ASIS volunteer leaders are the heart of ASIS. ASIS is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive volunteer community and providing opportunities for security professionals around the world to participate at the highest levels of strategic leadership supporting our regional and global boards of directors. The Global and Regional Boards help determine and support the direction for ASIS International around the world or in their region.
Thank you for your interest in serving on an ASIS International Global or Regional Board of Directors. Use this form to apply for the Global Board, Asia Pacific Regional Board, European Regional Board, Latin America Caribbean Regional Board OR North American Regional Board. The application will allow you to select the Board choice. You may only apply to serve on one (1) Board through this process.
Roles and Responsibilities for Global Board
Provide strategic guidance, high-level oversight, and resource allocation for global direction of the organization. This is the ultimate fiduciary body of the organization, and its primary function is to determine resource strategy on a global basis.
Roles and Responsibilities for Regional Board
The regional boards, reporting to and working in concert with the Global Board of Directors, determines the business plan that meets the needs of members in a specific region in alignment with the global strategic plan that is locally, regionally, and culturally relevant. Regional boards carry out strategy, policy, and standard operating procedures in their respective regions.
Competencies for Global and Regional Board
1) Emotional Intelligence - The ability to recognize, interpret, and regulate your own emotions, and understand those of other people that allow for better personal well-being and interpersonal relationships.
2) Management experience - Understanding of key management processes and functions, including resource allocation, fiscal management, organizational structure, etc. Must be able to maintain objectivity while evaluating ASIS strategic objectives. A range from seasoned careerists to early careerists will be considered.
3) Knowledge of ASIS programming - Knowledge of and participation in the organization including volunteer leadership, certifications, and attendance/participation in ASIS offerings.
4) Knowledge of security profession - Demonstrated security industry knowledge in various sectors.
5) Marketing/brand knowledge - Demonstrated knowledge of or appreciation for brand and its protection. The board members should possess the capacity to think strategically about the organization’s brand position globally.
6) Effective communication – Ability to exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.
7) Strategy development - Solid understanding of the strategic planning process including strategy development and evaluation. Acumen in organizational performance drivers is desired.
8) Visionary thinker - Demonstration of forward thinking, setting direction for an organization.
9) Team orientation - Appreciation for a collaborative environment, thus being able to foster and maintain partnership and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders. Must have proven record of working collaboratively with executives as well as early careerists.
10) Leadership skills - Effective communication skills, capacity to influence decision makers, demonstration of emotional intelligence, consultative approach to problem solving, etc. Demonstrated leadership roles internal and external to ASIS. Understand the concept of servant leader.
11) Global/regional outreach - Understand the external forces in which the organization operates, by showing an appreciation of the competitive environment and how it applies globally, regionally, and/or locally. Demonstrate an understanding of global/regional risk and opportunity.
12) Digital transformation - Demonstrate keen understanding of the opportunities and risks around the digital landscape (including skills requirements in the future) and its continuing evolution.
13) Cultural intelligence - Understand and appreciate the importance and advantages of diversity and inclusiveness from different perspectives, including from a cultural perspective. Must be a contributor of intellectual and experiential diversity, plus demonstrate corporate diplomacy.
14) Proficiency in English - Ability to read, speak, and write fluently in the English language.
Global and Regional Board Eligibility Requirements
1) Only Regular members are eligible to serve on a global or regional board. Members in the Student, Retired, Life or Honorary categories are not eligible.
2) Ideal candidates for a Global or Regional Board must have been a member of ASIS and have served as a volunteer in a leadership role (Chapter Chair, Chapter Vice Chair, Community Chair, Community Vice Chair, global or regional board committee member, member of the PSB, PCB, Foundation BOT, CSO Center Board, etc.) for no less than 5 years.
3) If you do not currently meet this membership or volunteer leader criteria but want to give of your time and talent to ASIS in other ways, please visit the ASIS Volunteer Portal on Connects for more information about other volunteer opportunities and how to get more involved.
4) If you do meet this membership and volunteer leader criteria, please consider whether that service has prepared you to be part of a globally focused organization that sets strategy and policy for regions to use as guidance through a distributed authority governance system.
