2025 Board Nominations and PnP Proposals
Congratulations on an amazing 2025 season! Here is what will be taking place at the May membership meeting.
SCHEDULE: (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
11:00AM - 12:30PM | Advisory board (All members welcome)
12:30PM - 1:00PM | Break and snacks
1:00PM - 3:00PM | Full membership meeting
UPCOMING BUSINESS:
- The May Membership meeting will be held in person at Desert Vista HS (16440 S 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85048) on Saturday, May 3rd at 1:00PM.
- The Color Guard and Percussion/Winds Advisory Board meetings will precede the membership meeting on Saturday, May 3rd at 11:00 AM at Desert Vista HS.
- During the Color Guard Advisory Board meeting, three proposed amendments will be voted on, with all guard units eligible to participate in the voting process. To review the items up for vote, please refer to the May 2025 Proposed Bylaws and Policies and Procedures document, and find the section labeled as "Guard Units'.
- The Percussion/Winds Advisory Board, composed of the WGAZ Executive Board and one delegate from the previous year’s medalist of each class, must attend the annual meeting or forfeit their position on the Advisory Board. For your unit to maintain its place on the advisory board, you must send a representative to a meeting in May and September meetings. Your representative must appear on your published staff list for the 2024 season and a representative can only represent one ensemble. If you choose to not attend this meeting, your ensemble will forfeit its advisory board membership and any benefits that go along with that designation.
- During the Percussion/Winds Advisory Board meeting, three proposed amendments will be voted on. To review the items up for vote, please refer to the May 2025 Proposed Bylaws and Policies and Procedures document, and find the section labeled as "Percussion/Winds Units'.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO BYLAWS AND POLICY & PROCEDURES (PnP):
- Attached are the proposed Bylaws and Policy and Procedures:
- Full Membership will be voting on nine amendments
- All Guard Units will be voting on three amendments
- Percussion/Winds advisory will be voting on three amendments
BOARD ELECTIONS:
Several Board positions are up for election during the full membership meeting. The following positions are up for election:
- President
- Secretary
- Color Guard Judges Coordinator
- Percussion/Winds Judges Coordinator
All WGAZ Units have one vote to cast for Board Positions. A delegate must attend the WGAZ membership meeting to vote. Delegates must be listed as an approved member in Competition Suite. Each delegate must only vote for one unit. The bios for each nominee is listed in the link under Nominations.
NOMINATIONS:
Click here to see the 2025 WGAZ Board nominees.
HOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE:
Voting will done through your units Competition Suite account via a web browser.