Delegates are chosen by the members in attendance at the Chapter Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term. Illinois is entitled to seat five Delegates. Alternates, who are available to serve if one of the Delegates is unable to attend the HOD session, were also elected.  The following members were elected as Alternates. In each of the last several years at least one Alternate has been called on to serve when a regular Delegate was unable to go to the Annual Convention. They are called to serve in the order of the vote count each received:

1) Kim Scranton (Hardin)
2) Robin Lovejoy (Hampshire)
3) Trisha Nelson (DeKalb)

The AMTA-IL Delegates represent the Illinois Chapter at the annual session of the House of Delegates (HOD), convened during the AMTA Annual Convention. The House of Delegates considers recommendations to the national Board of Directors on matters of concern to members. It also votes on proposed position statements on various issues relating to the profession.  Position statements approved by the Delegates may then be considered by the AMTA Board of Directors. If adopted by the Board, they would then be shared with the public as the normal viewpoint of the association. Any member wishing to propose either a recommendation or a position statement for consideration at the House of Delegates should contact a Chapter Delegate. To read the full text of recommendations before the 2008 House of Delegates, click here.  Contact the Chapter Delegates to share your opinions or initiate a proposal for the 2008 House of Delegates by sending an email to the chapter office info@amta-il.org or calling 847-885-0674.

Click to read Maria Durbin Cooper’s reflections on her experiences as an AMTA-IL 2007 Delegate.

last updated 10/28/08