5) If you are not prepared to serve one, three-year term if selected, you should not apply for this opportunity. Further, note that while a sitting Director may apply for a second, three-year term, such a selection is not guaranteed.
6) You may not apply to a Global or Regional Board if you have a volunteer leader role that does not expire before the term on the Board begins. In addition, you may not apply to the Global Board if you intend to apply to serve on a Regional Board of Directors, PSB, PCB, CSO Center Board of Foundation Board of Trustees.
7) If you have a term on a board or committee of a competing organization to ASIS International, and that term will not be over by the time the term with the Global or Regional Board begins, please do not apply.
8) ASIS is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We provide a collaborative work environment where we strive to create a culture of belonging for all our members and volunteer leaders. As we seek candidates to serve on the Global and Regional Boards, we highly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. ASIS is built on the fundamental premise that diversity and inclusion of all, regardless of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, disability, age, and/or professional practice is foundational to our global success.
9) All selected candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.
In order to be considered for the Global or Regional Boards of Directors, candidates must be available to attend:
• Virtual board orientation meeting in January 2025
• Annual Volunteer Leadership Exchange (virtual) - January/February 2025
• ASIS Europe – March 2025 (European Regional Board only)
• One virtual Board meeting every other month on average; possible in-person meetings twice per year including during GSX 2025
• GSX 2025 – September 2025
All applications must be submitted in English. Please complete all required tasks (1-5), then hit "SUBMIT" to complete your application. Note: Be sure to click the "MARK AS COMPLETE" button for each task.
Should you have any questions, please contact Gigi Portlock, Foundation and Governance Program Manager, gigi.portlock@asisonline.org or Susan Mosedale, Chief Global Member Engagement Officer, susan.mosedale@asisonline.org.
Privacy Policy: We understand that you are aware of and care about your own personal privacy interests, and we take that seriously. The ASIS Privacy Policy and Conditions of Use describes ASIS’s policies and practices regarding its collection and use of your personal data and sets forth your privacy rights.
2025 ASIS International Global and Regional Boards of Directors - Candidate Interest Form
ASIS volunteer leaders are the heart of ASIS. ASIS is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive volunteer community and providing opportunities for security professionals around the world to participate at the highest levels of strategic leadership supporting our regional and global boards of directors. The Global and Regional Boards help determine and support the direction for ASIS International around the world or in their region.
Thank you for your interest in serving on an ASIS International Global or Regional Board of Directors. Use this form to apply for the Global Board, Asia Pacific Regional Board, European Regional Board, Latin America Caribbean Regional Board OR North American Regional Board. The application will allow you to select the Board choice. You may only apply to serve on one (1) Board through this process.
Roles and Responsibilities for Global Board
Provide strategic guidance, high-level oversight, and resource allocation for global direction of the organization. This is the ultimate fiduciary body of the organization, and its primary function is to determine resource strategy on a global basis.
Roles and Responsibilities for Regional Board
The regional boards, reporting to and working in concert with the Global Board of Directors, determines the business plan that meets the needs of members in a specific region in alignment with the global strategic plan that is locally, regionally, and culturally relevant. Regional boards carry out strategy, policy, and standard operating procedures in their respective regions.
Competencies for Global and Regional Board
1) Emotional Intelligence - The ability to recognize, interpret, and regulate your own emotions, and understand those of other people that allow for better personal well-being and interpersonal relationships.
2) Management experience - Understanding of key management processes and functions, including resource allocation, fiscal management, organizational structure, etc. Must be able to maintain objectivity while evaluating ASIS strategic objectives. A range from seasoned careerists to early careerists will be considered.
3) Knowledge of ASIS programming - Knowledge of and participation in the organization including volunteer leadership, certifications, and attendance/participation in ASIS offerings.
4) Knowledge of security profession - Demonstrated security industry knowledge in various sectors.
5) Marketing/brand knowledge - Demonstrated knowledge of or appreciation for brand and its protection. The board members should possess the capacity to think strategically about the organization’s brand position globally.
6) Effective communication – Ability to exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.
