisiana Secretary not later than 60 days before the USTA Louisiana Annual meeting (October 7), and the USTA Louisiana Secretary shall post such notice on the USTA Louisiana website no later than thirty days (November 7) before the USTA Louisiana Annual meeting.
The 2024 USTA Louisiana Annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday, December 7, at which time the 2025-26 USTA Louisiana Board of Directors and Nominating Committee will be elected at the meeting where a minimum 20% of the Organizational Members will vote.
The Nominating Committee shall be composed of five members, one of whom shall be the Immediate Past President who shall serve as Chair. The four members of the Committee other than the Immediate Past President shall be elected for a single two-year term at the Annual Meeting. Other than the Immediate Past President, no more than one member of the Nominating Committee may be a member of the Board. No two members, except for the chair, of the nominating committee may be from the same member club, city or organization including CTA. In the event a member of the Nominating Committee is nominated for election as an officer or Board member, that person shall be prohibited from participating in any and all discussions and/or voting on said nomination.
The Directors of the USTA Louisiana Board are the President, Executive Vice President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, five Regional representatives (see below), one USPTA Professional, one PTR Professional, two At Large Delegates and the Immediate Past President.
** The Regional Representatives represent the following geographic regions:
NORTHERN: Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Lincoln, Jackson, Bienville, Desoto, Red River, Natchitoches, Winn, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Cathahoula, and Concordia.
SOUTHWEST- Sabine, Grant, LaSlle, Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon, Beauregard, Allen, Evangelie, St. Landry, St. Martin, Lafayettte, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu, Allen, Cameron, Vermillion, Iberia, and St. Mary.
EASTERN- Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Livingston, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, St. John the Baptist, St. James and Assumption
SOUTHEAST- St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson, St. Charles, Terrebonne, Lafourche and Plaquemines.
NORTHSHORE- Washington, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa
USTA Louisiana Board members meet three or four times annually and the annual meeting weekend is the last meeting of the year. The annual meeting is scheduled the second Saturday after Thanksgiving.
USTA Louisiana Board meetings generally occur once per quarter and are scheduled by the President, who also determines the location of the meetings.
To apply for the Board, Nominating Committee, or both, please fill out all fields.
Deadline: August 22, 2024.