Divisions Require Commitment

Starting and maintaining an ATA division requires a committed group of volunteers. Divisions can collapse if there are not enough volunteers willing to do the work and keep it going. This is often the hardest part of establishing a division.

Steps to Establishing a Division

When these conditions are met, the ATA Board of Directors will review the petition and the bylaws before voting to establish the division as a part of ATA.

1

Contact the Divisions Committee Chair and the Manager, Membership, Divisions and Chapter Relations Kathryn DeVito, to discuss the proposed division before moving on to the next steps.

2

Present a formal petition requesting division status to the ATA Board of Directors. The petition must be signed by 50 ATA voting members and 100 ATA associate members.

3

Present the name of an ATA member with voting status who is willing to serve as the new division's acting administrator.

4

Present the name of an ATA member with voting status who is willing to serve as the new division's acting assistant administrator.

5

Present the name of an ATA member who is willing to be a newsletter or blog editor for the division. The division must publish at least two newsletters a year, or a blog with about forty pages of entries per year, and double that is preferred. Newsletters are strictly electronic.

6

Present the name of an ATA member who is willing to create a website for the division.

Need More Info?

For questions and additional information, please email Kathryn DeVito, ATA Manager, Membership, Divisions and Chapter Relations.