Michigan Audubon is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The board serves to support and advance the Michigan Audubon mission. As a group, board members provide organizational leadership by developing and reviewing board policies, communicating with the executive director, and monitoring the organization’s finances.
The Board meets a minimum of six times per year and allows participation and voting via teleconference technology. An annual Board retreat takes place in March.
The job of the individual board member is to participate as part of the board team to accomplish the mission of the organization; “Connecting Birds and People for the Benefit of Both.” Each board member represents a community perspective to Michigan Audubon and is expected to represent Michigan Audubon in the community, communicating organizational goals and successes. We meet at least quarterly, and most years we meet bi-monthly. We are a passionate group of volunteer professionals committed to providing oversight of organizational operations through direct monitoring of our Executive Director (via Policy Governance). Serving on the Board is a responsibility we take seriously, and our oversight responsibilities require time and energy. However, to a person, we enjoy one another’s fellowship in pursuing a common goal, and we have a considerable amount of fun in doing it. If you are interested in finding out more about our Board, or serving on it, please write to birds@michiganaudubon.org.
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