> > 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. > > ******************************************************************** > 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. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship > e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features > the Club's > latest news and activities. Subscribe and view > recent > editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/