GEM Leadership: 2025-2026 Call for Nominations/Applications
GEM Leadership: 2025-2026 Call for Nominations/Applications
Thank you for your interest in serving within one of the American Society for Nutrition’s Groups Engaging Members (GEM).
We are looking for chair elects for all GEMs! The chair position is a three year commitment (1 year as Chair-elect, 1 year as Chair, 1 year as Past Chair). The Chair manages leadership team functions, ensures participation by all leadership team members, ensures that relevant matters are discussed, and decisions are made and followed through. The Chair should work with designated ASN staff members to carry out the following duties:
- Arrange and lead regular conference calls as needed (typically once a month).
- Develop and send out an agenda before each conference call
- Participate in fundraising efforts (donations and fundraising at NUTRITION, or for other activities of the GEM throughout the year to help offset expenses).
- Coordinate GEM-organized events at NUTRITION
- Represent the GEM by attending NUTRITION
Other roles within the leadership team can be (but are not limited to) Secretary, At-large Delegate, Student Representative, Early Career Representative, Postdoctoral Representative, etc. Click here to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of these roles.
Overall, the entire leadership team will work together to complete key tasks:
- Confirm abstract categories
- Abstract review: Identify/confirm reviewers
- Annual meeting programming (oral/poster sessions, symposia, GEM Forum)
- Poster competition
To volunteer or to submit a nomination, please complete the following form by Monday, July 7, 2025. Please be brief in your responses.