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Vote by August 31, 2023 – ASPS/PSF Slate of Candidates and the Nominating Committee Regional Representatives

All ASPS Active and Life Active members are encouraged to vote in two elections by the August 31, 2023, deadline:

Slate of Candidates

The ASPS Active Members listed on the ballot are nominated to serve as members of the ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors, and to serve on the Trustees, Judicial Council, Ethics Committee and Conflict of Interest Committee for the duration of their terms, commencing October 29, 2023. The deadline for Active and Life Active members to vote is August 31, 2023.

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Nominating Committee Regional Representatives

Active members were invited to apply to serve as one of the five Regional Representatives to the Nominating Committee for the 1-year term that begins on October 29, 2023. Those members who met the eligibility requirements were placed on the Nominating Committee Regional Representatives ballot.

Active and Life Active members are asked to vote for one representative from each of the five regions on the Nominating Committee Regional Representatives ballot by the August 31, 2023, deadline.

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Election to the Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is responsible for vetting candidates for the positions of President-Elect and Board Vice President on the Society and Foundation Boards of Directors, as well as applicable standing committees, and nominating the slate for election by Society members. This is a tremendous responsibility and typically involves six to eight committee meetings and interview sessions between November and May. The Nominating Committee conducts its work via Zoom videoconferences.

Nominating Committee members are asked to score applicants on their "critical elements" as described in the Nominating Committee Standard Operating Procedures via multiple Excel workbooks. Familiarity with Excel or similar software is useful, but not required.

Eligibility Requirements for Nominating Committee Service

Members must meet the following criteria to be considered for a seat on the Nominating Committee:

  • Active Society member in good standing for a minimum of five (5) years.
  • Active in ASPS/PSF Committees, Councils, Task Forces and/or Work Groups for a minimum of three (3) years.
  • Cannot have been disciplined or currently under investigation by any state or provincial medical-licensing authority, any plastic surgery organization, any other healthcare organization or any healthcare delivery facility.
  • Cannot have served on the Nominating Committee for the past two (2) terms; and if the candidate has served on the Nominating Committee twice before, must have an interval of at least ten (10) years between the second and each subsequent term.
  • Members of the Trustees, Judicial Council, Ethics Committee and the ASPS/PSF Board of Directors (other than the Immediate Past Presidents and PSF Public Members) are ineligible to concurrently serve on the Nominating Committee.
  • Must sign the Nominating Committee Attestation prior to being placed on the ballot whether elected by members, the ASPS Trustees, the ASPS/PSF Presidential Line or any of the three (3) Subcouncils of the ASPS Council of Representatives.
  • Must submit the Summary of Qualifications form prior to being placed on the ballot to be elected by members. (This requirement does not apply to representatives nominated by the ASPS Trustees, the ASPS/PSF Presidential Line or any of the three (3) Subcouncils of the ASPS Council of Representatives.)

Interested applicants may access the Nominating Committee Job Description here. Applicants must have completed the ASPS Volunteer Leader Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement within the past 30 days of the date of their application.

Regional Representative Election and Timeline

The process to elect Regional Representatives to the Nominating Committee begins with soliciting qualified Active Members to apply for the Regional Representative positions between May 30 and June 20, 2023.

To ensure geographic diversity, membership has been apportioned among five regions so that each region represents approximately 20% of total Active and Life Active membership.

All eligible Nominating Committee Regional Representative applicants shall be placed on the ballot according to their geographic region to be voted on by all Active and Life Active Members of the Society, regardless of region. The election of the five representatives will begin July 10 and will conclude August 9, 2023.

The individual receiving the most votes from each region shall represent that region on the Nominating Committee. Each region's next two highest vote-getters shall be Alternates 1 and 2 for that region. The Alternates may be asked to step in if the elected representative is not able to complete his/her term.

Diversity Goals

ASPS and The PSF value racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and age diversity, as well as diversity in perspective, thought and personality.

