NAEA ED&I Call for Associate Commissioner

This application closed on November 15, 2023

NAEA seeks nominations for an Associate Chair position on the NAEA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Commission. The ED&I Associate Chair must demonstrate a commitment to social justice work as it supports NAEA’s vision and purpose.

About the ED&I Commission

ED&I Commission Vision
The NAEA ED&I Commission aims to center perspectives and amplify the voices of historically minoritized and/or underserved art educators and learners.

The purpose of the NAEA ED&I Commission is:

• To empower art educators to enact change that ultimately fosters greater diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility throughout their state organizations and professional communities of practice.
• To do the necessary and important work of examining systemic inequities and incite organizational change within art education.
• To reimagine an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible art education for all learners.

All current NAEA members who have an interest and meet the following criteria for serving in this national leadership role are encouraged to apply.

ED&I Commissioner (Associate Chair)

The Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission supports the Chair of the ED&I Commission and the Past Chair of the ED&I Commission, as well as helps facilitate the work of the Commissioners.

Duties of the Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission may include the following:

• Assist the Chair and the Past Chair of the ED&I Commission in conducting the work of the ED&I Commission.
• Serve on the ED&I Commission Nominating Committee.
• Review the literature of the field within the arts education field and, more broadly, of any research from outside the field that impacts teaching and learning.
• Succeed to the office of Chair of the ED&I Commission upon successful completion of the term of office of the Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission.

Qualifications for Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission

The Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission should have:

• An established record of equity, diversity, and inclusion work, research, grants, and/or research publications.
• Broad knowledge about current research/writing pertaining to ED&I research.
• Demonstrate successful organizational, administrative, and leadership capacities.
• Demonstrate successful leadership within NAEA or a comparable organization or institution at the state and national levels.
• Demonstrate a record of initiating impactful projects.
• Ability to serve for 6 years (2 years as Associate Chair of the ED&I Commission, 2 years as Chair of the ED&I Commission, and 2 years as the Past Chair of the ED&I Commission).
• Maintain NAEA membership.

Term of Office (6-year commitment)

Immediate–March 2029 (This position fills a current vacancy.) Associate Chair transitions to Chair after initial term (2025–2027), and then to Past Chair (2027–2029).

Application

This application closed on November 15, 2023