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200+ community outreach campaigns
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900 presentations of Surfrider's education program, Respect the
Beach
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8,000+ beach water tests taken
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600 beach cleanups, 125+ meetings and
events involving city, county, and state governments
were attended by Surfrider Chapter representatives
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140,000+ volunteer hours!!
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| BOARD COMMITTEES
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There are board committees which meet as frequently as
once a month (Executive/ Finance Committee) to as infrequently as once a
quarter. It is strongly suggested that each board of director participate on a
board committee.
Governance: Steve Shipsey (Chair), Kris Balliet,
Michelle Duval,
Wing Lam, Megan
Bailiff, Laura
Cantral.
The
Governance Committee
is responsible
for bylaws, policy
and procedure
of the organization.
Board Resource (formerly Nominations):
Megan Bailiff
(Chair), Robb
Waterman, CJ
Olivares, Bill
Rosenblatt, Greg
Perlot (member
at large: Michelle Duval).
The Board Resource
Committee is
responsible for
identifying,
accessing interest
and qualifications and recommending candidates to fill open board seats.
(see Bylaw Article VII section 2). In addition, the Board Resource Committee
is responsible
for ensuring
that there is
an appropriate
representation
on the board
based on the
skill sets identified
in the board
matrix. This
committee must
meet a minimum
of four (4) times
annually. This
committee shall
have as an ex-officio
member who has
served at least
one complete
term in order
to assure continuity
in the nomination
process. This
Committee is
responsible for,
but not limited
to, the following:
- Maintenance of the Board Matrix
- Identify special areas of expertise for board members
- Recruit candidates for open board seats
- Facilitate the board officer election process
Program/Chapter: Bill Rosenblatt (Chair), Michelle
Duval, Steve
Shipsey.
The Program Committee shall be responsible for developing and recommending
environmental and educational programs to the Board. Additionally, this
committee is responsible for devising and recommending to the Board
improvements in chapter programs and activities for chapters. This committee
shall meet a minimum of four (4) times annually. This committee is responsible
for, but are not limited to:
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Encouraging the formation of new chapters and overseeing the chapter formation
process.
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Evaluating, devising, and recommending to the Board charter procedures.
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Devising and recommending to the Board modification of chapter bylaws, policies
and guidelines.
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Devising and recommending to the board Achievement Recognition policies and
programs for chapters and chapter activists.
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Development and training of chapter leadership.
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Communicating and enforcing Board policy with respect to chapters.
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Facilitating inter-chapter communication.
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Devising and promulgating educational materials for schools to be distributed
through and by chapters.
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Working with the Development on grant proposals.
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Devising programs for environmental education of community leaders,
communities, public agencies, and corporations.
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Participating in the development of Local Coastal Plans (LCPs)
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Administering the Thomas Pratte Memorial Scholarship Fund
Development: Vipe Desai (Chair), CJ Olivares,
Greg Perlot,
Wing Lam, Chris Keys.
The Development Committee shall be responsible for creating programs designed
to bring in funding and resources to the Foundation and to provide overviews
for the Foundation’s grant writers. Additionally, this committee is
responsible for publicizing Surfrider’s efforts, and the fulfillment and
increased growth of membership. This committee must meet a minimum of four (4)
times annually. This committee is responsible for, but not limited to, the
following:
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Fundraising
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Program Development
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Grants
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Product Licensing
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Develop and distribute membership incentive programs.
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Publicity and promotions, including public, corporate sponsors, public and
media relations.
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Newsletter and communications to membership.
Environmental: Michelle Duval (Chair), Megan
Bailiff, Robb
Waterman, Kris Balliet,
David Wilmot.
The Environmental Issues Team shall be responsible for facilitating Chapter's
environmental and legal assistance needs. This committee shall operate and meet
on a "as needed" basis, dependent on the chapters needs. This committee is
responsible for, but not limited to the following:
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Directing chapters to the proper research group to assist in solving an
Environmental or Legal problem.
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Inform the Board on proposed legal challenges
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Refer environmental analysis, research and questions to the Environmental
Issues Team for their review and recommendation to the Board.
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Refer legal questions, analysis, and research to the Legal Issues Team for
their review and recommendation for Board action.
Legal: Kris Balliet (Chair), Steve Shipsey,
Laura Cantral.
The Legal
Issues Team
Committee shall be responsible for facilitating Chapter's
environmental and legal assistance needs. This committee
shall operate and meet on an "as needed" basis,
dependent
on the chapters needs. This committee is responsible for,
but not limited to the following:
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Directing chapters to the proper research group to assist in solving an
Environmental or Legal problem.
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Inform the Board on proposed legal challenges
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Refer environmental analysis, research and questions to the Environmental
Issues Team for their review and recommendation to the Board.
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Review legal questions, analysis, and research and make recommendations for
Board action.
Executive/Finance: CJ Olivares (Chair), Bill
Rosenblatt, Megan
Bailiff, Jeff
Berg, Greg Perlot,
Vipe Desai, Chris
Keys, Jim Moriarty.
The Executive/Finance Committee shall serve as an administrative committee in
interim periods between meetings of the Board of Directors to follow the
directions set by the Board. All transactions of the Executive Committee shall
be reported in full at the next meeting of the Board of Directors and shall be
subject to final approval of the Board. The Board may designate six of its
members to constitute an Executive Committee. If an Executive Committee is
established, the President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and three (3)
Directors who are not officers shall be appointed members. The Executive
Committee traditionally meets on the last Thursday of every month via phone
conference and is chaired by the Vice-Chair of the Board.
International: Robb Waterman (Chair), Chris
Keys, Jeff Berg, Vipe
Desai (at
large: Mark
Spalding).
The International Committee shall be responsible for establishing stronger
international partnerships among established International Affiliates and
future partner organizations to move Surfrider's environmental mission forward
in the international arena. This committee shall be responsible for, but not
limited to the following:
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Enhancing channels of communications between Surfrider and its
International Affiliates and partner organizations.
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Developing a regular international meeting to be held every other year in San
Clemente, California or other location to be agreed among all partner
organizations.
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Advising on the structure and operational mechanisms of Surfrider Foundation
International Affiliates and other partner organizations in order to advance
coastal environmental mission and objectives around the world.
Audit: Kris Balliet (Chair), Vipe Desai, Wing Lam (at-large: Marc Chytilo).
The board shall designate three members to an audit committee that shall be
responsible for 1.) Recommending to the board the retention and termination of
an independent auditor and may negotiate the independent auditor’s
compensation. 2.) Conferring with the auditor to satisfy its members that the
financial affairs of the corporation are in order. 3.) Review and determine
whether to accept the audit. 4.) Assure that any non-audit services performed
by the auditing firm conform with standards for auditor independence and 5.)
Approve performance of non-audit services by the auditing firm.
The Audit Committee may include persons who are not members of the board of
directors but members of the committee shall not influence members of the
staff, including the Executive Director or CFO. The audit committee must be
separate from the finance committee. Members of the finance committee may serve
on the audit committee however the chair of the audit committee may not be a
member of the finance committee and members of the finance committee shall
constitute less than one-half of the membership of the audit committee.
Committee Selection Procedure:
At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board shall
appoint the Committee Chairs, subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors. Each Committee shall include at least one National Board Member. The
Chair of the Committee must be a member of the National Board of Directors. A
staff liaison shall be designated by the Executive Director. The number of
members shall be established by the Board and should include non-Board members.
Committees are required to keep minutes of their meetings and to provide
recommendations to the Board of Directors at their quarterly meetings.
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