Both in the selection of members to the Nominating Committee, and in the selection of candidates for leadership positions by the Nominating Committee, we will strive to select individuals who reflect the diversity of the general membership. Diversity, including diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, practice type, geography and experience level, is actively sought and encouraged.

In the selection of candidates, the Nominating Committee shall also be sensitive to institutional diversity and their relationship in terms of succession to the presidency.

Nominating Committee Meeting Dates

The Nominating Committee conducts its work via Zoom videoconferences. The 2024 committee is not scheduled to have any face-to-face meetings. The meeting days and times are listed below. The Phase 1 interview sessions are expected to take 90 minutes and the Phase 2 interview sessions are expected to take four to six hours due to the potential volume of candidates to interview. Otherwise, committee meetings are expected to last one hour.

Phase 1 (November 2023 to January 2024)

  • Monday, November 13 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM MT / 5:30 PM PT
  • Monday, December 11 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM MT / 5:30 PM PT
  • Monday, January 8 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM MT / 5:30 PM PT
  • Thursday, January 18 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM MT / 5:30 PM PT

Phase 2 (February 2024 to June 2024)

  • Thursday, April 25 at 8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM MT / 5:30 PM PT
  • Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM MT / 7:00 AM PT
  • Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM MT / 7:00 AM PT
  • Saturday, June 15 at 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM MT / 7:00 AM PT

Lobbying Related to Nominating Committee Elections

The Candidate Conduct Policy provides guidance for candidates seeking election to the Nominating Committee.

  • All candidates running for a Nominating Committee Regional Representative position complete the Summary of Qualifications document for the express purpose of presenting voting members with consistent information on each candidate in order to base their decision.
  • Notwithstanding the preceding, campaigning to get out the vote is permissible. In other words, third parties and candidates may make their peers aware that their colleague or they are running for office and encourage participation by voting in the election.

Composition of the Nominating Committee

Beginning October 30, 2023, the Nominating Committee will be comprised of either sixteen (16) voting members if there is no PSF Public Member or seventeen (17) voting members with a PSF Public Member. The Board of Directors of the Foundation may elect one (1) PSF Public Member. The remaining members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected or appointed as follows: (i) the Immediate Past President of the Society who shall co-chair the committee, (ii) the Immediate Past President of the Foundation who shall co-chair the committee, (iii) one (1) Active Member selected by the Presidential Line of the Society and the Foundation (the "Presidential Line Representative"); (iv) one (1) Active Member selected by the ASPS Trustees (the "Trustees Representative"); (v) two (2) Active Members selected by the delegates to the Subcouncil of State and Regional Societies; (vi) two (2) Active Members selected by the delegates to the Subcouncil of Subspecialty Societies; (vii) two (2) Active Members selected by the delegates to the Subcouncil of Member Sections; (viii) five (5) Active Members elected by the Society's Active and Life Active members to represent five (5) geographic regions each representing approximately one-fifth (1/5) of the total number of Active and Life Active Members by location; and (ix) a Carryover Member.

Per the Nominating Committee Standard Operating Procedures, the process for electing the upcoming term Nominating Committee shall be timed such that the full Nominating Committee is selected by the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting preceding the new term.

Trustee Representative and Presidential Line Representative Elections

The ASPS Trustees and the ASPS/PSF Presidential Line, other than the individuals who will be serving as Nominating Committee Co-Chairs, shall each establish their own procedures for electing the Trustee Representative and the Presidential Line Representative, which must meet the timeline and criteria established in the Nominating Committee Standard Operating Procedures and the ASPS Bylaws. They are encouraged to solicit nominations from members of their group so that multiple candidates can be identified and voted on. If there are multiple candidates for each election, the following shall apply:

  • The top vote getter from the Trustees' election shall be the Trustee Representative and the top vote getter from Presidential Line's election shall be the Presidential Line Representative
  • The second highest vote getter from the Trustees' election shall be the first Trustee Alternate and the second highest vote getter from the Presidential Line's election shall be the first Presidential Line Alternate
  • The third highest vote getter from the Trustees' election shall be the second Trustee Alternate and the third highest vote getter from Presidential Line's election shall be the second Presidential Line Alternate

Subcouncil Representative Election

The three (3) Subcouncils of the ASPS Council of Representatives shall each elect two members to the Nominating Committee, who must meet the qualifications listed above. They shall be referred to as Subcouncil of State and Regional Societies Representative ("State & Regional Representative"), the Subcouncil of Subspecialty Societies Representative ("Subspecialty Representative") and the Subcouncil of Member Sections Representative ("Member Sections Representative") based on which Subcouncil elected them.

