Dear ,

It is time once again for the AAVLD Election of Officers for 2021.  AAVLD appreciates your participation. The deadline is September 15, 2021 for submitting your vote. Please select the link below and make your vote selection for Secretary-Treasurer. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAVLD_Secretary-Treasurer

I highly encourage you to submit a vote for this very important leadership position in our organization.  The next several years will see several advances in AAVLD requiring active and skillful leadership.  To name a few, implementing the evolving role of our new Executive Director, active political advocacy on issues important to veterinary diagnostic medicine, increasing the reach and effectiveness of our many outstanding committees, and growing our membership through improved communication and continuing education opportunities.

Thanks for your vote!

Please submit your vote for this important position in the AAVLD leadership.

Thanks in advance!

Deepanker Tewari, BVSc, PhD, DACVM

Immediate Past President, AAVLD

AAVLD Nominations Committee Chair

The Office of Secretary-Treasurer is a 3‐year commitment. For your convenience, the Bylaws relating to the office is below:

ARTICLE IV

The Secretary-Treasurer 

Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, shall serve as the Financial Administrative Officer of the Association and shall be responsible for the following:

a. Provide direct oversight of the Executive Director regarding Association financial resources.  Keep accurate records of the meetings of the Executive Board, the Executive Committee and the House of Delegates.

b. Establish checking and savings accounts in a federally insured bank(s).

c. Act as custodian of all fiscal assets, which includes the depositing, disbursement and investing of Association funds.

d. Present a current statement of receipts and disbursements at each meeting of the Executive Board.

e. Present an interim financial report of the current year at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates.

f. Prepare a financial review for the previous fiscal year which shall be reported to the Executive Board not later than sixty (60) days after the close of the fiscal year. This financial review shall be published in an official publication of, or posted on the official website of, the Association. The fiscal year of the Association shall be from July 1 to June 30th of each the following year.

g. All other duties that may be specified by these bylaws

Section 2. The Secretary shall be a voting member of the Executive Board and the Executive Committee.

Section 3. The Secretary shall be an active member of the Association in good standing.

Section 4. The term of office for the Secretary shall be three (3) years.

Contact Info:

American Association of Veterinary Diagnosticians

P. O. Box 6396, Visalia, CA. 93290

(559) 781-8900

[email protected]