Minimum Qualifications for NAHQ Board of Directors positions

• Active member in good standing for a minimum of five (5) years.
• Active member of affiliated state association where/if one exists.
• Member with CPHQ Certification
• A member with demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills and abilities relative to customer needs.

Additional Position Qualifications:

President-Elect

The President serves the association as a member of the board of directors and executive team for three years—one year as President-Elect, one year as President, and one year as Immediate Past President.

• A member with the ability to provide leadership regarding strategic planning, mentorship, organizational performance and establishment of opportunities for NAHQ as an organization and for its members.
• A member with previous experience as a member of the NAHQ Board of Directors or equivalent work related to governance and healthcare quality at the national level.

Secretary/Treasurer

• A member with experience as treasurer of an organization and experience with budget preparation and monitoring of an organization’s financial activity.
• A member who demonstrates leadership within the profession of healthcare quality, either through previous participation on a NAHQ team, or through a previous leadership role with an affiliated state association.
• A member who possesses skills of governance through previous experience as a board member on a professional association or community organization.

Director at Large

• A member who demonstrates leadership within the profession of healthcare quality, either through previous participation on a NAHQ team, or through a previous leadership role with an affiliated state association.
• A member who possesses skills of governance through previous experience as a board member on a professional association or community organization.