HSC 2025 Elections

The HSC Nominating and Governance Committee is now accepting nominations for both the HSC Board of Directors and the HSC Membership Chair and Vice Chair positions. The deadline for nominations is Monday, October 6th.

Please consider running for a Board seat or taking on a leadership position with our Membership body. If you are not interested yourself, please give some thought as to who might be a good candidate, and nominate them if they are willing. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about ending homelessness in Dane County, and who would bring diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences to our HSC Board and Membership.

See below for more details. You can also reach out to Kim Sutter at ksutter@porchlightinc.org with any questions.

HSC 2025 Board of Directors and Membership Chair and Vice Chair
Nomination and Election Information

The HSC Nominating and Governance Committee is seeking nominations for the following roles to be elected by the HSC Membership in October 2025 for terms beginning in January 2026:

Homeless Service Agency Seat (1 opening, 3-year term)
At-Large Seat (2 openings, 3-year term)
Membership Chair (1 opening, 1-year term)
Membership Vice Chair (1 opening, 1-year term; does not sit on Board of Directors)

**Note that there are no Lived Experience Seats up for election this year. HSC members with lived experience of homelessness are not limited to elected or appointed Lived Experience Seats, and are highly encouraged to consider running for any of the above open seats for which they are eligible.

Please see the Board of Directors position description, code of conduct, and conflict of interest policy for additional information on Board responsibilities. Information about eligibility for each position is at the end of this email. Please also see the attached HSC Chair & Vice Chair position description.

HSC Board of Directors Position Description.pdf

HSC Board of Directors Code of Conduct.pdf

HSC Board of Directors Conflict of Interest Policy.pdf

HSC Chair & Vice Chair Position Description.pdf

Nomination Process

You may self-nominate or nominate someone else you think could contribute in one of these roles. Nominations (no more than two paragraphs) must include:

Name of the nominee
Agency or entity the nominee is affiliated with, if any
Seat/role for which the person is being nominated:
*Note: If the nominee qualifies for more than one open seat (e.g., lived experience and at-large), would they be willing to fill another open position that is not the one originally selected? If so, please include primary and secondary options.
- Homeless Service Agency Seat
- At-Large Seat
- Membership Chair
- Membership Vice Chair
Two forms of contact information for the nominee
If known, why the nominee wants to serve in this position
Summary of nominee’s relevant background and experience

Nomination and Election Timeline

Email nominations to hsc@cityofmadison.com. The deadline for submitting nominations is 4:00pm on Monday, October 6th.
Candidates will be sent a few questions to answer in writing. Contact hsc@cityofmadison.com if you need the questions in a different format. Answers will be due Friday, October 10th at noon.
The Committee will announce the slate of candidates and distribute written responses from candidates on Tuesday, October 14th via the HSC listserv.
Nominees are invited and highly encouraged to attend the HSC annual membership meeting on Tuesday, October 21st from 1:00-2:30pm to introduce themselves and speak for up to 2 minutes about why they make a good candidate.
Voting will take place via electronic ballot sent to all eligible voters following the Tuesday, October 21st HSC membership meeting, and continuing through Friday, October 24th. Results will be announced after voting has closed.
Newly elected positions will have onboarding and training opportunities during November and December before their terms begin in January 2025.

Position Eligibility

In an effort to have diverse perspectives represented in HSC leadership, eligibility for each position varies.

Homeless Service Agency Seat

Individuals elected to Homeless Service Agency Seats must represent an agency that receives CoC, EHH, or City ESG funds at the time of the election. For the upcoming election, these agencies are:

Briarpatch Youth Services
Catalyst for Change
City of Madison
Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin
Dane County, WI
Focus Counseling
Housing Initiatives, Inc.
Institute for Community Alliances
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Madison Street Medicine
OutReach, Inc.
Porchlight, Inc.
Tenant Resource Center
Tellurian
The Salvation Army of Dane County
The Road Home Dane County
Urban Triage
YWCA Madison

At-Large Seat

Individuals elected to At-Large Seats must not represent or work for an agency that receives CoC, EHH, or City ESG funds at the time of the election. Please refer to the above list of agencies.

Rolling Nominations

If you are not able to run for a leadership position during this election cycle, but think you may be interested later on, please consider filling out our interest form. We will reach out at a later date to gauge your interest and availability for future election cycles and mid-year vacancies.