2025 Board Elections

The Sister Cities International (SCI) Board of Directors (Directors) is elected by its voting members. The election will be held virtually with electronic voting. The results of the election will be announced at the SCI Annual Business Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. More information on the election, as well as service on the Board of Directors can be found in the FAQ section on the SCI website.

Our 24-member Board of Directors is looking to elect seven (7) at-large members this year. Six (6) at-large positions are for full three-year terms (2025-2028). One (1) at-large position is for a Young Professional (age 21-34) for a two-year term (2025-2027).  Learn more about member voting in our FAQ section.

Candidates seeking these positions must agree to all requirements listed on the Board application. If elected, you agree to attend in person or virtually four annual leadership meetings; except you must attend in person for the annual business leadership meeting, in which you are a candidate. Every Board member agrees to make a donation of $2,500 at the beginning of each year served on the Board of Directors.

It is the policy of the SCI that every candidate applying for a Board position, including current Directors running for a second term, must submit their application materials and all supplementals before 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 28 to Kerri Carter at election@sistercities.org. Applications received after this date and time will not be considered.

The application materials to be submitted include:  

1. Application – to be completed, signed, and submitted as a PDF.
2. Narrative Portion – submit answers to the following in Word format with your application materials. All narrative answers will be reproduced in each candidate’s profile on the SCI website and in other election materials provided to voting members. Please take note of all word count limits throughout the application. If an applicant exceeds the desired word count, Sister Cities International may edit your response to meet the requirements.

   1. A brief biographical description, including relevant experience in your sister city program or other organizations (up to 250 words).

   2. A statement of why you want to run for the Board of Directors (up to 200 words).

   3. The major skills and assets that you will bring to the Board (up to 75 words).

3. Headshot/Photograph – for use on election materials and ballot. Please submit as JPEG or PNG.
4. Letter of Support – from an elected official or representative of a local sister city program (Board Chair/President/Committee Head). If you have questions about recommender’s eligibility, please contact Kerri Carter at election@sistercities.org.
   Please submit as a PDF (max size, 1MB).

All candidates will receive electronic confirmation of their applications within two days of receipt. If you do not receive confirmation within two days, please contact Kerri Carter at election@sistercities.org or call 202-347-8630.

Please be sure to review the FAQs for Board applicants, attached and also available online here.