The United Motorcoach Association is seeking nominations from among its active members to fill four, three-year elected seats on its Board of Directors. The directors will represent the regions shown by the maps below.
The association's Bylaws, as published in the UMA Membership Directory, govern the election of board members.
Nominations for director are open to any person who officially represents an active UMA-member company in good standing. Directors serve without pay, but the association generally reimburses directors for travel and accommodations while performing UMA business and/or attending committee meetings and mid-year director meetings.
To be eligible for election, written letters of nomination must state the candidate's name, company affiliation and home-base location. Letters of nomination also must be postmarked no later than Sept. 1, 2003. The UMA Nominating Committee will certify eligibility of each candidate to produce a list of nominees in each region no later than Oct. 1, 2003.
Ballots will be mailed to UMA members by Oct. 15, 2003, and must be returned no later than Nov. 15, 2003. Winners will be announced in the Dec. 1, 2003, issue of Bus & Motorcoach News.
In case a run-off election is needed, candidates will be named and runoff ballots will be mailed by Dec. 1, 2003, to be returned to UMA, postmarked no later than Dec. 15. Runoff winners will be named in the Jan. 1, 2004, edition of Bus & Motorcoach News. All new directors will be seated during the association's next annual meeting, to be held in conjunction with Motorcoach Expo 2004 in January.
Any UMA member with questions about nominations should contact the association at (800) 424-8262. Mail nominations to: UMA Nominations, 113 S. West St., 4th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314-2824.

Four seats available
This year, one director will be elected from two of UMA's three membership regions, while two directors will be elected from the third region. All four seats to be filled are the result of expiring terms of incumbent directors. UMA Bylaws permit incumbent directors to seek re-election.
Qualification standards for the position of director can be found in Article IV of the UMA Bylaws printed in the back of the UMA Membership Directory.
The directors who seats expire this year are: Region I (The West): Todd Holland of Ramblin' Express in Colorado Springs; Region II (The Midwest): Dave Brown of Holiday Tours in Randleman, N.C., and Brian Scott of Escot Bus Lines in Largo, Fla, and Region III (The Northeast): Mitch Guralnick of Victoria Bus in Boston.
Qualified members are encouraged to consider seeking a seat on UMA's board. Call the association if you have questions about being a director or how you can get involved in UMA.