1. LCWR Election Process Spring 2017
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LCWR Election Process Spring 2017
Nominations and Elections Committee

2. “The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ….Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.“ - Gary Wills Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders

3. Benefits of Serving in LCWR Leadership
Meet people who challenge and inspire
Stretch beyond leadership of a single congregation
to serving a larger church community
Collaborate with groups working in and for
the church
Share experiences within your own community

4. 2016-2017 President Mary Pellegrino, CSJ President-Elect
Teresa Maya, CCVI
Past President
Marcia Allen, CSJ
Secretary
Mary Beth Gianoli, OSF

5. Qualities and Abilities for all Officers
Current LCWR national member
Active in LCWR, regionally or nationally
Sensitive to present realities of the church, the
world, religious life; open to the future
Self-awareness of identity as a woman of the church

6. President-Elect Qualities and Abilities
Leadership
Must possess at least two more years in office and be open to the possibility of a change in the structure of the presidency.
Participate in the dialogue and discernment as the future planning process moves forward.
Effectively represent LCWR to the public
Team-player
Respect for plurality and diversity

7. President Responsibilities
Is Chief Officer of LCWR
Represents LCWR; is its spokesperson
Works collaboratively with the President-Elect, Past
President, and Executive Director
Maintains communication with the Congregation
for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of
Apostolic Life, USCCB, Papal Nuncio, and other groups
Chairs annual Assembly and meetings of National
Board and Executive Committee

8. Responsibilities Shared by Presidency
President-Elect, President and Past President are all
members of:
National Board
Executive Committee
Commission on Religious Life and Ministry
The role of Past President is more advisory than active

9. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Meade

10. Time Commitment WITH National Board
February and August (Pre and Post Assembly)
NOTE: Additional conference call and/or meeting may need to be scheduled
Joint LCWR-CMSM meeting with full LCWR Board in February

11. Secretary Qualities and Abilities
Ability to organize and communicate well, to take
minutes, and to synthesize
Computer literate and comfortable with electronic
communications

12. Secretary Responsibilities
Takes and transcribes all minutes of National Board
and Executive Committee meetings
Signs all official acts/documents of LCWR
Member of National Board, Executive Committee
and Commission on Religious Life and Ministry
Serves under the direction of the President

13. Time Commitment Executive Committee
2 Executive committee meetings May and November
Executive conference calls as needed
2 Joint CMSM-LCWR executive meetings
2 Board meetings
2 Joint CMSM-LCWR board meetings

14. - John Kenneth Galbraith
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time.”
- John Kenneth Galbraith

15. Timeline 2017 March/April: Regions solicit names for national officers
May 1: Due date for names and statements of
support to be received in national office
May 1-3: National office sends letters and statements
of support to nominees; period of discernment
for nominees
June 3: Response forms and photos sent electronically
to national office

16. 2016-2017 Nominations and Elections Committee
Barbara Dreher, CSJ, Chair
Katie Clauss, IHM
Mary Ann Daly, SC
Judith Desmarais, OP
Joyce Lehman, CPPS
Joan Marie Steadman, CSC, Executive Director
Grace Hartzog, SC, Staff Liaison
Janette Cahill, Executive Assistant