by Mark Ford
Vivit Board Director
Secretary/Nominations Chair

I would like to take a moment to thank those of you who took the time to vote in our recent election. Your vote to choose who leads are community is extremely important. 

The Vivit Board of Directors that consists of nine directors who manage, oversee and provide leadership and direction to our Local User Group (LUG) and Special Interest Group (SIG) leaders throughout the world.  Vivit had 3 opent seats, each at a 3-year term for this 2019 election. 

It is my distinct pleasure to announce the newly elected 2019 Vivit Board Directors:

	Jonathon Wright Digital Assured London, United Kingdom
	Christopher J. Scharer CJS Consulting, L.L.C. West Des Moines, Iowa USA
	Mark Herbert Dignity Health Phoenix, AZ USA

I would also like to thank the other nominated candidate who although was not elected to the board this year, he was an exceedingly strong candidate who volunteers his time as a Special Interest Group (SIG) leader. Vivit is proud to have him as a leader within our organization and hopes he will consider standing for election in the future.

Pedro Miguel Jeronimo Mendes Proefit Lisbon, Portugal