2008 Board of
Directors Election
There are five (5)
seats open on the Board of Directors of the
San Francisco Bay Area InfraGard Members' Alliance (IMA),
each
for a term of two (2) years.
SELF-NOMINATIONS ARE
NOW BEING ACCEPTED
APPLICATION
PROCEDURE
Step 1 -
Review the description of the requirements of and desired attributes
for a
Member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area
IMA.
Step 2 - Write a short (no longer than one page in 12
point Arial type) vision statement that gives a brief personal
introduction and addresses the following questions.
Longer vision statements will be truncated at one page.
1. Why
would you like to serve on the San
Francisco Bay Area InfraGard Members' Alliance Board of
Directors?
2. What specific skills or professional capabilities would you
bring to the
Board of Directors?
3. What particular opportunity do you see as being most important to
the success of InfraGard, and what contribution do you se
yourself making to the development of that opportunity?
4. What is the most important challenge facing InfraGard and the
local chapter? How would you address that challenge?
5. Which of the Nation's critical infrastructure sectors are you
most interested in (please describe any relevant experience,
background, or personal interest that you may have in these
sectors?
Finally, prospective board members are required to present their
vision to the InfraGard members at the Fall 2008 quarterly meeting
(November 12) in a short statement.
Step 3
- Email your completed vision statement (in Microsoft Word or
PDF format) to
roth@sfbay-infragard.org.
This statement will be posted on the Members Only portion of the
chapter's web site for review by all eligible voting members.
ELECTION CALENDAR
Friday,
October 4 , 2008 - First election announcement via email.
Monday, October 6, 2008 - Election Procedures posted on web.
Monday, October 27, 2008
- All candidate vision statements must be received by close of
business. Email vision statements to Howard Roth, Member
Board of Directors SF Bay InfraGard, roth@sfbay-infragard.org.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - By close of business candidate
information will be posted at
www.sfbay-infragard.org/MEMBERS
Wednesday,
November 12, 2008 - Candidate presentations at quarterly meeting
Wednesday,
November 12, 2008 - Email voting begins
Friday, November 21, 2008 - Email voting ends at the close of
business
BOARD MEMBER REQUIREMENTS AND
DESIRED ATTRIBUTES
Requirements (personal and employer commitments):
* Participation in quarterly general meetings (generally the
third Thursday in February, May, August, November)
* Participation in meetings of the Board
- In-person meeting on the third Friday of April,
July, October and December
- Board conference calls of the third Friday of January, March, June,
September
* Must be a current InfraGard member in good standing
Responsibilities:
* Communications with the community and InfraGard members
* Strategic planning
* Strategic implementation
* Organizational management
* Project management and execution
* Representation of InfraGard to public and private sector
* Quarterly meeting planning and execution
Opportunities:
* Board-level participation in a California
non-profit, public benefit organization
* Contribute to the security of the local and national
infrastructure
* Interact directly with other Board members, FBI
representatives, and members of the community
* Represent InfraGard in a variety of settings
Commitment (personal and employer commitments):
* 3-4 hours per month in board meetings (see below)
* 3-5 hours per week overall
* some local travel for meetings
Desired Attributes:
* Leadership experience
* Management experience
* Superior organizational skills
* Excellent time management/efficiency
* Media/Public relations experience
* Experience in information sharing/collaboration
* International perspective
