> 
> AIR COMMITTEE SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
> 
> The Sierra Club's Environmental Quality Strategy
> Team (EQST) is seeking new
> members for the Club's national Air Committee. 
> Applications must be
> received by  March 24, 2006, and should be submitted
> with the subject line
> "AIR APPLICATION" to the Search Committee Chair
> Marti Sinclair
> <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> ABOUT THE AIR COMMITTEE
> 
> The Air Committee reports to the Environmental
> Quality Strategy Team
> (EQST), and is seeking 3-5 members selected for
> their skills, experience
> and demonstrated ability to organize successful
> issue campaigns. Members
> are appointed to  two-year terms and may be
> reappointed twice for a total
> of six years continuous service before taking a
> break of at least one year.
> 
> The Sierra Club's Air Committee has leadership
> responsibility in the Sierra
> Club;
> 
> --  for coordinating the Club's efforts to address
> atmospheric air quality
> issues especially as they affect public health and
> the environment;
> 
> --  for coordinating the Club's efforts to protect
> visibility in our
> national parks and Class I wilderness areas;
> 
> -- for coordination of the Club's legal strategies
> and ongoing litigation
> on
> air quality issues;
> 
> -- for providing encouragement, education and
> training to Sierra Club
> chapters and groups working on air issues;
> 
> -- for identifying and analyzing emerging air issues
> and for developing new
> and amended Club policy positions and guidelines;
> 
> -- for establishing and maintaining the Club's Air
> Forum, which will
> consist of Sierra Club members and allies with
> relevant expertise, a
> vehicle for information sharing regarding air
> issues.
> 
> ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STRATEGY TEAM  
> (EQST)
> 
> The EQST is one of four Strategy Teams that report
> to the Club's
> Conservation Governance Committee, which is directly
> responsible to the
> Board of Directors for all of the Club's issues
> work. Appointed by the
> Conservation Governance Committee, the EQST is
> responsible for the
> Club's pollution-related issues work.  They help to
> shape Club
> policies and positions, recruit and apply necessary
> expertise, assist
> grassroots activists, and focus Club resources where
> they can produce the
> best results.
> 
> To carry out its responsibilities, the EQST
> established six committees, the
> Air Quality, Corporate Accountability, 
> Environmental Justice, Toxics,
> Radiation, and Water Committees.
> 
> ABOUT COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS & MEMBER
> RESPONSIBILITIES
> 
> The EQST seeks to achieve cultural, ethnic, gender
> and geographic diversity
> in making appointments and strives to assure that at
> least half of the
> members of its committees and task forces currently
> hold or have recently
> held positions of responsibility with their local
> Sierra Club Chapter or
> Group. Applicants must be current Sierra Club
> members.  They must
> demonstrate a clear willingness to commit the time
> and energy necessary to
> help the Committee to carry out its
> responsibilities.  They should be able
> to communicate through traditional means, email, and
> periodic conference
> calls, and must be able to work independently and
> with others on the
> committee's programs and projects.
> 
>
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> Application for Air Committee -    Deadline for
> receipt  -  March 24,  2006
> 
> 
> Applicant's Name
> 
> Membership # (required)
> 
> Contact information (address, phone(s), fax(es),
> email)
> 
> 
> 
> Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held
> (with dates)
> 
> 
> 
> Other environmental work (community, state, and/or
> national level)
> 
> 
> 
> Other leadership roles and positions
> 
> 
> 
> References (2): (One should be a leader in your
> Group or Chapter.)
> 
> 
> Note: You may provide a brief resume if you wish.
> 
> Thank you for your interest in applying.
> 
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