2025 Elections: Slate of Candidates Announced
ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA 66th Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, October 22–25, 2025, to elect the following:
- President-Elect (two-year term)
- Secretary (two-year term)
- Treasurer (two-year term)
- Director (three positions, each for a three-year term)
The elections will be online. Voting members will be sent their proxy voting information in September. Candidate statements will be posted when they are available.
Candidates proposed by the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee:
President-Elect (two-year term)
- Christina Green
- Ben Karl
Secretary (two-year term)
- Wael Al Hamdani
- Carol Shaw
Treasurer (two-year term)
- Robin Bonthrone
- Natalia Postrigan
Director (three positions, each for a three-year term)
- Isabel Asensio
- Helen Eby
- Andie Ho
- Giovanna Lester
- Steven McGrath
- Steven Miller
- Elias Shakkour
Procedure for adding nominees to the slate of candidates
If a nominee is not added to the slate of candidates by the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC), an individual may petition to be added by submitting a nomination in writing along with the signatures of at least 60 Voting members endorsing the nomination.
Petitions must be received by the NLDC by June 7. Acceptance statements and petitions should be submitted to NLDC Chair, Elena Langdon.
Become an ATA Voting Member!
To participate in ATA elections, you must be a Voting member. You can become a Voting member in the following ways:
- Pass the Certification Exam
- Complete the Active Membership Review
- Earn the Credentialed Interpreter Designation
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