The Arizona Mushroom Society is an all-volunteer organization that operates to further its goals of education, scientific discovery, and scholarship support. The organization currently has up to 9 at large board members on its Board of Directors that have 2-year terms. 

Each year, the Society holds elections to fill board positions that have come to term or are otherwise vacant. At this time there are 6 board positions up for the vote. 

This year the President, Brent Ewasiuk, appointed a nomination committee to nominate candidates for the board. Those candidates on the ballot today include those that were nominated by the committee and have accepted the nomination.

Who Can Vote?

Each AMS membership has the ability to vote. Since an AMS membership covers your entire household, that means one person from each household (i.e. voting party) covered by a membership can vote. Please make sure that only one person per membership participates in the voting. Each voting party can cast as many votes as there are board position up for election. Since there are 6 board positions, each voting member would have 6 votes.

Who Are the Board Candidates?

We are extremely fortunate to have a number of current AMS members who are willing to roll up their sleeves and join the team. To be clear, ANYONE can volunteer to help AMS, but it is the Board of Directors that manage the financial resources and guide the organization on how to serve its mission and its over 2,000 members.

Our current board members meet about once a month to guide organizational efforts and make decisions about events, scholarships, and supporting educational opportunities. Board members are often involved in event planning and despite our board members being absolutely priceless, they do not receive any compensation for attending and helping out at events.

Those who accepted nominations to be on the Board of Directors for 2026 through 2028 include existing board member and current Vice President Lisa Goodwin and existing board members Adam Bailey, Jason Sartor, and Spencer Wimmer. In addition, we have the following outstanding AMS members and candidates, including  Neoh Tudo and DD Waldron. 

We are incredibly thankful for their time and efforts with us!!!

Candidates for Board of Elections term to run 2026 - 2028

How To Vote

The "ballot" will be sent out via email electronically on Saturday, December 7, 2024. One person from each AMS membership will be able to vote for board members by logging in to the website via the link in the email.

If you have any questions, please email us at azmushroomsociety@gmail.com

Sincerely, 

Arizona Mushroom Society