Our bylaws require that we hold an annual meeting to elect officers, hear reports from state leaders, and conduct other official business.
We must meet a quorum, with at least 40 percent of branches and five percent of members represented. You’ll get a picture of the many projects and activities that are helping in reaching a goal of equity for women and girls.
Annual Meetings in 2021 – 2024 were held online on the Zoom platform. The 2025 Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 15th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm was also held via Zoom.
Election of officers
In 2025 we chose a president-elect and directors for finance, program and public policy who will take office July 1. Those are the officers elected in odd-numbered years.
Officers serve for a two-year term that starts on July 1. Co-directors may serve for a position but have only one vote on the board.
An opportunity to learn more about the candidates put forward by this year’s nominating committee was presented in the Spring 2025 issue of AAUW Florida’s floriVision newsletter, as well as below on this page. If applicable, nominations would also have been accepted from the floor, with those candidates briefly stating their qualifications in lieu of a written candidate vita form.
If there is but one candidate or co-candidate for a position, the election may be by acclamation. Any contested offices will be by electronic ballot as outlined in the One Member One Vote policy.
Annual reports
We also heard annual reports from current elected officers. Reports from our AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, Tech Trek, and the AAUW FL Bylaws and Resolutions Committee are also on the agenda. There were no bylaw amendments to be voted on and none may be proposed at the annual meeting.
New nominating committee
Nominations from the floor were needed at the meeting to fill three slots for next year’s nominating committee. The members elected will join two members chosen by the AAUW FL board.
The consent of nominees must be obtained first. And they must have been AAUW Florida members for at least three years. A branch cannot be represented on the committee for two consecutive years.
The 2025-2026 Nominating Committee includes:
- Elected by the Board: Gloria Hilton, Tampa; and Mary Gatta, St Augustine.
- Elected by the General Membership: Sally Dittman, Sun City; Karen Rompalo, Orlando; Carolyn Kershner, Gainesville.
- Advisor: Bea Holt (Past President)
Town Hall
Once official business has ended, we will convene a Town Hall with a speaker from AAUW National who will give updates and answer your questions. The speaker for the 2025 Annual Meeting was National CEO Gloria L. Blackwell.
Meet the New Board Members for 2025-2027
