This is a re-posting of a January 26<sup>th notice. Applicants who responded to that notice do not need to reapply.

Deadline for applications:  March 30, 2006

The Conservation Governance Committee (CGC) is soliciting applications immediately for one position on the committee (see application below). If you know of someone else who is well-qualified, please feel free to forward this application and encourage them to apply.

It is expected that an appointment to the twelve-person CGC will
be made by the Board of Directors on its April 20 conference call.

Desirable qualifications of potential appointees include (but are not
limited to): broad experience across a diversity of conservation issues; understanding of the Club's conservation infrastructure; ability to communicate and interact effectively with volunteer leaders; and time to commit to the CGC, including attendance at up to three face-to-face meetings per year, participation in at least monthly conference calls, and time between meetings to conduct CGC business.

Sierra Club of Canada (SCC) members are not eligible to apply to this announcement. Please contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> for information on the criteria required for SCC members to be appointed as liaisons or members to the CGC and its subentities.

The CGC is one of six governance committees formed during the Club's restructuring in 1994. The CGC implements, oversees, and coordinates the Sierra Club's conservation work with primary focus at the national level.  It makes recommendations to the Board of Directors about the Club's conservation policies and priorities, and attempts to resolve controversies about the interpretation of conservation policies and conflicts between national and local
policies.  CGC works with the Club's other governance committees and Council of Club Leaders.  It oversees fifteen conservation entities directly, and it indirectly oversees all of their subentities.</sup> 

The current members of the CGC include the following:
Bernie Zaleha (CGC Chair), Judy Kunofsky (CGC Vice Chair), Jim Catlin (Board Appt), Doris Cellarius, Jim Dougherty (Board Appt), Michael Gregory, Doug La Follette (Board Appt), Jan O'Connell (Board Appt), David Scott, Jerry Sutherland, Rene Voss
(Budget Manager), and Bruce Hamilton (Conservation Director of the Sierra Club).

The CGC oversees entities that coordinate work in three broad types, consisting of conservation issues, the Club's political program, and the regional conservation structures.

Thank you for your interest.

David Scott, Search Committee Chair

(614) 263-4902

300 E North Broadway

Columbus OH 43214

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NOTE: The subject line of the application should consist of

CGC: applicant?s last name.


Please submit your application, along with a one-page
statement that addresses your qualifications, to
Search Committee Chair David Scott at [log in to unmask]
^{Please cc your application to} [log in to unmask] ^{You may apply immediately, but no later than March 30, 2006.}

Please include the following information.

(1)  Name, address, phone, e-mail address, and best times to call

(2) Club experience, including length of membership, volunteer positions held,  campaigns worked on, and any other relevant experience and qualifications  nominee/applicant would bring to the CGC.

(3) Why does the applicant want to serve on the CGC?

(4) Names, phone, e-mail and addresses of three references, including best times to call them.