Zephyr is having an election to fill vacancies on its Board. The Board is charged with determining the projects and direction for Zephyr, the composition of project management groups, and maintaining the core organization. We are seeking nominations to fill three open seats.
Zephyr is a non-profit organization and depends on its Board and members for literally everything we do. We are looking for board members who are eager to help advance our mission: to advance transportation and land use planning and decision-making for the public good by facilitating improved data development, analysis, and modeling through community building, education, and shared standards.
To be eligible to vote in the upcoming election you must be a member in good standing at the time of the election. You can become a member or renew your membership at zephyrtransport.org/membership.
This election will take place on April 21, 2026.
Anyone can submit nominations for the Zephyr Board; nominations for 2026 board members are due by April 10, 2026 at midnight PDT. Nominees will be asked if they accept the nomination and then will be given an opportunity to prepare statements in support of their nomination before the election.
Have you ever thought about becoming more involved in a professional organization or are you curious how a non-profit board works? Are you dedicated to improving the field of travel analysis and want to make a lasting positive impression? Please consider nominating yourself as a board member or at least asking an existing or former board member about their experience to evaluate if it is something that would be a good fit for you.
Zephyr prides itself in supporting diverse opinions and backgrounds on its board and in its membership. In this election cycle, we strongly encourage our academic colleagues to consider running, but we also welcome nominations from our public sector and industry colleagues.
The Secretary will compile a list of board seat nominations from the Board as well as from an open nominations form distributed to members no later than ten days before the election. The Secretary shall confirm with each nominated party that they would like to appear on the ballot.
Eligible members per the Bylaws are determined the evening prior to the Annual Member Meeting/Election. The Secretary will be responsible for compiling a list of eligible members and giving them access to voting.
The Chair is responsible for scheduling the annual member meeting/election. The Secretary is responsible for sending out an announcement of the meeting and the election to the membership. The election announcement can be combined with a call for nominations.
The Secretary is responsible for finalizing the ballot, which should appear in the online election as well as distributed via email. Each candidate may write a short paragraph about themself (maximum 200 words) to aid the voting members in understanding their perspective and background. The Secretary reserves the right to edit these for clarity or request revisions.
There are two main avenues for casting votes in the election:
A. Online poll B. Member Meeting
The online poll will commence no later than the member meeting and cease 72 hours after the member meeting closes. Votes cast via the online poll are in lieu of any votes cast at the member meeting and are anonymous.
Members also have the opportunity to publicly cast their votes at the member meeting, but must declare their voter-ID in the online poll so as to preclude any double-counting. Declaring a fraudulent voter-ID is grounds for membership termination.
The main purpose of the member meeting/election is to discuss board elections.
The Secretary will certify the results no later than 72 hours following the poll closure and will be responsible for announcing the results to the membership and posting to the website.