Board Recruitment Process · 2016. 11. 14. · Board Candidate Recruitment Process An important...

BoardCandidateRecruitmentProcess

AnimportantresponsibilityofWalkingMountainsDirectorsandAdvisoryDirectorsistoidentifyandassistintherecruitmentofnewBoardMembers.Oncenewcandidatesareidentified,theGovernanceCommitteeisresponsibleforvettingandpresentingpotentialBoardcandidatestothefullBoardforconsideration.InordertoengagethefullBoardinthisimportantresponsibility,theGovernanceCommitteehasidentifiedthefollowingprocessforBoardcandidaterecruitment.

• AllBoardmembersareaskedtoidentifyqualifiedcandidatestotheGovernanceCommittee.Boardcandidatesshouldbewillingtocontributetheirwealth,wisdom,workandwallopandmeetthecriteriaoutlinedintheWalkingMountainsBoardDirectorandAdvisoryDirectorJobDescriptions.

• TheGovernanceCommitteewillcompileanon-goinglistofcandidateswithinputfromtheentireBoardandpresentthislistregularlytothefullBoardforfeedback.FeedbackaboutallcandidatesshouldbepresentedconfidentiallytomembersoftheGovernanceCommittee.

• Onceacandidatehasbeenvettedanddeemedqualified,theBoardmemberwhosuggestedthecandidate,oramemberoftheGovernanceCommittee,willensurethecandidateisfamiliarwithWalkingMountainsmissionandprogramsasneededbyinvitingthemtoparticipateinupcomingeducationalprogramsandspecialevents.Acampustour,observingaschoolprogramorsummersciencecamp,andmeetingwithstaff,isalsoanoptiontofurtheracandidate’seducationandinterest.

• IfthecandidatehasclearlyexpressedinterestinBoardserviceorseemsinclinedtoserve,theleadBoardorGovernanceCommitteemembershouldconsultwiththeGovernanceCommitteeChairtostrategizethemosteffectiveinvitationprocess.OftenameetingorlunchisscheduledwiththecandidatetoextendaninvitationbytheExecutiveDirectorandorBoardChair.

• Aninvitationisbestframedasanexploratoryprocess,makingclearthatthecandidatehasbeenidentifiedbyourGovernanceCommitteeandBoardandwewelcomeherorhimtogettobecomemorefamiliarwithourorganization.AcasualmeetingwithselectBoardmemberscanalsobearrangedforthecandidateforthispurpose.

• Ifthecandidatedeclinestheinvitation,informationwillbegatheredtounderstandtheirreasons.Basedonthisinformation,thecandidatemayormaynotbeapproachedagaininthefutureforBoardservice.

• Ifthecandidateacceptstheinvitation,theirnamewillbeincludedinanupcoming,electronicBoardballot.

• ABoardorientationwillbeconductedwithallnewBoardmembers.