January 10, 2025

2025 ACSA Board Candidates

CANDIDATES AND ONLINE VOTING

Below is information on the 2025 ACSA election, including candidate information. Official ballots were emailed to all full-member ACSA schools’ Faculty Councilors, who are the voting representatives. Faculty Councilors must complete the online ballot by close of business, February 12, 2025.

+ Download a PDF of all candidates’ statements and brief curriculum vitae

2025 SECOND VICE PRESIDENT POSITION CANDIDATES

The Second Vice President serves on the Board for a four-year term, beginning on July 1, 2025, with the first year served as Second Vice President, the second year served as First Vice President/President-Elect, the third year served as President, and the fourth year served as Past President. The links below include campaign statements written by each candidate and short curriculum vitae.​

Marwan Ghandour
Louisiana State University
Luis Rico-Gutierrez
Iowa State University

2025 AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITION 1 CANDIDATES

The At-Large Directors serve for a three-year term, beginning on July 1, 2025. At-Large Directors serve as voting members of the Board. In addition, they have the following roles and responsibilities: (A) Liaison with Member Schools, including participating in organized business meetings; maintaining contact with Faculty Councilors and others associated with member schools; assisting member schools upon request; advising candidate or affiliated schools; and advising the Board of issues and concerns raised by members; (B) Contributing to the Work of the Board through actively serving on Board committees and contributing to collective deliberations; and (C) Performing other duties, as provided by the Rules of the Board of Directors or requested by the Board. The links below include campaign statements written by each candidate and short curriculum vitae.

José Ibarra
University of Colorado, Denver
Martín Paddack
University of Colorado, Boulder

2025 AT-LARGE DIRECTOR POSITION 2 CANDIDATES

The At-Large Directors serve for a three-year term, beginning on July 1, 2025. At-Large Directors serve as voting members of the Board. In addition, they have the following roles and responsibilities: (A) Liaison with Member Schools, including participating in organized business meetings; maintaining contact with Faculty Councilors and others associated with member schools; assisting member schools upon request; advising candidate or affiliated schools; and advising the Board of issues and concerns raised by members; (B) Contributing to the Work of the Board through actively serving on Board committees and contributing to collective deliberations; and (C) Performing other duties, as provided by the Rules of the Board of Directors or requested by the Board. The links below include campaign statements written by each candidate and short curriculum vitae.

David Hill
North Carolina State University
Mara Marcu
University of Cincinnati

ACSA ELECTION PROCESS
ACSA Bylaws, Article VIII. Nominations, Elections, and Recall, Section 3: Election Process: “Elections shall be held in accordance with the Rules of the Board of Directors. Faculty Councilors of member schools shall be responsible for encouraging colleagues to express their views regarding candidates for Association elections, and shall submit the vote of the member school they represent on behalf of all members of the faculty. The Association shall announce the results of elections and appointments as soon as feasible, consistent with the Rules of the Board of Directors.”

The Faculty Councilor from each ACSA full-member school is the voting representative. Faculty Councilors must complete the online ballot by close of business, February 12, 2025.

Timeline

  • January 3, 2025 – Deadline for submission of petitions to add candidates to the slate
  • January 10, 2025 – Ballots emailed to all full-member schools, Faculty Councilors*
  • February 12, 2025 – Deadline for ballot submissions
  • Spring 2025 – Winners introduced at ACSA Annual Business Meeting

* The Faculty Councilor from each ACSA full-member school is the voting representative and must complete the online ballot by close of business, February 12, 2025.

Questions

Danielle Dent
Senior Director of Membership Marketing, and Publications
202-785-2324
ddent@acsa-arch.org