March 03, 2023

2023 DACZ Elections and AGM


The 2023 Democrats Abroad Czech Republic Annual General Meeting, which will include elections to the Executive Committee, will be held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM. The location and further details will be announced at least one month prior to the meeting.

All positions are up for election at this meeting. As per our by-laws, no officer may serve more than two consecutive terms in the same position. All positions and their current office holders are listed below: 

Chair Julia Bryan
Vice Chair Brent Pharis 
Secretary Gwendolyn Albert
Treasurer Geoff Klimko
Counsel Michael Smith

At-large 1 Krysti Brice
At-large 2 Justin Hart 
At-large 3 Kim Strozewski 

Elizabeth Perry has been appointed as chair of the DACZ Elections Committee (EC) for our 2023 elections.

Nominations for an office shall be made in writing sent to the EC. A member may nominate themselves. The EC may also make nominations directly. Nominations should be sent to the EC by notifying the Committee via email at [email protected] by no later than April 4, 2023.  

A statement supporting the nomination may also be included. It should be no longer than one page. The EC will issue the nominating report no later than April 8, 2023. The nominating report will include nominations, nominee statements (if any), and full proxy voting guidelines.

A tentative agenda for the AGM is listed here:

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of minutes from last meeting
  3. Report of the Chair
  4. Report of the Treasurer
  5. Executive Committee Elections
  6. Old Business
  7. New business
  8. Adjournment

Please write the Elections Committee if you have any questions about the positions, the volunteer time and work required.