Nomination Instructions - Council Steering Committee

Instructions for Submitting Council Steering Committee Nominations

The Deadline for Submission of Nominations and Candidate Materials is November 30, 2025.

Consideration for leadership positions should be based on valuable service to ASE or contributions to the field of cardiovascular ultrasound. Candidates must also understand and support the strategic goals of the society and broadly represent the ASE membership.

All active members* are eligible for nomination for open positions. While candidates can actively seek support for their candidacy, candidates are not self-nominated, they must have at minimum a nomination letter and ideally additional letters of support put forward by other active ASE members.

*Members who work for industry are not eligible to serve on the ASE Board of Directors, Council Steering Committees, or Committees.

Open Positions

Volunteer Disclosure Form

Volunteer Code of Conduct

Candidate Self-Assessment

Nominator's Responsibilities

Submit a letter of nomination outlining candidate’s leadership skills to ASE ([email protected]). Active members may nominate one candidate per open position. Letters should be addressed to the Nominations Committee Chair the current council Chair, preferably on letterhead, with a signature. (See Guidelines for Letters at bottom of this page that includes Council Chair).
Solicit additional letters of support for nomination. These letters of support may be submitted separately to the Council Nominations Committee (send to [email protected](opens in new tab)) or given to the nominee to submit with their materials. Council Steering Committee candidates may have 2-3 letters of support.
Members can provide supporting letters for more than one candidate. If a member is writing to support more than one candidate, the letters must highlight the differences in the candidates; otherwise the letters take away the weight of the recommendations for both candidates.

Candidate's Responsibilities

To assist in your nomination please complete the following:

Complete the Self-Assessment(opens in new tab). The ASE Leadership Candidate Self Assessment is an overview of the candidates nomination. The assessment reviews criteria for each open position, reviews candidates strengths, leadership experience, as well as leadership style. The assessment concludes with attestation to ASE’s core values and ethics. Please plan for 30-45 minutes to complete the assessment.

Submit a copy of a current and accurate CV via the Self-Assessment. Please include any certifications in the medical field, particularly related to echocardiography.

Submit a one page vision statement which includes your level of interest, expertise, areas of interest, how your time will be made available and how you would contribute to the Council achieving its goals. This statement must be included in the Self-Assessment.

Review and submit the online ASE Annual Volunteer Disclosure Form. Candidates will be required to submit a Volunteer Disclosure form.  Please be sure to read the complete Volunteer Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policy(opens in new tab) before submitting the form.
All nominees will be subject to a social media screening process from a third-party vendor to assure that you have abided with ASE’s ethics policy and core values(opens in new tab) before being considered.

Guideline for Letters

The ideal nomination letter will:

Letters should be addressed, preferably on letterhead, with a signature (electronic submission is required) to:

Neha Soni-Patel MEd, BS, RCCS, RDCS, FASE – Chair of the Cardiovascular Sonography Council Steering Committee
Rebecca LeLeiko MD, RPVI, FASE – Chair of the Circulation & Vascular Ultrasound Council Steering Committee
David Dudzinski, MD, FASE – Chair of the Critical Care Echocardiography Council Steering Committee
Mary Beth Brady MD, FASE– Chair of the Interventional Echocardiography Council Steering Committee
Pei-Ni Jone, MD, FASE – Chair of the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Steering Committee
Douglas Shook, MD, FASE – Chair of the Perioperative Echocardiography Council Steering Committee

State the full name of the candidate, the position they are being nominated for and whether this is the primary nomination letter or a supporting letter.

State the qualifications of the nominating or supporting author (simple “long time member of ASE” or “previous chair/member of the XXX committee” is all that is required)

State how the author knows the applicant – do you work with them, train them, served on committees with them, etc.

Acknowledge from letter author, they have reviewed the requirements for the position and verify the candidate meets the criteria (see Open Positions & Criteria).

Review the following areas of strengths and/or weakness: Respect in the profession, are they strategic thinkers, will they have time to serve, are they effective leaders or potential leaders, committed to ASE’s organizational goals, can broadly represent the ASE membership. This is the content of the letter should contain examples to support the opinions of the author reviewing the candidate’s activities etc. This would be the section to highlight special attributes, awards etc.

The ending statement should contain a description of how strongly the author supports the nomination.

Please remember that the nomination process is confidential and you should avoid discussions with others in regards to who is nominated for which position.

Letters should be sent electronically to Tricia Meeks at [email protected](opens in new tab)

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS AND CANDIDATE MATERIALS IS November 30, 2025.

Letters of Nominations and Support

Letters of support may be email directly to [email protected](opens in new tab) or sent to the nominee to include in Self-assessment.
Members can provide supporting letters for more than one candidate. If a member is writing to support more than one candidate for the same position, the letters must highlight the differences in the candidates; otherwise, the letters take away the weight of the recommendations for both candidates.  Note: You should be aware that no matter how you write the letter, the committee may believe you are ranking them. If you mean to do so, it is best to state explicitly.
Council nominees may submit 2 – 3 letters of support.
Nomination Committee likes to see a mix of letters from within and outside the nominees institution.

All letters must be received by November 30, 2026.

Please remember that the nomination process is confidential, and you should avoid discussions with others regarding who is nominated for which position.

Time Commitment for Council Steering Committee Members

Participation in all conference calls (90 minutes)
Participation in bi-annual Retreat
Actively involved in Council Steering Committee annual business meetings and networking events (held during Scientific Sessions)
Participation in any specially called meetings at the request of the Council Steering Committee Chair
Actively promote the activities of the Council (events, travel grants, engagement)
Work as an ASE Ambassador (actively recruit Members, Leadership Academy and Board/Council candidates)

The Deadline for Submission of Nominations and Candidate Materials is November 30, 2025.

There will be no exceptions to this deadline.

Nomination letters should be sent electronically to Tricia Meeks at  [email protected](opens in new tab)