Join the AAEE Board of Directors
Share your unique skills and expertise while working with other dedicated Arizona environmental educators as together we fulfill the mission and vision of AAEE.
Criteria & Requirements to Become an AAEE Board Member Nominee
- Serve a three-year term
- Ability and willingness to commit the needed time
- Attend three quarters of all scheduled meetings and retreats (quarterly meetings; two in Phoenix; one in Tucson; one in Flagstaff—generally all meetings are on the weekends)
- Meaningful engagement on the board and sub-committee(s). Must contribute to committee work by being active on at least one committee
- Meet one-on-one with a member of the current AAEE Executive Team prior to new Board of Director elections
- Knowledgeable about or interested in environmental education opportunities and resources statewide and willing to support the mission and goals of the organization
- Initiate partnership relationships which include fundraising opportunities and keep other groups apprised of AAEE activities and news
- Possess skills and previous experience in board or committee membership (collaboration, teamwork, governance, individual responsibility, meeting management and meaningful participation)
- Ability to act independently from a specific political or personal agenda
AAEE Board Membership Application
Next Steps After Submitting Your Application to Join the AAEE Board of Directors
- Once the Executive Committee has reviewed your application, a member of the current AAEE Executive Team will contact you via email or phone to set up your one-on-one meeting, which will be held either in-person or by phone prior to new AAEE Board Member elections in December.
- Elections for new AAEE Board Members are conducted in December each calendar year and new terms will begin in January of the next calendar year.
- Our Annual AAEE Board of Directors Retreat is generally held Friday evening through Sunday afternoon during either the third or fourth weekend of the January at Camp Tontozona, AZ each year to welcome all new AAEE Board Members and to provide an orientation. Our Annual AAEE Board of Directors Retreat is considered one of our required annual AAEE Board of Directors meetings, and it is highly recommended that all new AAEE Board Members participate.
