ASAN AUNZ News
Nominees for volunteer board members Announcement
Nominations have now closed
There are 13 candidates running for 4 positions on the ASAN AUNZ Board
The candidates for ASAN AUNZ Board Member in 2024 are listed in alphabetical order (first name). We have included the information they provided in their nomination. Please consider their nominations to help you decide who to vote for.
To vote, you need to be an Autistic member of ASAN AUNZ and attend our online AGM. Our meeting will be held online, on Saturday the 9th of November, 2024. We look forward to welcoming our new Board members!
2024 ASAN AUNZ Board Nominees
Information is provided by nominees. ASAN AUNZ takes no responsibility for the correctness of the information. All nominees have indicated they meet the essential criteria and have been informed of the legislative requirements for ASAN AUNZ’s Board Members under the Associations Incorporated Act 1985 (SA).
How they Nominated
Before voting, please consider the how to nomination information we have provided below. This includes information about the role of Board Member.
To support our members in understanding the nomination process we have provided flowcharts to explain the process.
To nominate for a volunteer Board Member position, they sent an email to secretary@asan-aunz.org or used the nomination form to tell us the following information:
- Full legal name, preferred name, pronouns, and contact details.
- Your agreement with the guiding principles of ASAN-AUNZ
- Reasons why you are nominating.
- What involvement you have had in Autistic self-advocacy
- What experience on and contributions to other boards and committees you have had.
- Areas of expertise. Such as law, policy, finance, advocacy, governance etc.
- Which of the skill sets from the ones we are looking for (other considerations) would you apply on the ASAN-AUNZ Board?
- Anything you would like members to know about you
- Confirmation that you meet all of the essential criteria
Essential Criteria
Before nominating they noted that Board members must be:
- Autistic Adults who are members of ASAN-AUNZ
- Agree to accept the objectives of the Association
- Reside within Australian and New Zealand countries or associated Territories.
Nominations from people who do not meet these criteria cannot be accepted.
Other Considerations
We are looking for the following skill sets and strongly encourage people with one (or more) of these skills to apply:
- Financial management and/or accounting
- Familiarity with minute-taking and policy review
- Government and stakeholder engagement
- Experience working with vulnerable people
- Social media planning, copywriting and posting
- Information technology administration
- Co-design facilitation and participation
- Accessibility including online and easy read
Diversity and Inclusion
ASAN AUNZ is committed to expanding diversity on our Board, so that we authentically represent our members and the broader Autistic community. We encourage nominees to tell us how they would bring diverse perspectives and lived experience to the Board.
Privacy
Information contained within your application (excluding contact details) will be circulated to members of ASAN-AUNZ prior to the AGM.
About the role
ASAN AUNZ is governed by a hands-on operational Board. All Board members are expected to contribute to the day-to-day operations of the organisation and commit 10-15 hours per month including attending monthly Board meetings.
Our mission is to help people on the autism spectrum participate fully, independently and equally in all aspects of their everyday lives; by providing information and support, increasing community awareness, delivering autism training and advocating for systemic change.
Our guiding principles are:
- We align to the social model of disability, and aim to remove barriers which disable and exclude.
- We aim to increase inclusion of Autistic persons
- We challenge perceived limitations of Autistic individuals
- We use ‘Autistic’ to denote anyone with an autism spectrum disorder. The word Autistic is both a cultural and political signifier.
- We do not tolerate restrictive practices or members who promote restrictive education or management practices.
We are a registered charity and are non-sectarian and non-party political.
Nomination and Election Process
We have prepared flowcharts to support our members in understanding the nomination and election process and make it more accessible.
First the nominations process, from receiving a nomination to presenting the details of the nomination on this website.
The process is to determine if there are more nominees than vacancies. If not, the nominees are taken to be elected. Otherwise, there is a vote.
