Divisions Require Commitment
Starting and maintaining an ATA division requires a committed group of volunteers. Divisions can collapse if there are not enough volunteers willing to do the work and keep it going. This is often the hardest part of establishing a division.
Steps to Establishing a Division
When these conditions are met, the ATA Board of Directors will review the petition and the bylaws before voting to establish the division as a part of ATA.
1
Contact the Divisions Committee Chair and the Manager, Membership, Divisions and Chapter Relations LaTisha Henderson, to discuss the proposed division before moving on to the next steps.
2
Present a formal petition requesting division status to the ATA Board of Directors. The petition must be signed by 50 ATA voting members and 100 ATA associate members.
3
Present the name of an ATA member with voting status who is willing to serve as the new division's acting administrator.
4
Present the name of an ATA member with voting status who is willing to serve as the new division's acting assistant administrator.
5
Present the name of an ATA member who is willing to be a newsletter or blog editor for the division. The division must publish at least two newsletters a year, or a blog with about forty pages of entries per year, and double that is preferred. Newsletters are strictly electronic.
6
Present the name of an ATA member who is willing to create a website for the division.
Need More Info?
For questions and additional information, please email LaTisha Henderson, Director of Membership, Divisions and Chapter Relations.