Nominating Committee
Leader
Cheryl
About Nominating Committee
The Nom Com is made up of three church members and a Board liaison. Members serve for staggered three-year terms and are tasked with developing a slate of candidates for the elected positions at Foothills. The committee meets monthly starting in October to develop a slate of officers for the annual congregational meeting held on May 31, 2020.
The process (per our Governance policies) includes:
- Identifying the number of openings that need to be filled for the Board of Trustees, Endowment Committee and the Nom Com as well.
- Based upon openings, we work with each entity to identify their current needs that will be met by the characteristics of the incoming candidates and provide that information to the Leadership Development Team (LDT).
- The LDT works with Rev Neil-Barron to identify church members who have expressed an interest in serving in leadership positions. The LDT provides ongoing leadership training and a pathway for current members of Foothills. With our new Leadership Development Program, we now have members in the leadership pipeline that are qualified for various roles in leadership roles within our church community.
- After the LDT identifies qualified candidates for open positions, those names are passed to the Nom Com, whose members have the responsibility of contacting qualified congregants and assembling a final slate of candidates.
- The Nom Com presents the slate for an up-or-down congregational vote at the spring meeting.
Foothills has grown rapidly and we are fortunate to have so many new members, with many expressing interests in getting more involved in leadership activities. Our next “Pathway to Leadership” will be offered to interested congregants in fall 2020. If you are interested in participating in the Leadership Development Program, contact Jenn Powell, or Rev Sean.
We look forward to presenting to you a group of qualified members committed to serving the mission of Foothills.
Authors:
Linda Kothera, Chair of Nominating Committee, lkothera@gmail.com
Jenn Powell, Chair of Leadership Development, jennhawkpowell@gmail.com
Cheryl Hazlitt, Board of Trustees member, cahazlitt@gmail.com