Environmental
Educators of North Carolina
seeks professionals willing to gain valuable leadership
skills and experience while serving North Carolina's official
state affiliate to the North American Association for Environmental
Education. Through teamwork and consensus, the 15-member
Board of Directors renders the organization's official decisions
and is responsible for ensuring excellence in the field
of environmental education through the implementation of
EENC's Strategic Plan. As an EENC member, please nominate
yourself or a qualified colleague today!
Complete
and mail the official nomination form (postmarked) by September
1, 2001. All Board of Directors positions will be elected
by the EENC membership via mailed ballot and announced at
EENC's 11th Annual Conference September 28-30 at Camp Kanuga
in Hendersonville, NC.
Important!
Nominees must be current members in good standing. Nominees
must inform their work supervisor, family, and/or college
advisor of their intent to run for an EENC Board position,
discussing the inherent time commitment and job responsibilities
should they becom elected (4+ Board meetings/yr. and planning/conducting
EENC's Annual Conference).
click
here for Official Nomination Form
Board
Officer Opportunities
President-Elect:
The president-in-training substitutes for the President
when necessary, provides support to Section Coordinators,
trains to be President, works with the Treasurer to prepare
and propose the budget for upcoming term, works with the
Membership Committee in soliciting nominations for Board
o Directors positions, and chairs a Planning Committee to
organize and conduct EENC's Annual Conference. 3-year term.
Section
Coordinator Opportunities
Central
Section Coordinator:
The field trip leader in the NC Piedmont organizes
fun and educational outings for EENC members in the North
Central, Central, and South Central sections of NC. The
Central Section Coordinator resides in the Central Section,
represents the needs & interests of EENC's Central Section
members, and submits written progress reports at all Board
meetings. 1-year term.
Western
Section Coordinator:
The field trip leader in the NC Mountains and Foothills
organizes fun and educational outings for EENC members
in the North Western and South Western sections of NC. The
Western Section Coordinator resides in the Western Section,
represents the needs & interests of EENC's Western Section
members, and submits written progress reports at all Board
meetings. 1-year term.
Committee
Chair Opportunities
Communications
Committee Co-Chair:
The newsletter editor & designer publishes EENC's
quarterly newsletter, works closely with EENC Webmaster,
prints and distributes ballots, surveys, brochures, and
special publications as necessary, and submits written progress
reports at all Board meetings. 1-year term.
Membership
Committee Chair:
The member recruiter & retainer coordinates statewide
membership drives, conducts re-recruitment campaign targeting
inactive members in coordination with Secretary, updates
& distributes the EENC Networking Directory, and conducts
EENC's annual Awards Program. The Membership Committee Chair
chairs the Nominating Committee that solicits nominees for
the Board of Directors, assists the Communication Committee
with preparing ballots and conducting EENC's annual election,
and submits written progress reports at all Board meetings.
1-year term.
Education
Committee Chair:
The activity coordinator & supporter assists
the President-elect in organizing and conducting the Annual
Conference; assists and supports the Section Coordinators
and Regional Managers in developing and coordinating regional
environmental education activities; assists the Section
Coordinators in planning and conducting a statewide retreat
each year; acts as a liaison with other organizations regarding
environmental education events and activities; coordinates
the distribution of the exhibit(s) to EENC members for public
display across the State; develops and/or evaluates environmental
education materials, programs, and activities; and submits
written progress reports at all Board meetings. 1-year term.
Resource
Development Committee Chair:
The coordinator for fundraising & donations researches,
recommends, and implements fundraising strategies to the
Board of Directors, investigates grant possibilities and
writes proposals/applications as directed by the Board,
investigates corporate sponsorships and reports recommendations
to the Board, coordinates/conducts fundraising endeavors
such as: "silent auction," t-shirt sales, philanthropy/funding
partnerships, etc.; assists the Section Coordinators and
Regional Managers in coordinating statewide fundraising
events; and submits written progress reports at all Board
meetings. 1-year term.
Partnership
Committee Chair: The liaison to businesses
& organizations outside of EENC represents EENC
in all joint ventures, coalitions and partnerships which
are beneficial to EENC including: The North Carolina Environmental
Education Certification Program; is involved in the North
Carolina Environmental Education Conference, Project Tomorrow
Library Grants and bibliography, NAAEE requests, Teaming
with Wildlife, multi-cultural partnerships, Environmental
Federation of North Carolina, Business and Industry and
all other cooperative ventures deemed reasonable or requested
of the Committee by the Board; seeks new partnerships, which
will ultimately fulfill the goals of EENC and submits written
progress reports at all Board meetings. 1-year term.
