The Policy Council is APPAM's governing board and is responsible for setting policy and creating strategy for the Association. It currently consists of four elected cohorts serving staggered, four-year terms. The APPAM officers (ex officio voting), the APPAM Executive Director, and the Editor of JPAM (ex officio non-voting) comprise the Executive Committee, which is also part of the Policy Council.
Elections for the new four-person cohort on the Policy Council, President-Elect, Vice President, and Secretary begin on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025, at 12:01 AM ET. The election will run until 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Friday, January 9th, 2026. Ballots will be emailed to all APPAM professional members in good standing.
Among the four-person cohort for the Policy Council, one is a researcher in a non-academic setting; one is an institutional representative elected by the Committee of Institutional Representatives; and two are researchers in an academic setting. All will serve four-year terms.
Finally, one student is appointed annually to serve a two-year term on the Policy Council. There are two student seats on the Board, and one new student is selected each year for service. Institutional Members may each submit one student nominee for consideration.
You can view a list of the current APPAM Officers, descriptions of each officer position, and the current APPAM Policy Council Members.