Environmental Education of New Mexico’s (EENM) Board of Directors are the organization’s links to the local, state and regional environmental and education communities. The Board’s purpose is to establish policies, procedures and regulations for the governance of EENM; to raise funds to finance the organization and its programs; and to monitor the organization’s performance.
In an effort to build a stronger Board of Directors that brings a diverse variety of skills, perspective, and experiences, EENM’s Board of Directors uses a matrix to better understand the gaps in our Board composition.
Here is a brief overview of the process used by EENM’s Board of Directors:
1. Establish a Nominations Committee per bylaws.
2. Assess current Board of Directors for characteristics and talents. Each Board member inputs their information into the existing matrix and then the priority needs will be highlighted and discussed. This matrix should be reviewed on a regular basis so changes are made as needed.
3. Identify potential Board member candidates (as suggested by Board and EENM members). This is confidential. Basic information about each candidate is critical at this point.
4. Recruit/cultivate and invite nominees to apply who meet identified needs of organization as determined in step two above. Evaluate potential candidates using the EENM-board-job-description-and-nomination-form_2021.
5. Once new Board members are elected/appointed, orient new board members-connect to one experienced board member and provide orientation packet including board roster, bylaws, mission statement, goals and objectives etc.
6. Involve new members-call/email when they miss a meeting to provide update, assign to committee.