> CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SAFE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES > CONSERVATION INITIATIVE > COMMITTEE > > The deadline to apply for these openings is June 5, > 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] < > > mailto:[log in to unmask]:[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 JUNE 5, 2005. > > If you have questions about the work of the > SHC CIC, contact Robin > Mann [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. > > > ************************************************************* > > APPLICATION FORM > > (PLEASE DELETE ALL TEXT ABOVE THE *******.) > > Send completed form to David Scott at > [log in to unmask] < > > mailto:[log in to unmask]:[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 JUNE 5, 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. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship > e-newsletter. 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