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Governance

The Alliance is governed by a representative board of directors that includes three elected officers (Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary Treasurer) as well as three representatives from each of the founding councils (AIM, APDIM, APM, ASP, and CDIM). The AAIM President and the AAIM Deputy Chief Executive Officer also serve as ex officio members of the board. The chairs of bylaws-required committees (compensation, compliance, governance, and finance and audit) are appointed from among board members.

Founding councils are composed of four officers (president, president-elect, past president, and treasurer) and six to nine councilors, generally elected by member majority voting; most councils also include committee chairs, which are appointed positions. Constituent councils (which are structured in the same way as founding councils) represent large member groups within APDIM and CDIM; the chairs of the constituent councils hold an ex officio position on the respective founding council.

Questions about the Alliance or its councils?

Email governance@im.org

FY 2026 Council Elections Now Open

Each member is eligible to cast one ballot for each election in which he or she is eligible to vote; eligibility is determined by membership status. A majority of member votes received will elect councilors and officers for each council.

View the candidate vision statements for each council prior to casting your votes:

You must log into profile to access your ballot. All ballots are due no later than Friday, January 31, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Vote Now 

Please note: Current Alliance members already have profiles, please do not create a new one. If you have never logged in, select "forgot password" to set your password; your username is the email address the Alliance has on file. Ballot information can be found by clicking the "Create New Council Election" button. Follow the prompts to complete your submission. Votes are not recorded until you click the "submit" button on the final page of the ballot. Once submitted, votes can be reviewed on the "My Submittals" page.

Councilors and treasurers serve three year terms. Excepting MPPDA, president-elects/chair-elects serve a total of three years (one year each in the role of president-elect, president, and past president); MPPDA has an additional immediate past president year in its term for a total of four years.