WASHINGTON The United Motorcoach Association is seeking nominations from its U.S. operator members for a half-dozen, three-year seats on its board.

Two directors will be elected from each of UMA's three U.S. membership regions. Aug. 30 is the deadline for letters of nomination for the director positions.

All of the director seats being contested are the result of expiring terms of incumbent directors, who may seek re-election.

The directors whose seats expire at the end of this year are: Region I (the West): Bill Allen of Amador Stage Lines in Sacramento, Calif., and Gladys Gillis of Starline Luxury Coaches in Seattle, Wash.; Region II (the Midwest): David R. Brown of Holiday Companies in Randleman, N.C., and Brian Scott of Escot Bus Lines in Largo, Fla., and Region III (the Northeast): Dale Krapf of Krapf Coaches in West Chester, Pa., and Marcia Milton of First Priority Trailways in District Heights, Md.

Only Allen has confirmed he intends to seek re-election.

Nineteen members of the 21-member UMA board are regional directors who must be coach operators, and who are elected to three-year staggered terms from the three regions of the U.S., plus a single director elected from Canada. In addition, it has one non-coachbuilder associate representative who serves a three-year term, and one coachbuilder associate who also serves a three-year term.

Maps showing the UMA regions are available in the 2012-13 UMA Membership Directory and on the association website, www.uma.org. Click on About UMA and then the UMA Board of Directors link. A list of the states composing each region also is available in the directory and on the website. Go to About UMA and click on Bylaws of the Association.

Qualification standards for UMA directors can be found in Article VI of the UMA bylaws. Among the qualifications is a requirement that nominees must have been a UMA member for at least one year.

Directors serve without pay, but the association generally reimburses directors for travel and accommodations while performing UMA business and/or attending association meetings.

Nominations for the regional board directorships must come from active UMA members who are motorcoach operators. Members can nominate themselves. Candidates nominated for the board must represent an active UMA-member company in good standing with the association.

Written letters of nomination must state the candidate's name, company affiliation and home-base location. Nomination letters also must be postmarked, emailed, or faxed no later than Aug. 30.

Regional UMA Nominating Committees will certify the eligibility of all candidates to produce a list of nominees for each region no later than Oct. 1.

Ballots will be mailed to UMA members by Oct. 15, and must be returned no later than Nov. 15. Winners will be announced in Bus & Motorcoach News.

UMA members with questions about nominations should contact the association at (800) 424-8262. Mail nomination letters to: UMA Nominations, 113 S. West St., 4th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314-2824. Nominations also may be faxed to (703) 838-2950, or emailed to UMA President and CEO Victor Parra at vparra@uma.org.