Elected leadership

Each year at the ASWB Annual Meeting of the delegate assembly, delegates vote for individuals to serve on ASWB’s Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors oversees the governance of the association, and the Nominating Committee identifies and nominates individuals to run for election each year.

The Board of Directors is made up of 11 individuals

  • President
  • President-elect or past president
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Director at large, licensed social worker (three positions)
  • Director at large, public member (two positions)
  • Director at large, member board administrator
  • Director at large, open

The Nominating Committee is made up of five individuals, each elected to serve a two-year term.

  • 2026 Elections

    Delegates will elect four Board of Directors members and two Nominating Committee members in 2025.

  • Duties of elected positions

    Members of the ASWB Board of Directors, as well as the Nominating Committee have specific duties and responsibilities in their service to ASWB.

  • Nominating Committee

    The Nominating Committee consists of five members elected by ASWB delegates. The committee’s primary responsibility is to compile an election slate for the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee.

  • Board of Directors

    The ASWB Board of Directors is selected by the Delegate Assembly and oversees the ongoing business of the association.

Board of Directors time commitment

Annually

  • Approximately four to five in-person meetings lasting three to four days including travel time
  • One or two conference calls
  • Occasional email votes
  • All in-person Board meetings require overnight stays, usually over a weekend

In-person meetings

  • Upon election: immediately following close of annual meeting (avg. one hour)
  • Mid-January: at ASWB headquarters in Culpeper, Virginia
  • April/May: before the ASWB Education Meeting and attend the entire meeting
  • July/August: usually in conjunction with the Examination Committee
  • October/November: before and after ASWB Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly

More meetings

  • Conference call meetings or videoconferences as needed
  • Email decisions as needed

Committee liaison meetings

  • Board members may be asked to serve as liaison to the Board of Directors for a committee or task force, as assigned by the president.
  • Liaison service can vary from four additional meetings per year (Exam Committee) to as few as one meeting per year (Bylaws and Resolutions Committee).
  • Most committee or task force meetings follow the schedule of a Friday arrival, Saturday meeting, and departure on Sunday. The Exam Committee meets for 2.5 days four times per year.