2025 TAHN BOARD POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO RUN FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARD

To be elected as an officer on the Board of Directors, the candidate must be a REGULAR MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING with TAHN and meet the following requirements:

A.  Attended a 40-hour basic negotiator course

B.  Attended an accredited law enforcement instructor course or is a subject matter expert in the field of hostage/crisis negotiations.

C.  Has a minimum of three consecutive years of membership with TAHN, as a regular member.

VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP

The VP Membership is responsible for processing and maintaining a membership database and for being a point-of-contact for member relations.

VICE PRESIDENT TRAINING

The VP of Training shall keep up with regional training and assist when needed.  He/she will also coordinate training being conducted at the annual conference.  He/she will post training to the TAHN website and other websites.  The VP of Training will also serve as the TCOLE Training Coordinator, responsible for maintaining training and TCOLE records.  He/she will provide all bills related to TCOLE to the Treasurer within 5 business days of receipt.

TREASURER

The Treasurer shall have custody of the funds of the Corporation which he she will promptly deposit in the depository approved by the Board of Directors, disburse funds to meet authorized obligations of the corporation, make and submit regular financial statements in the form, manner and frequency required by the Board of Directors, prepare the annual Form 990 required by the Internal Revenue Service and perform such other duties as are incumbent upon the Treasurer.  He/she will have the financial records audited by an independent firm annually approved by the Board of Directors.

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS

REGION 2 VP

REGION 4 VP

REGION 6 VP

REGION 8 VP

The Regional VPs will be responsible for the TAHN members in their region as defined by the Board of Directors.  Each year, they are responsible for providing a minimum of one 40-hour basic negotiator class and 16 hours of additional training for members in their region.  He/she is responsible for assisting the Secretary in finding vendors for the Annual Conference.  He/she is also responsible for seeking out new members for TAHN from their region.