Special Election Update: Vote now for OPTN Regional Councillors

Published on: Friday, May 2, 2025

Vote now for Regional Councillors who will serve on the OPTN Board of Directors. Voting members should have received an email on May 2, 2025, with a voting link and instructions. If you are a voting member and have not received this information, please reach out to OPTNBoardSupport@air.org.

The Transitional Nominating Committee (TNC) recommended a slate of candidates to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who approved the following regional nominees for this national election. The ballot for the election of Regional Councillors will be open from 8 a.m. ET on May 2, 2025, to 5 p.m. ET on May 6, 2025. Those elected as Regional Councillors to the Board will begin their terms on July 1, 2025.

Personal statements for the Regional Councillor nominees are available on the OPTN Special Election web page. Designated representatives of members with voting privileges may only cast one vote for nominees in their region.

The slate for Regional Councillors was developed in alignment with the OPTN Modernization Initiative. The TNC has ensured that the regional slate’s composition, as part of the larger Board composition, is compliant with the OPTN Final Rule, the OPTN bylaws, and the screening and exclusion criteria established for the national election of the OPTN Board of Directors.