2024 Candidate Pages

The following people have indicated their desire to be elected in this cycle. Each name is a link to their Candidate's Statement.

There is no time limit for adding to this list. Mail your Candidate Statement to election-commissioner@artisansasylum.com (or if you are already set up to edit the wiki, you can add yourself).

There is also no barrier against write-in votes - the Ranked Choice voting procedure smoothly handles these situations.

The Voting Period is Sunday November 24 to Saturday November 30 (midnight to midnight, Eastern Time). The voting procedures are described at https://wiki.artisansasylum.com/wiki/Election_of_November_2024#How_to_vote

The eligible voters are people who have maintained their membership continuously since May 24, 2024 (day pass users don't count as members for this purpose).

Board of Directors Member

Board members are the trustees who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission.

In this election, there are two open seats, each with a 2 year term.

Click on the name to read each candidate's statement.

• Michael Shia
• Jack de Valpine
• Bill Zimmer

(to avoid systematic bias, candidates are alphabetical by last letter of name)

Member Liaison

The Member Liaison is a non voting member of the board of directors who is there to represent and advocate issues that involve the membership. The term is one year.

There is one open seat.

The following people have indicated their desire to be elected for this position.

• Tom Lingner