Recruitment Announcement ? Wildlands Committee The Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST) seeks to appoint up to two additional members of the Sierra Club?s Wildlands Committee. If you would like to nominate yourself for appointment please complete and return the application below by January 7, 2007. The Wildlands Committee works to educate, support, and advise local activists and others in designing and implementing policies and practices that protect and restore wildlands and special places. We promote stewardship and the right of the public to be involved in land management decisions. For a better idea of the work we do, please review the Wildlands web site at http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/ This committee serves as a resource to chapters and groups in the work to protect wildlands in their areas. The Wildlands Committee coordinates with the ongoing work of other Sierra Club committees such as National Parks and Monuments, Recreation Issues, Wildlife and Endangered Species, and Global Warming and Energy. Candidates for the Wildlands Committee should have at least general knowledge of public lands and wilderness protection issues and the motivation to work on resolving them. Specialized expertise is welcome as is familiarity with Sierra Club policies and processes at the national level. Candidates should have good management and social skills, as well as political and strategic judgment. Nominees must be current Sierra Club members residing in the United States. 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. Ability and willingness to use electronic mail and to participate in conference calls (generally in the evening) are required as well as the ability to travel occasionally to meetings or conferences. Candidates need to consider their ability to contribute time and effort to Wildlands Committee participation in addition to ongoing commitments. If you are interested in applying, please read and follow the instructions completely. We are only accepting self-nominations, so, please, pass this announcement on to others you think may have an interest. Current members of the Wildlands Committee are: Norm Sharp, Chair (SC), Alan Carlton, Budget Manager (CA), Edwina Allen (ID), Len Broberg (MT), Clayton Daughenbaugh (IL), Harry Romberg (WA) and Jill Workman (OR). WPST Liaison is Wayne Hoskisson (UT). Staff Liaisons are Athan Manuel, Melinda Pierce, Rob Smith and Annie Strickler. Appointments to the Wildlands Committee will be made by the WPST, based on applications and phone interviews with prospective candidates. The WPST deals with public and private land and water management issues, including existing special designations such as national parks, wilderness, wild rivers, and wildlife and endangered species issues. More information about WPST and its committees can be found at http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/go/leaders/conservation/wpst/index.asp After deleting the rest of this announcement, please email the application below by January 7, 2007, to the search team chair. The subject line of your message should be "Wildlands Committee Application: your last name" Search team chair: Joe Fontaine Email Address: [log in to unmask] Phone Number: 661-821-2055 Other members of the search team are Wayne Hoskisson (UT) and Jill Workman (OR). 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