The process for electing the six Subcouncil Representatives is described in the Council of Representatives Standard Operating Procedures.

Work of the Nominating Committee

Positions Slated or Appointed by the Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee shall act as a search firm by vetting talent for open positions to be elected by Society members. Positions slated for election by Society members (follow the link to access the job description) are listed below:

In addition to the slated positions for election, the Nominating Committee selects the ASPS and PSF members-at-large for the ASPS/PSF Audit Committee each year and recommends nominees for ASPS or PSF representatives to outside organizations, such as ACS, ACCME, ACGME, etc.

What is the order in which the Nominating Committee slates the positions?

The Nominating Committee conducts its work in two phases.

The intention of the Nominating Committee Phase 1 responsibility with respect to sitting Board Vice Presidents seeking re-election or elevation to the ASPS or PSF President-Elect positions is to conduct an "executive level review" of a sitting Board Vice President's performance. The process includes meetings between the Nominating Committee and the Presidential Line (ASPS President, PSF President, ASPS President-Elect, PSF President-Elect, ASPS Immediate Past President, PSF Immediate Past President) to discuss the performance of each Board Vice President candidate being considered in Phase 1. This review shall be conducted in accordance with the Detailed Procedures described in the Nominating Committee Standard Operating Procedures.

Once the decisions about the retention, lateral moves, and advancement of current Board Vice Presidents have been made, the Nominating Committee share their recommendation with the ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors. The ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors may accept, reject or modify the Nominating Committee's recommendations. The slate as approved by the ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors for the Phase 1 positions will be the slate presented to members.

Once the ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors have approved the Phase 1 slate, the Nominating Committee will know which remaining Board positions it will need to fill and will then proceed to Phase 2. During Phase 2, the Nominating Committee will publicize and accept applications for the open Board positions, as well as any other elected or appointed position under its purview.

Special Considerations for President-Elect Applicants

Applicants to the ASPS or PSF President-Elect position shall be limited to those who will have completed two (2) or more years of service as ASPS/PSF Board Vice Presidents immediately prior to their term as President-Elect. If the Nominating Committee finds that there are no suitable candidates that meet these criteria in any given year, it may consider (and may solicit) applications from individuals who have demonstrated exemplary service to the organization as Committee Chairs.

How do I get placed on the slate for one of the ASPS/PSF elected positions?

To encourage as broad a candidate pool as possible, a call for applications will be distributed via email to each eligible Society member. The call for applications is typically distributed in February.

The Nominating Committee shall interview in person or by electronic means (i.e. video conference) the semifinalists for each elected position. Members who have served on ASPS or PSF committees, especially those who have served on committees related to the position's portfolio, shall be given greater consideration. Interviews for the open positions typically take place between April and June.

Candidates must abide by the Candidate Conduct Policy to avoid disqualification.

How does the Nominating Committee vet the elected positions?

The Nominating Committee shall consider the critical elements outlined below in their decision-making process.

