Governance Committee
The Governance Committee is responsible for:
- Reviewing and cultivating potential future board members (e.g., understanding current organizational needs, current director skills, meeting with potential candidates)
- Ensuring the process for nominating and evaluating potential future board members is successfully accomplished in a transparent, equitable manner
- Reviewing board performance and making recommendations to enhance effectiveness
- Updating board policies and organizational bylaws
Diversifying our board
Nonprofit Boards too often do not fully represent the community they seek to serve. Our goal is to deepen the diversity of perspectives and lived experiences represented on our Board to help inform better policies and to strengthen relationships between board members, Mountaineers members, and the wider outdoor community. The Mountaineers values different perspectives that are shaped by unique lived experiences.
To support this goal, in 2021 we are launching a new open nominations process to discover potential and qualified board members to bring diverse perspectives to our org leadership. Nominate yourself or someone you know to help drive the future of our organization.
We are committed to an equitable process wherein all members of our community have equal opportunity for consideration. We believe that a diverse and inclusive outdoors inspires unity, respect, and passion for the places we love, and it's important that the members of our Board are representatives of the communities we wish to serve.
View the Governance Committee Charter.
Meetings
The committee usually meets on the first Thursday of the month from 12pm-1pm PST via video/audio conference. Meetings are only open to committee members and, on select occasion, invited guests.
Members
Current committee members include: Gabe Aeschliman (chair), Steve Swenson, Peter Hendrickson, Martina Kozar, Lorna Corrigan, Rich Johnston, Roger Mellem, Gavin Woody, Eric Linxweiler. Staff members Tom Vogl and Tom Helleberg are "ex officio, non-voting members" - members of the committee by virtue of their staff position but without voting privileges.
Questions?
Questions about the Governance Committee, including interest in becoming a member of our Board of Directors, can be directed to Governance Committee Chair Gabe Aeschliman.