The YANA Board is seeking nominations for individuals interested and qualified to serve on the YANA Board for an initial term of three years, (or one of its Committees) starting January 2026. Nominations must be submitted prior to close of business WEDNESDAY, October 29. To nominate a candidate, or to self-nominate, please complete the form below.
Nominees will be considered by the YANA Board Nominating Committee and then selected for a slate to be presented to the full Board for approval at its Annual Meeting in December. Committee members are expected to be approved by the Board before the end of Q1 2026.
Committees include: Governance; Finance; Development; YANA-Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship; Conference Planning; and Program. Committee members should expect to dedicate at least 5 hours a month.
Nominees must hold a degree from Yale. Note that the YANA Board is a working board and we will prioritize candidates who can dedicate at least 8 hours a month. While previous engagement with YANA is highly preferred, it is not required. Several current board members started off as committee members before being invited to serve on the board. For the incoming slate we are focusing on alums with the following areas of expertise and experience:
- Marketing/Communications/Brand Management skills
- Organizational Strategic Growth Experience
- Technology & Information Systems
- Human Resources Management
We are also looking for candidates:
- Living across the United States and internationally
- From all class years and all Yale undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs- representing the full diversity of the Yale community
There are specific time and financial expectations that come with YANA Board membership:
- Nine board meetings per year which typically occur on the last Wednesday of the designated month starting at 4:30pm EST
- An annual board retreat, usually a weekend in February, with in-person attendance expected
- Active participation on at least one committee
- An annual give/get requirement
- All board members are expected to include YANA among their Top 3 charities for support
Additional information can be found in the YANA Board Member Roles & Responsibilities: https://rb.gy/x824m.
YANA believes in including a diversity of voices and experiences in our programming and in our leadership; we ratify the definitions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion set forth on p. 9 of Leadership in the Face of Change: A Report from the Yale Alumni Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2017) (the “Task Force Report”) (available at bit.ly/yale-dei-task-force-report) and adopt the Goals set forth on p. 14 of the Task Force Report as they would apply to YANA; the Values of the Yale Alumni Association set forth at bit.ly/yaa-values.
We thank you for your interest in and support of YANA!