CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SAFE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE -- THIS IS A REPOSTING OF A PREVIOUS CALL
The deadline to apply for these openings is July 4, 2006.
The Sierra Club's Conservation Governance Committee seeks to appoint 3 new
members to the Safe Healthy Communities Conservation Initiative
Committee (SHC CIC) .
The overall goal of the Safe and Healthy Communities Conservation
Initiative is to foster vibrant, healthy communities with clean water and
clean air, and free from toxic chemical threats. The initial focus will be
to work at the state and local level to protect sources of drinking water
from pollution, defend federal and state clean water protections from
attack, and to address the largest sources of water pollution: sewage and
storm water runoff. In addition, the SHC CIC is pursuing initiatives to
protect rural communities from pollution associated with industrial
agriculture, to protect communities from toxic air emissions, and to
promote the safe cleanup and positive revitalization of contaminated urban
property. Current members of the SHC CIC are Robin Mann (Chair), Huma
Ahmed, Gayle Eads, Jessica Frohman, Elaine Giessel, Hank Graddy, Marilyn
Wall, Emily Green, and Anne Woiwode. For more information, see
http://www.sierraclub.org/healthycommunities/
Conservation Initiatives are expected to be in place for 2006-2010.
Initial appointments will be for a period of 2 years. Please review the
material below regarding the mission, projects, qualifications and
responsibilities of the Initiative Committees.
Sierra Club of Canada (SCC) members are not eligible to apply to this
announcement. Please contact [log in to unmask] for information on
the criteria required for SCC members to be appointed as liaisons or
members to CGC and its subentities.
Search Commmittee members are David Scott (Chair), Bruce Hamilton,
Doris Cellarius, Jerry Sutherland, Rene Voss, and Robin Mann If you
would like to apply, send the completed application to David Scott at
the address below.
Email applications are preferred. If you send your application by
email, please put "Initiative Committee Application" in the subject
line.
Contact Address: David Scott, Search Committee Chair
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
300 East North Broadway
Columbus, OH 43214-4114
If you know of someone who would be a strong candidate, please
forward this message to that person, and send their name, contact
information, and a brief description of their qualifications to David
Scott via e-mail.
THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS JULY 4, 2005.
If you have questions about the work of the SHC CIC, contact Robin
Mann at [log in to unmask]
EXPECTATIONS OF CONSERVATION INITIATIVE COMMITTEES:
Conservation Initiative Committees are composed of 5-9 volunteers and
assigned staff. Each initiative committee has a workplan including
action objectives and policy outcomes covering the broad issue areas
identified by the Conservation Governance Committee and the Board.
They will work with national committees, chapters, groups and other
Club entities to assemble teams which will develop and implement
projects to carry out the elements of the initiative plan.
The initiative committees are not expected to carry out the projects
themselves. They identify strategic opportunities and then work with
the relevant Sierra Club entities to assemble work teams to put
together winning plans and the resources to carry them out. They then
evaluate the projects that are funded and report back results to the
CGC and the Board.
QUALIFICATIONS
For all Conservation Initiatives we prefer volunteers with:
* Broad campaign experience, at either the local, state, national, or
international level. This could be experience in political campaigns,
legislative campaigns, or non-legislative campaigns.
* Ability to think strategically.
* Knowledge of the Sierra Club.
* Experience planning and evaluating programs or campaigns.
* Ability to communicate well with volunteers and staff and work
effectively in groups.
* Previous work on the issues covered by the Conservation Initiative
desirable but not essential.
COMMITTEE MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES:
* participate in conference calls (usually once or twice a month)
* Attend occasional meetings of the committee (no more than once a
year; travel costs are reimbursed.)
* Work with applicants to design successful projects to help carry
out the objectives of the initiative.
* Keep informed about progress, threats and opportunities within the
jurisdiction of the initiative.
* Serve as an ambassador to the rest of the Club to explain the
initiative and encourage participation and support.
* Be willing to share in committee duties such as tracking funds,
taking notes on calls, and preparing progress reports.
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APPLICATION FORM
(PLEASE DELETE ALL TEXT ABOVE THE *******.)
Send completed form to David Scott at [log in to unmask]
Please label the subject of your e-mail: "CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE NOM.: <your last name here".
THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS JULY 4, 2005.
Name of Initiative Committee you are applying for:
1) Applicant name:
2) Applicant contact information (phones, e-mail, and best times &
means to reach you):
3) Sierra Club experience, including length of membership, leadership
positions held, campaigns worked on (with dates):
4) Other environmental experience (at any level) and relevant
non-environmental experience (please be specific):
5) Describe any experience you have had in planning or implementing
programs or campaigns:
6) What skills or expertise do you feel you can offer to the
committee?
7) Why do you want to serve on this Initiative Committee?
8) Describe your general availability for Committee meetings,
conference calls, and regular e-mail contact.
9) Names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references
(one of whom should be your chapter chair), including best times to
reach them
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