Directors Roles & Responsibilities

DIRECTORS

Role of Directors on the AIA East Bay Board

The Board of Directors governs and holds fiduciary responsibility for AIA East Bay. The primary means of governance are:

• Understanding the mission and history of the organization.
• Setting policy and providing direction for the organization by establishing a multi-year strategic plan, approval of the annual budget and monitoring financial performance.
• Hiring and overseeing the Executive Director.

Director’s Obligations

Directors serve a two-year term, renewable if reelected. Board Member responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Supporting the financial sustainability of AIA East Bay

• Contributing and/or garnering a minimum of $1000.00 in funding.
• Soliciting personal and professional contacts for financial support.

Performance, Event and Marketing Support

• Attending, planning and participating in key events and activities such as board meetings, semi-annual meetings and sponsored conferences.
• Representing and promoting the organization in his/her own community and to the community at large.

Meeting Attendance and Participation

• Attending a minimum of 11 Board meetings a year. Board meetings are held during regular business hours on a recurring time/day agreed upon by the Board.
• Maintaining and expanding the organization’s current network of relationships.
• Serving on a minimum of one Board committee and actively participating in the planning and execution of a minimum of one project or event a year.

What’s in it for you?

Our highest aspiration is to attract Board members who are both committed to the pursuit of design excellence and promoting the innovative work of the AIA East Bay and its members.

If you join us, you will:

• be inspired by the community and culture built around the AIA East Bay.
• make new connections and friends with other board members, staff, and the extended AIA East Bay family.
• gain valuable board member experience