Call for Board of Directors Nominations 2026-2030

Dear JPS Members,

The Jean Piaget Society Nominating Committee requests you to nominate persons who might serve as members of our Board of Directors for the term of 2026-2030.

The Nominating Committee is charged with creating a ballot of replacements for the Board to vote on. We seek nominees who have been active in the Society and/or who are scholars in areas of special concern to the Society. We are committed to diversifying and internationalizing our Board and interested in nominees from underrepresented groups to establish a reasonable balance across areas of interest and other demographic considerations. 

Submit your nominations online by September 15, 2025.

 

Nomination Criteria

The following are some suggested considerations, but not all nominees need to be considered in the same way. Please select or add what you think will strengthen your nomination.

  •    Nominee’s relevant prior professional service;
  •    Prior participation in JPS and contribution to its publications and development;
  •    Key intellectual contributions to the field;
  •    Diverse representations the candidate would bring to the Board;
  •    Skills in areas of social media, office IT, and outreach.

 

Service requirements of the Board membership

Please consider the service requirements of the Board membership. This service work entails at least 2 full Board annual meetings, as well as regular committee meetings throughout the calendar year. Each Board member will be expected to contribute to the service work of 2 committees and to serve as a committee chair after one year’s experience on a committee. These committees are:

  •          Awards Committee
  •          Information Technology Committee
  •          Invited Program Planning Committee
  •          Membership & Publicity Committee
  •          Nomination Committee
  •          Refereed Program Planning Committee

 

Online Nominations

If you would like to nominate persons online for possible inclusion in the 2026–2030 Board cohort, please log into your JPS membership account first and then click here for nomination FAQs and here to go to the submission portal. Click on the box “JPS Board of Directors Membership Nomination Submission Portal”, to complete your nominations. Should you encounter the message, “You do not have permission to view this content,” it means you have not logged into your account yet. Alternatively, you log in, click on “Resources” to find “Nominations” that takes you to the submission portal.

 

Who can be nominated?

Self-nominations and renominations are also welcome.

The current Board cohort members as well as those who are rotating off the Board in June 2026 will be ineligible to be nominated for the 2026-2030 cohort. They include:

  • 2022-2026: Elizabeth Cavicchi, Brian Cox, Cynthia Lightfoot
  • 2023-2027: Janet Boseosvski, David Kritt, Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Tania Zittoun
  • 2024-2028: Alicia Barreiro, María Núñez, Naomi de Ruiter, Tania Stoltz
  • 2025-2029: Jed Allen, Yeh Hsueh, David Witherington

The current Society Officers who already serve with the Board can be found at Board and Committee Member section on the About Us page. They are not eligible for nomination.

 

Thank you.

 

With best regards,

David Witherington, Chair, JPS Nominating Committee

Stuart Marcovitch, Co-Chair JPS Nominating Committee (Current President)

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