Seeking nominations for 2011-2012 board

Nominations are now open for the SEA S.F. Bay Area Chapter's 2011-2012 board of directors! The current board members and officers will be completing their terms of service at the end of 2010. We'll be electing new directors and officers at our membership meeting this coming October from a slate of candidates recommended by the current board or proposed by the chapter's membership.

Members are invited at this time to nominate a candidate for the board, or volunteer to serve yourself. Serving as a board member allows you to network with your peers, support Bay Area social enterprise practitioners, and help to define and build the field of social enterprise. Here are the requirements to serve as a board member or officer:

1. Maintain an active membership in SEA and live or work in the S.F. Bay Area. (Membership in the chapter is automatically included in your SEA membership.)
2. Be actively engaged in social enterprise as a practitioner, advisor, or currently-enrolled student.
3. Contribute 4-8 hours of time per month to chapter activities (more for officers and committee chairs; less for board members at large).
4. Attend one board meeting per month (meetings are in person every 3rd month; others are via teleconference).
5. Actively serve on one standing committee of the chapter (e.g. Program or Membership).

The following current board members plan to seek re-election for the terms listed, and are being recommended by the board:

• Antonio Aguilera, Chair, through 12/31/12
• Jan Cohen, Board Member and Program Committee Co-Chair, through 12/31/12
• Maureen Sedonaen, Board Member and Program Committee Co-Chair, through 12/31/11

In addition, the board is recommending the following candidate:

•  Dave Levitt, Secretary, through 12/31/11

The remaining positions and terms for which we are seeking nominations are:

• Vice-Chair, through 12/31/12
• Treasurer, 12/31/11
• Board Member and Membership/Communications Committee Co-Chair, through 12/31/11
• Board Member and Membership/Communications Committee Co-Chair, through 12/31/12
• Board Member at Large, through 12/31/12

You are welcome to nominate candidates for any of the positions listed (including those where the board has already made recommendations), or to volunteer yourself. We are seeking nominees that represent diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, age, and occupation. To nominate a candidate or volunteer, please provide us with the following information:

Name:
Occupation:
Organization:
City:
Email:
Phone:
Recommended for which position(s):
Why you are recommending this person, or why you would like to serve on the board (50-100 words):

Please send your nominations by Aug 11, 2010 to seasfbay@gmail.com . If you have any questions about nominations or the election process, please feel free to write us.

Warmly,

SEA-SF Bay Area Board of Directors

Antonio Aguilera, Chair
C.J. Hayden, Vice Chair and Membership Chair
Rob Wexler, Secretary
Tony Wang, Treasurer
Jan Cohen, Program Committee Co-Chair
Paul Lamb, Board Member at Large
Maureen Sedonaen, Program Committee Co-Chair