Capital Association for Behavior Analysis (CABA) Call for Nominations Closes

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Capital Association for Behavior Analysis (CABA) Call for Nominations Closes

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Category: Elections

I know everyone is getting ready for the holiday season, but there are some upcoming changes to CABA. The primary change that everyone should know right now is CoFABA is working to align all the chapters to have elections that correspond with the CoFABA conference schedule. Because of this, we are going to be holding our CABA Board elections in the next month!

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!

We are opening the floor for current CABA members (also current FABA members) to nominate people for all board positions. The term for these positions will be 18 months. The board positions and the corresponding responsibilities are listed below:

The Executive Committee

President

Serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee
Serve as the presiding officer at all chapter meetings
Ensure the execution of the responsibilities of the Executive Committee
Serve as chief spokesperson and representative of CABA
Serve as liaison with the FABA Executive Committee
See that the chapter is operated in conformity with the policies set forth by FABA
Attend local chapters meeting at the annual FABA conference

Vice President

Serve as a member of the Executive Committee
Perform all presidential duties in the absence of the President
Act as chapter President if the office becomes vacated until such vacant is filled
Oversee the development and functioning of all chapter committees
Coordinate the submission of articles to the FABA newsletter

Secretary

Serve as a member of the Executive Committee
Prepare necessary paperwork for CEUs in collaboration with the CEU provider and send to the FABA office
Coordinate distribution of all chapter publications
Maintain an accurate record of all chapter meetings and events and distribute to the membership via electronic media and social media

Treasurer

Serve as a member of the Executive Committee
Receive, distribute, and maintain and accurate record of all chapter funds
Be diligent in the collection of fees and dues
Collect fees for CEUs in collaboration with the CEU provider and send payment to FABA (when applicable) in a timely manner
To maintain an accurate written record of all payments made to the chapter and to give written receipts for all such payments
Responsibly manage the bank account in the name of CABA

The Supporting Committee includes 3 supporting positions; these positions are optional and do not need to be filled, but can be if someone is nominated/accepts/receives votes:

Community Liaison/Marketing Coordinator

Serve as member of the Supporting Committee
Disseminate relevant chapter information to the public for purposes of membership recruitment and community services
Organize and conduct fundraising efforts for CABA
Communicate with local media and community support groups
Attend and participate in planning/fundraising for the CoFABA annual conference

Student Liaison

Serve as a member of the Supporting Committee
Assist the Executive Committee with dissemination and coordinating community events
Attend and participate in planning/fundraising for the CoFABA annual conference

Member at large

Serve as a member of the Supporting Committee
Support the chapter’s mission in capacities determined by the Executive Committee
Attend and participate in planning/fundraising for the CoFABA annual conference

The call for nominations will close on 11/20/2024; those who have been nominated will then be contacted to confirm that they are accepting the nomination. Please remember that you MUST be a current CABA and FABA member to nominate AND accept a nomination. There are 4 categories of membership, and they will be listed at the bottom of this email. Please click the link below if you want/need to renew your FABA and/or CABA membership:

Renew CABA Chapter Membership

If you would like to make a nomination, please click on the link below and complete the google form:

CABA Board Nomination Form

Thank you all so much for supporting CABA!

-The Current CABA Board

Categories of Membership:

Full Professional

Florida CBAs, BCaBAs, BCBAs, and BCBA-Ds
Current FABA member
May nominate and vote for Executive officers, as well as propose and vote on amendments to chapter’s bylaws
Members in this category may also run for elected positions

Full Paraprofessional

RBTs, direct care staff, behavior technicians, and paraprofessional staff who spend the majority of their working time implementing behavior programs/strategies
Current FABA member
May nominate and vote for Executive officers, as well as propose and vote on amendments to chapter’s bylaws
Members in this category may also run for elected positions

Limited Professional

Includes any degree-holding person employed full- or part-time, including professionals with licenses and/or credentials other than those provided by the BACB (SLPs, OTs, LMHCs, Social Workers, etc.)
Members in this category are not FABA members, and are nonvoting
Members in this category may run for an elected position (except President and Vice President) if they are an active FABA member

Limited Paraprofessional

RBTs, direct care staff, behavior technicians, and paraprofessional staff who spend the majority of their working time implementing behavior programs/strategies
Members in this category are not FABA members; therefore, they may not nominate or vote for Executive Officers
Members in this category may not propose nor vote on amendments to the chapter’s bylaws
Members in this category may not run for elected positions