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Call for Nominations to Serve on the SCB LACA Region Board of Directors: 2023-2025
Nominations are due by November 9, 2023
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Dear LACA Region Members,
The Latin American and Caribbean (LACA) Region of the Society of Conservation Biology (SCB) is looking for committed individuals interested in enhancing LACA's participation in SCB to join the Board of Directors (BoD) for the 2024 – 2026 period as:
- President Elect
- Director of Membership and Nominations
- Director of Education
- Director of Chapters
- Chief Financial Officer
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
- Members in good standing with the SCB and the LACA Region
- Someone else can nominate you or you can nominate yourself (self-nomination)
- Nominees must agree to their nominations and be willing to run for election before the deadline
- Nominees for President Elect must have served on the Section Board of Officers, or the Society Board of Governors, or in one of the Society's committees
HOW TO APPLY?
- Complete the Nomination Form (see below), including (a) Contact information, (b) Short bio, (c) Statement of interest, and (d) Photo for inclusion on the website
- Email the Nomination Form to the following email addresses: Javier Fajardo (javierfajnolla@gmail.com) and Tsitsi McPherson (tsitsiy@gmail.com). In the Subject line, indicate 'SCB-LACA elections 2024-2026' and be sure to state the position for which you are applying. If you nominate someone other than yourself, please do so early enough so that acceptance from the nominee can be requested before the deadline.
WHEN TO APPLY?
- Submit required materials by November 9, 2023
- Voting period will close in December, 2023
- Election results will be announced in January of 2024
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
- Position Term: 2 years (2024 – 2026)
- Time commitment: 5-8 hours/month
- Main functions:
- All positions
- Promote the values of SCB and LACA
- Support the BoD with other tasks, as needed
- Attend all the monthly BoD meetings (held virtually)
- President Elect
- Contributes to lead committees, meetings and other activities, and performs the duties of the President when the latter is absent
- Director of Membership and Nominations
- Encourage membership in both the Region and the Society, maintain the list of the Region's membership and facilitate mailings to the Membership
- Organize all nominations for elected offices and present to the Region Board a complete slate of nominees
- Director of Education
- Lead efforts on informing the community of regional and global conservation issues, promote the study of conservation biology, and promote an environment where solutions to regional issues may be discussed and debated
- Director of Chapters
- Promote the creation of SCB Chapters within LACA, assisting Chapters as needed, and maintaining the list of the Chapters
- Chief Financial Officer
- Collect dues (if any), maintain accounts, and collect and distribute funds for Region activities. Coordinate fund raising activities
Thank you for being a member of SCB and its LACA Region.
Sincerely,
The SCB LACA Region BoD
NOMINATION FORM
(to be copied into the body of the e-email or attached as a Word document)
IF NOMINATING SOMEONE ELSE
Contact Information of the person making the nomination (you)
Name (Your name):
Email (Your email):
Contact information of person you are nominating (the Nominee)
Nominee's name:
Board position the Nominee is interested in:
Nominee's email:
IF SUBMITTING YOUR OWN NOMINATION
Contact Information
Name:
Board position applying for:
Professional Affiliation (Name of Organization, Company, Institution, etc.)
City, State/Province, Country:
Phone (with area code):
Email:
Additional Information
Short biographical sketch (less than 300 words)
Statement of interest (less than 100 words) on why you want to serve on the BoD of the LACA Region
Photograph of yourself suitable for inclusion on the website
By agreeing to stand for election, nominees indicate their willingness to serve the SCB- LACA by attending all BoD meetings during their term, which are held remotely through a virtual platform. Board meetings occur typically every month. In addition, BoD members are expected to be actively engaged in directing the SCB-LACA through committee work
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