Board of Director Elections

2011 DVGBC Board of Director Elections

The Delaware Valley Green Building Council is seeking candidate nominations for its upcoming Board of Director Elections. This incoming class of Board members will serve for a 3 year term from November 2010 until November 2013.

Timeline:

July 01, 2011                Nominations due
July 21, 2011                Report on Nominees to Board
August 01, 2011          Applicant notified of candidate selection
August 30, 2011-         Internet voting of members
September 30, 2011
September 22, 2011   Meet the Cadidates at the DVGBC Annual Green Building Celebration

Election Process

Step 1: Nominations will be accepted until July 1, 2011. After the nomination period, the Committee on Directors will evaluate the applications using the criteria noted below. Applicants will be notified if they have been selected for the ballot by August 1, 2011.

Step 2: The Board of Director elections will be open from August 30 until September 30, 2011.The DVGBC Annual Green Building Celebration will be held during this time and candidates are encouraged to attend to offer opportunities for members to meet them. Voting is conducted online at the DVGBC website and only members of DVGBC may vote. (Note: Membership includes Chapter Members, Associate Members, and Emerging Professionals). Candidates will be notified of the results prior to public announcement.

Criteria for Evaluating 2011 Candidates for the Board

The Committee on Directors will use the following criteria to evaluate all nominees. Based on these criteria, a ballot will be established within a minimum of nine candidates for seven board seats. Given the relevance of sustainable resources to our current economic climate, a number of qualifications are particularly important in the 2011 elections. These are criteria to be used in soliciting and evaluating candidates.

Nominees should:

1. Bring substantive knowledge and experience from one or more areas of special interest to the Chapter in 2011.

2. Bring the ability and willingness to help secure funding for the Chapter’s
programs through sponsorships, corporate and charitable sources, and other significant sources of funding.

3. Bring the ability and willingness to influence key players and sectors in the industry.

4. Contribute to the Board’s diversity in geography, skills, and overall perspective.

5. Bring leadership expertise to contribute to the Chapter’s governance.

6. Be able and willing to recruit new members for USGBC and Chapter.

7. Be able and willing to serve on committees as needed including leadership positions.

8. Abide by the USGBC and DVGBC conflict of interest policy.

9. Be able and willing to attend at least 75% of the Board Meetings each year.

10. Have previously participated in DVGBC.

11. Have promoted sustainable practices and policies within their organization. 

Board of Directors Responsibilities

The Board of Directors is in charge of:

• Establishing a clear organizational mission
• Forming the strategic plan to accomplish the mission
• Making high-level strategic decisions to implement the Strategic Plan
• Active engagement in raising private and public funds for the organization
• Ensuring financial solvency of the DVGBC through review and approval of the annual budget
• Providing adequate supervision and support to the Executive Director
• Representing DVGBC to the larger community
• Instituting a fair system of policies and procedures for governance of the organization

In addition, each Director shall:

* Be a citizen at least 18 years of age

* Be a regular, dues-paying member of the Organization

* Be committed to and understand the Organization’s mission, strategy and values

* Ensure that the Organization performs its mission in accordance with high ethical standards.

* Participate in at least one committee

* Assume responsibility for being fully informed of major Organization issues

* Make a commitment of time for meetings, and for consultation with the Officers of the Organization.

* Act in a professional and ethical manner consistent with the Director’s fiduciary duty to the Organization, including the duty of care and the duty of loyalty

* Not take for themselves opportunities presented to the Organization that are discovered through the use of information, or position, or use Organization property, information or position for personal gain.

USGBC CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (SUMMARIZED)

Leaders must avoid activities and situations that actually, potentially, or apparently conflict with USGBC’s interests or interfere with the role models’ duty to serve USGBC with undivided loyalty (“conflicts”).

Conflicts include:

(1) having a direct financial or close personal interest in a company, service or product that could be affected (in a positive or negative manner) by a decision of a board, committee or other USGBC governing body on which the Leader serves,
(2) revealing or misusing confidential information,
(3) accepting or offering substantial gifts, excessive entertainment, favors, or payments that may reasonably be construed to constitute undue or otherwise improper influence,
(4) breaching any fiduciary duty owed to USGBC,
(5) participating in any private inurement transactions, which include transactions where USGBC’s resources are transferred to an individual solely by virtue of the individual’s relationship with USGBC and without regard to accomplishing USGBC’s purposes,
(6) exploiting opportunities for personal or private benefit that could otherwise benefit USGBC, and
(7) taking direct action on behalf of USGBC that may result in material personal or private benefit or that may result in a material adverse impact to a personal or private competitor.