Board of Director Elections

2010 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.

Nominate yourself or someone you know for the DVGBC Board!

Timeline:

August 16, 2010          Nominations due at noon
August 25, 2010          Report on Nominees to Board
October 1, 2010           Applicant notified of candidate selection
October 7, 2010 -        Internet voting of members
October 29, 2010
October 21, 2010        Meet the Cadidates at the DVGBC Annual Green Building Celebration

Election Process

Step 1: Nominations will be accepted until August 16, 2010. 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 October 1, 2010.

Step 2: The Board of Director elections will be open from October 7 until October 29, 2010.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 2010 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 seven candidates for five board seats. Given the relevance of sustainable resources to our current economic climate, a number of qualifications are particularly important in the 2010 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 2010.

This year, individuals with specific focus on Green Product Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Utilities, Academics and Legal are desired to help the Chapter design and implement programs relevant to those sectors. (Candidates whose area of expertise is not specified above are not precluded from selection.)

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 including high priority sectors of real estate, corporate, energy/utility, finance, residential and product manufacturers.

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 the USGBC and Chapter.

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

8. Abide by the USGBC’s and DVGBC’s 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 the DVGBC.

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

Board of Directors Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of a Director is to articulate and uphold the mission, vision and values of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC). The business and affairs of the DVGBC are to be managed under the direction of the Board. The Board has the principal responsibility for fulfillment of DVGBC’s mission. This means that the Board 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, hiring a competent executive director and providing adequate supervision and support to that individual, ensuring financial solvency of the DVGBC through review and approval of the Annual Budget, representing the DVGBC to the larger community, helping to raise private and public funds for the Organization and instituting a fair system of policies and procedures for governance of the Organization.

In addition, each Director shall:

* Be a natural person 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.

* Attend a majority of Board meetings

* 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

* Comply with the DVGBC and USGBC’s Conflict of Interest Policy

* 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.