2025 Board of Directors Election
The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce is lead by a board of directors. There are currently 15 seated members and you can see them here. Each year, there is an election in early November to elect new members to opening seats from those who are retiring, terming out or resigning.
Our election process:
- August - September: Formation of a nominations committee of 3-5 board members appointed by board chairman. They discuss, outreach and recruit potential members based on member expertise or contributions to the Chamber/community. An announcement is made to the member community of the upcoming election and folks are invited to give notice to the president or nominations committee of their interest in running for the board. The official board application is emailed and posted on socials for the full membership. Applicants are sent to the nominations committee for consideration. There is a deadline assigned to the application by the President/CEO of September 12, 2025 at 5pm PST.
- Third Thursday of September: the nominations committee selects the candidate(s) they feel are best suited and present to the board for a vote. The Chamber-endorsed candidates will be identified with an asterisk or chyron during election communications. Video interviews will be made available to qualified voting members to support an informed voting process. Candidate selection considerations include reputation, categories of membership, and geographical areas that require representation.
- Late October: The nominations committee validates the petitions (verifying members in good standing).
- Early November: The ballot is sent out to the membership. Only members in good standing receive a ballot but any members who pay dues in the election period may receive a late ballot. Note that civic members and artist memberships are not eligible to vote. Your Key and Password will be emailed to you from electionbuddy. If you cannot locate, please contact president@hbchamber.net.
- Third Wednesday of November: All ballots are due the day before the November Chamber Board of Directors meetings. The election winners are validated at the November Board meeting.
- New members are seated in January.
Note that there are three parts to the application process:
- Apply on the button below
- Submit 5 member endorsements (you will be sent a form to complete after your application is verified)
- An interview via Zoom with the Nominations Committee