2025 Leadership Development Committee Election

This year, full ANCOR members will be asked to elect two members of the Leadership Development Committee to serve a two-year term starting October 1, 2025. The Leadership Development Committee (LDC) is a standing committee under ANCOR’s Bylaws that is responsible for recruiting and developing ANCOR’s leadership, as well as conducting elections. Due to these responsibilities, members of the LDC must be active and engaged ANCOR members for a minimum of three years and be well-connected within the national I/DD community.

Incumbent members Kathy Carmody (Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities, Chicago, IL) and Matt Sturiale (Birch Family Services, New York, NY) have expressed their intent to run for re-election. Ms. Carmody and Mr. Sturiale are both eligible to serve a second term, and their candidacies are endorsed by ANCOR’s Leadership Development Committee.

Although the Leadership Development Committee endorses the incumbent nominees, interested and eligible individuals are welcome to nominate themselves or others.

Call for Nominations

The Leadership Development Committee is responsible for recruiting and developing leadership for ANCOR and conducting elections. The Committee consists of nine individuals, including two elected by the general membership. Meetings are primarily held via Zoom at various times throughout the year, with an in-person meeting in conjunction with ANCOR Connect, typically held in April. Terms last for two years and begin October 1.

The deadline to submit your nomination is June 30, 2025, by 11:59 pm PDT. Electronic election by full members will be held July 14-25, 2025.

Election Timeline
  • June 16, 2025: Call for Nominations Opens
  • June 30, 2025: Call for Nominations Closes
  • July 14, 2025: Electronic Voting Begins
  • July 25, 2025: Electronic Voting Ends
  • Week of July 28, 2025: Election Results Announced to Full Membership
  • October 1, 2025: Term Begins

How to Nominate

If you are interested in nominating yourself or another eligible member for election to this position, please email a letter of nomination on your organization’s letterhead that includes:

  • A brief history of your membership with ANCOR, noting service on any ANCOR committee(s), task force(s), board(s) or any other service to ANCOR.
  • Why you are interested in serving on the Committee.

Please email your letter of nomination to Robyn Wolfe and note that your letter of nomination should be addressed as follows:

Heidi Mansir, Chair
ANCOR Leadership Development Committee
113 South West Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314

Questions?

If you have questions, contact Robyn Wolfe via email.