7) Strategy development - Solid understanding of the strategic planning process including strategy development and evaluation. Acumen in organizational performance drivers is desired.
8) Visionary thinker - Demonstration of forward thinking, setting direction for an organization.
9) Team orientation - Appreciation for a collaborative environment, thus being able to foster and maintain partnership and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders. Must have proven record of working collaboratively with executives as well as early careerists.
10) Leadership skills - Effective communication skills, capacity to influence decision makers, demonstration of emotional intelligence, consultative approach to problem solving, etc. Demonstrated leadership roles internal and external to ASIS. Understand the concept of servant leader.
11) Global/regional outreach - Understand the external forces in which the organization operates, by showing an appreciation of the competitive environment and how it applies globally, regionally, and/or locally. Demonstrate an understanding of global/regional risk and opportunity.
12) Digital transformation - Demonstrate keen understanding of the opportunities and risks around the digital landscape (including skills requirements in the future) and its continuing evolution.
13) Cultural intelligence - Understand and appreciate the importance and advantages of diversity and inclusiveness from different perspectives, including from a cultural perspective. Must be a contributor of intellectual and experiential diversity, plus demonstrate corporate diplomacy.
14) Proficiency in English - Ability to read, speak, and write fluently in the English language.
Global and Regional Board Eligibility Requirements
1) Only Regular members are eligible to serve on a global or regional board. Members in the Student, Retired, Life or Honorary categories are not eligible.
2) Ideal candidates for a Global or Regional Board must have been a member of ASIS and have served as a volunteer in a leadership role (Chapter Chair, Chapter Vice Chair, Community Chair, Community Vice Chair, global or regional board committee member, member of the PSB, PCB, Foundation BOT, CSO Center Board, etc.) for no less than 5 years.
3) If you do not currently meet this membership or volunteer leader criteria but want to give of your time and talent to ASIS in other ways, please visit the ASIS Volunteer Portal on Connects for more information about other volunteer opportunities and how to get more involved.
4) If you do meet this membership and volunteer leader criteria, please consider whether that service has prepared you to be part of a globally focused organization that sets strategy and policy for regions to use as guidance through a distributed authority governance system.
5) If you are not prepared to serve one, three-year term if selected, you should not apply for this opportunity. Further, note that while a sitting Director may apply for a second, three-year term, such a selection is not guaranteed.
6) You may not apply to a Global or Regional Board if you have a volunteer leader role that does not expire before the term on the Board begins. In addition, you may not apply to the Global Board if you intend to apply to serve on a Regional Board of Directors, PSB, PCB, CSO Center Board of Foundation Board of Trustees.
7) If you have a term on a board or committee of a competing organization to ASIS International, and that term will not be over by the time the term with the Global or Regional Board begins, please do not apply.
8) ASIS is committed to fostering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We provide a collaborative work environment where we strive to create a culture of belonging for all our members and volunteer leaders. As we seek candidates to serve on the Global and Regional Boards, we highly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. ASIS is built on the fundamental premise that diversity and inclusion of all, regardless of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, national origin, religion, disability, age, and/or professional practice is foundational to our global success.
9) All selected candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.
In order to be considered for the Global or Regional Boards of Directors, candidates must be available to attend:
• Virtual board orientation meeting in January 2025
• Annual Volunteer Leadership Exchange (virtual) - January/February 2025
• ASIS Europe – March 2025 (European Regional Board only)
• One virtual Board meeting every other month on average; possible in-person meetings twice per year including during GSX 2025
• GSX 2025 – September 2025
All applications must be submitted in English. Please complete all required tasks (1-5), then hit "SUBMIT" to complete your application. Note: Be sure to click the "MARK AS COMPLETE" button for each task.
Should you have any questions, please contact Gigi Portlock, Foundation and Governance Program Manager, gigi.portlock@asisonline.org or Susan Mosedale, Chief Global Member Engagement Officer, susan.mosedale@asisonline.org.
Privacy Policy: We understand that you are aware of and care about your own personal privacy interests, and we take that seriously. The ASIS Privacy Policy and Conditions of Use describes ASIS’s policies and practices regarding its collection and use of your personal data and sets forth your privacy rights.