Become a WTSA State Officer
Qualifications for Office (updated 3/24/23):
To be eligible to serve as an officer, a student must submit the WTSA Official Officer Candidate application prior to the deadline set by the Executive Council and must be approved by the nominations committee.
Only active Washington TSA members, from active chapters in good standing, are eligible to run for or hold a state office.
Middle school students must be completing the 8th grade.
High school students must have at least one year remaining in High School.
Must have been a member of Washington TSA for at least one year before seeking a state office.
Must have held a chapter office or equivalent position
Must have participated in the Washington TSA officer mentoring program for at least 3 months
Must have attended at least one regional, state, national, or leadership conference prior to their application.
Must have and maintain an accumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.
Must have taken a Career and Technical Education course within the past year, or will be taking one in the upcoming year.
No more than 3 TSA members from the same chapter may run for office in the same year.
No more than 2 TSA members from the same chapter may be elected to the officer team in the same year.
Must meet all candidate deadlines leading up to the State Conference. Failure to do so may result in removal from the ballot.
If you are interested in applying to run for the WTSA State Officer Team, you must participate in the State Officer Mentoring Program. Deadline to now closed for the 2025-26 school year.
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Are you an outgoing, social, organized student in grades 8-11? Are you willing and interested in stepping outside of your comfort zone, and being loud and silly? Do you want to do lip syncs and skits and videos? Are you willing to write scripts, figure out materials lists, plan events, shoot videos, organize social media, and stay up late to meet WTSA deadlines? Can you lead by example, manage large groups of teens easily, and handle a crazy schedule while keeping your grades up and meeting your deadlines? Are you looking forward to building a tight-knit group with the other state officers, who will be total strangers? Do you think that the Technology Student Association is the place for you to shine? If so, you are a perfect candidate for a WTSA state officer.
Being a TSA state officer requires a time commitment of quite a few hours throughout the entire year, lots of effort and not necessarily a lot of recognition. TSA state officers have to have excellent time management skills. You have to be passionate about TSA. This is not a position that you apply for just to look good on your resume or to stand up in front of people for the recognition. The position requires a year-round commitment, with an average of 5 hours a week. Some months will be 100 hours and others will be minimal hours.
TSA state officers have to be willing to put in the work, without a lot of praise. They have to be able to meet deadlines, because each officer will have areas of responsibility and jobs that need to be completed. This is a job and there are consequences if that job isn’t completed. TSA state officers also have to be willing to work as a team, to want to build those friendships, and trust. The state officer team is six high school students with differing opinions and events are not always going to go your way. You have to be willing to do things that the group decides on and take the time to build those bonds. TSA state officers have to communicate regularly with the Executive Director and other state officers. Some deadlines will have a short turn-around, others will be longer. State officers will be doing a lot of planning, execution, set up, cleanup, practicing, and probably some arguing!