Nominnees for WHOA Board
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
The Nominating Committee of the Walking Horse Owners’ Association has nominated the following people for the 2025 Board of Directors to serve for a 3-year term.
Nominees for WHOA Board of Directors:
Martha Child – Tennessee
Kevin Gilliam – North Carolina
Jessica Mast –Tennessee
Maggie Moore – Tennessee
Peggy Moore – Tennessee
Susan Paul – Tennessee
Woody Woodruff - Tennessee
Amanda Wright– Tennessee
Nominee for 2025 WHOA President:
Amy Cross Nance- Tennessee
Any candidate for the WHOA Board of Directors must have been in good standing for the prior two years. Anyone wishing his or her name declared as a candidate will need to notify the Walking Horse Owners’ Association office no later than December 1, 2024. According to the By-Laws, Article III, Section 1, stating “anyone desiring to be a candidate shall give notice by registered mail, electronic mail, or fax to the Association of his or her intent to run for a directorship.”
This notice must reach our office no later than December 1, 2024
According to the By-Laws, Article IV, Section 2, stating, “The President shall be elected by total popular vote by the majority of the members for voting. Any candidate for President must have been a member in good standing and must have served on the Board of Directors for the past two years immediately prior to the election. In order to be a candidate for President, other than being nominated by the Nominating Committee, a person must be nominated by a member in good standing of this association. Said nomination, together with a written statement by the nominee agreeing to said nomination, must be reported to the association no later than December 1, 2024.
These nominations must reach our office no later than December 1, 2024.
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