PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR AND PROPOSED REVISION TO THE BYLAWS

Pursuant to the LAW Bylaws, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the membership for the election of the board of directors and officers for the 2025-2026 fiscal year will be held on April 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Music City Center, 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S., Nashville, Tennessee. Nominees for the officers and directors are introduced below. Other nominations may be made from the floor at the annual meeting.

Proposed slate of officers:

President Elect: Shundra Manning

Secretary: Jessica Lim

Treasurer: Morgan Bernard

Archivist: Carrie Daughtrey

Archivist: Tony Orlandi

Newsletter Editor: Mandy Floyd

Newsletter Editor: Laura Merritt

Newsletter Editor: Hollie Parrish

Newsletter Editor: Jorie Zajicek

1st Year Director: Victoria Gentry

1st Year Director: Kennedy Krieg

Leighann Ness will move from President-Elect to President. Courtney Orr will move from President to Immediate Past President. Ellen McIntyre and Princess Rogers will move from First Year Directors to Second Year Directors.

THE PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS WILL BE VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING

ON APRIL 24, 2025 AT 7:00 PM 

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 1.b. OF THE BYLAWS

ARTICLE VII

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1.  Membership.  The Board of Directors will consist of:

a.         the officers of the Association;

b.         four additional members elected as directors for staggered terms of two years, two of whom will be elected one year and two of whom will be elected the next year.   Utilizing reasonable efforts, at any given time, at least one of the four directors shall should have been in practice three five years or less at the time of election and at least one of the four directors should have been in practice fifteen years or longer at the time of election.  So long as reasonable efforts have been utilized, directors not meeting these guidelines will not impact the board’s ability to act;

c.         the immediate past president, who will serve on the Board as an ex officio voting member for one year.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS WILL BE VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 24, 2025 AT 7:00 PM