Governing Board Application

The Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC) is Washington’s affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Its purpose is to serve and to act on behalf of the needs and rights of ALL children, birth to 8 years old, with primary focus on the provision of educational services and resources for early learning professionals. As a non-profit organization, it promotes its members’ professional development and is committed to the active support of children’s greatest social, emotional, physical, and intellectual potential.  Our board has an integral role to play in ensuring we are meeting our purpose.   

We have the following open positions. Click on the applicable position to read the full position description. 

Secretary(1) 

Membership Chair (1)

Member-at-large(5)

**Special Note: As part of this application we are seeking someone with strong skills in communication, marketing and social media. If you have any of these skills please note this in your application. 

**As WAEYC grows its communities we are seeking board members who are able to speak in multiple languages including but not limited to Spanish, Somali and Arabic. 

Completing this application, you will be applying to be considered to serve on the board for the 2024-26 period.  If you need assistance with the application process please contact waeyc@waeyc.org 

All positions begin March 1 (terms are 2 years except president-elect; president elect becomes president, and then past president for a total of 4 year