Elections for the 2010 Surfrider Huntington/Seal Beach Executive Committee are coming soon!
It’s that time of year again – that’s right, Executive Committee elections are coming up! The Executive Committee is our chapter’s managers – the people who set policy, and the overall direction for the chapter. These leaders get experience organizing, fund-raising, project managing, and leading a campaigns or programs. And they also build skills like leadership and teamwork.
Executive Committee Member (“EC Member”) Position Description:
Reports to Chapter Chair. Click Here for an overview of the chapter officers from our HQ
Functions (not limited to)
* Grow your competency as an EC Member through immersion yourself in the role
* Organize and implement campaigns or shadow Program Manager/EC Member in such capacity
* Help organize, plan, and delegate specific tasks to Core Volunteers for fundraising and awareness events such as Beach Clean Ups and Ohana Day
* Once competent develop and mentor volunteers. Develop a “staff” of Core Volunteers to assist with work
* Coordinate Volunteers in your particular
Time Required: 2 -10 hours per week (depending on the season, and the business of the Chapter.)
Qualifications:
* be personable and a “people person”
* bring objectivity to the proceedings
* work well with fellow EC Members and Core Volunteers
* have knowledge or experience of managing or being part of a team
Skills/Education:
* be articulate with an eye for strategy
* be able to keep the big picture in mind at all times
* a solid understanding of Surfrider’s missions and principals
* a solid understanding of the chapter’s strengths and challenges
Benefits to the Position
* Become a leader in the SoCal environmental Community
* Interact with various high-level Surfrider contacts, including Global HQ
* Building experience in the environmental arena
Timeline:
Surfrider Foundation Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter – Executive Committee Election Procedures for 2010 Term
• Executive Committee (EC) term is 2 years and runs on a calendar year. EC members are limited to TWO consecutive 2-year terms. An EC member that has termed out my run for election again after sitting out for at least one year.
• EC elections are held every year to create a “staggering” of terms.
• Total EC membership is limited to 7 members.
• At the 09/17/09 HSB-Surfrider regularly scheduled chapter meeting, the election date and process should be announced as a scheduled agenda item. This should include information about the nomination process as described below. A written copy of “EC Expectations/Requirements” will be provided to any interested parties at this meeting.
• Beginning 10/19/09 nominations will be accepted via e-mail (mebabh2o@msn.com) or to any current EC member, via Facebook or mail to our Chapter PO Box to be received by 11/19/09.
• At the 11/19/09 HSB-Surfrider regularly scheduled chapter meeting, the elections will commence. At the meeting this will be by written ballot of all nominated members in good standing for the open EC positions. After the meeting, an email will be sent to membership with the candidates’ statements and request for a vote. Email voting will end on 11/19/09.
• Once the votes have been tallied, the candidates and the chapter will be notified within one week via e-mail.
Tags: Elections, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Surfrider