  • Attendance on Executive Committee, Board of Directors or committee calls and in-person meetings
    • Attendance at Advocacy Summits and legislative fly-ins shall be considered for candidates for the Board Vice President of Health Policy and Advocacy position
  • Evaluation results (for Board positions only)
  • Any remediation required during their time as a Society member
  • History of service to ASPS/PSF
    • Any significant or relevant history during their time as a Society member
    • Activity within ASPS/PSF
    • Assessment of contribution/leadership, in addition to attendance, and any noteworthy contributions to ASPS/PSF (task force participant/chair, etc.)
    • Demonstration of ongoing leadership development training such as Leadership Tomorrow, Pathways to Leadership, Essentials of Leadership, ACS/ASPS Brandeis program, etc.
  • History of relevant service outside ASPS/PSF
    • Does the Ethics Committee or Judicial Council candidate have relevant experience elsewhere?
    • Does the Trustee candidate have sufficient experience as a former officer of ASPS or another major plastic surgery-related organization?
  • Letters of recommendation (two are required, the third is optional)
  • Foundation and PlastyPAC (if U.S. citizen) donation history
  • Quality of narrative (from the application)
  • Curriculum Vitae (provided as an attachment to the application)
  • Interview
  • Diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, practice type, geography and experience level is actively encouraged, and Nominating Committee members shall strive to ensure diverse representation of Society members
  • Evaluation of the applicant's social media/website presence
  • Whether the applicant has applied previously and, if so, for what position

Officer Evaluations

In addition to the critical elements noted above, candidates for consideration for a Board position shall be evaluated by Society members and staff with whom they have worked in an ASPS/PSF volunteer leadership capacity to include:

  • Executive Leadership Team
  • Committee chairs under whom they have served
  • Executive Committee members
  • Staff Liaisons

Additional Phase 1 Materials for Consideration

In addition to the aforementioned "critical elements," the Nominating Committee and the ASPS/PSF Presidential Line will be provided with the published position description and scope of responsibility for each office under consideration, along with a statement of accomplishments or achievements in their current role from each candidate.

Candidate Scorecards

Candidate Scorecards have been developed to aid Nominating Committee members with their decision-making by organizing the important elements to be considered when deciding the future leadership of the Society and Foundation. The goal is to make the process more consistent so that all candidates are judged on a broad range of merits demonstrating their suitability for leadership, without overly weighting the decision based on the interview alone. There are three versions – one for President-Elect candidates, one for the Board Vice President candidates and a third for candidates for all other positions. The three scorecards are attached as appendices to the Nominating Committee Standard Operating Procedures.

Meet the 2023 Nominating Committee

Society members elected the five Regional Representatives during July 2022 and the ASPS and PSF Boards of Directors elected two ASPS Representatives and two PSF Representatives at their October 2022 meeting. The PSF Board of Directors also designated the Carryover Member. The ASPS and PSF Immediate Past Presidents serve as Co-Chairs.

The members listed below serve as the ASPS/PSF Nominating Committee for the 2023 leadership term (October 30, 2022 to October 29, 2023).

J. Peter Rubin, MD
Co-Chair, Immediate Past ASPS President
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH
Co-Chair, Immediate Past PSF President
Harvard Medical Center
Boston, MA

Cristiano Boneti, MD
West Regional Representative
Cancer Institute of America Medical Corporation
Beverly Hills, CA

William J. Casey, III, MD
ASPS Board Representative
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Tae W. Chong, MD
PSF Board Representative
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Gayle M. Gordillo, MD
Carryover Member (PSF)
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

John A. LoGiudice, MD
Midwest Regional Representative
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

H. Peter Lorenz, MD
PSF Board Representative
Stanford Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Patricia N. Mars, MD
Southwest Regional Representative
Tucson Medical Center, La Paloma Surgery Center
Tucson, AZ

Cindy M. McCord, MD
Southeast Regional Representative
Erlanger Health System, CHI Memorial Hospital, Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN

Andrew H. Rosenthal, MD
ASPS Board Representative
Private Practice
Boynton Beach, FL

Diana Y. Yoon-Schwartz, MD
Northeast Regional Representative
New Street Plastic Surgery
St Catherine of Siena Hospital, Smithtown, NY
Northwell Health, Huntington, NY

Prospective candidates who may be interested in applying for a position under the Nominating Committee's purview should be mindful that the Candidate Conduct Policy strictly prohibits candidates from contacting any member of the Nominating Committee throughout the nominating process and that questions or concerns about the process should be directed to the Nominating Committee Co-Chairs or the Nominating Committee Staff Liaison (nominations@plasticsurgery.org).


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