Leadership Development
Online Voting for APIC Board of Directors and the APIC Nominating and Awards Committee.
Online voting for candidates for the 2027 APIC Board of Directors and the Nominating and Awards Committee is open. All eligible APIC members in the Associate, Lifetime, New to Profession, Professional and Retired membership categories will be receiving notices with instructions for voting from the APIC Election Coordinator (noreply@directvote.net). Please check your spam folder if you do not receive your email.
Elections close on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
Qualifications for Board Candidates
Interested in running for a leadership role? Check the requirements to confirm your eligibility before applying.
Not sure of your status? Contact: apicmembership@apic.org
APIC Candidates
Certification is not required to run for APIC Office. However, certifications earned will be included as part of the scoring element of the application.
CBIC Candidates
The application to serve on the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC®) will be open from March 26, 2026, through June 29, 2026. To apply, please visit the CBIC website. Please note that candidates must hold an active CBIC certification (AL-CIP™, CIC®, LTC-CIP®, or a-IPC™) to be eligible for board service.
Eligibility
APIC members in the Professional, Lifetime and New to the Profession membership categories are eligible to run for office. Candidates for the position of President-Elect must have previously served on the APIC Board of Directors.
APIC & CBIC Board Positions
President-Elect
1 seat available
- 1-year term
Treasurer
1 seat available
- 2-year term
At-Large Directors
3 seats available
- 3-year term
External Director
1 seat available
- 2-year term
Nominating & Awards Committee
2 seats available
- 3-year term
Have questions?
Candidate Handbooks and Reference Material
APIC Candidate Handbook
APIC External Director Candidate Handbook
Instructions for Candidate References
