National Committee Selection Process

As a NCMA member you can have a meaningful impact on the NCMA community through volunteerism on a National Committee.

Vote for Your Future National Committee Members

Attention members: voting links have been sent out to the email addresses listed in your NCMA profile.

If you did not receive the email with the new voting link, please email [email protected].

Interested in Becoming a National Committee Member?

The application period to become a committee member for Program Year 2025 is now closed. Please check back next year when we re-open applications.

Learn About the Process

Watch this brief video to discover the process!

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Key Reasons to Serve

The opportunity to make a lasting impact on NCMA.
The ability to work with and get to know many of your colleagues and the National Board members.
And as a National Committee member, hotel, travel, and food expenses for committee meetings, which are typically centered around all the major National conferences, are covered by NCMA.

NCMA National Committee Member Timeline

The timeline for seats for Program Year 2024 is as follows:

Acceptance of Forms: October 15 - November 15, 2023
Review of Candidates: November 2023 - January 2024
Voting Period: January 23, 2024 – February 18, 2024
Notification of Selected Parties: March 2024

National Committee Groups

Audit & Risk

This committee oversees the independent audit and risk assessment of NCMA’s financial records.

Governance & Ethics

This committee oversees NCMA’s governance structures, ethics, policies, performance, and practices.

Member Engagement

This committee oversees member engagement and relations and is responsible for the development of standards that enable effective chapter operations and practices.

Professional Development & Certification

This committee is responsible for establishing strategies for the advancement of NCMA’s professional development and certification functions—to include enhancing the quality and availability of professional education and certification in contract management offered not only by NCMA, but also by other current and potential education providers.

Strategic Planning

This committee oversees NCMA’s strategic management processes, including examining mission, vision, and values statements for currency and relevancy; conducting environmental scans; reviewing and recommending revisions to the strategic objectives; reviewing current strategies, and generating and evaluating alternatives; revising the strategic plan, as necessary; and measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of strategies and progress toward objectives.