Serve on CLARB's Board of Directors

The CLARB Board of Directors is a diverse group of leaders responsible for setting organizational direction, allocating adequate resources to achieve its goals and ensuring that sufficient progress is being made. They exercise fiduciary responsibility of the organization’s resources and establish strategy and policy.

Board members are expected to:

  • Set direction through strategic priorities and governance policies
  • Ensure resources through thoughtful planning
  • Provide oversight in performance monitoring and authority
  • Develop relationships with Board Members and volunteers
  • Champion CLARB through external relationships
  • Come prepared for service and actively participate in all meetings related to elected/appointed position

Positions  |  Values  Resources  Get involved

Nominations open

through November 30, 2023


Complete the candidate interest form to nominate yourself or someone else
to serve on CLARB's Board of Directors.

Terms begin October 1, 2024.


Positions

Directors (6-8)

  • Participates in governance duties as described above.
  • Responsible for communicating the Board’s decisions to the membership.
  • Gains understanding of key Board processes and governance communications.

Term: 2 Years

Eligibility: No restrictions

Time Commitment:

  • All-day meetings*: 11 days/year
  • Virtual meetings: 10 hours/year
  • Meeting preparations: 20 hours/year

Treasurer

  • Participates in governance duties as described above.
  • Serves as a member of the organization’s Executive Committee.
  • Chairs the Audit and Finance Committee.
  • Gains understanding of key Board processes and governance communications.

Term: 2 Years

Eligibility: No restrictions

Time Commitment:

  • All-day meetings*: 15 days/year
  • Virtual meetings: 15-20 hours/year
  • Meeting preparations: 30 hours/year


President

  • Participates in governance duties as described above.
  • Serves as a member of the organization’s Executive Committee and Audit and Finance Committee
  • Past President chairs the Leadership Advisory Council.
  • Establishes and maintains key external relationships and understands roles and opportunities for collaboration.

Term: 3-Year Commitment
(automatic succession to President, then Past President)

Eligibility: Must be a licensed landscape architect

Time Commitment: Varies for President-Elect, President and Past President. See the detailed list of responsibilities (PDF) for details.


Values

CLARB seeks Board candidates who exhibit leadership competencies aligned with the organization's values:

Board of Directors
  • Lead with Vision: Planning for the future with creativity, wisdom, and foresight.
  • Act with Integrity: Operating with transparency and in alignment with our values and principles.
  • Demonstrate Thought Leadership: Building trust and influence within our community.
  • Aspire to Excellence: Striving for continuous improvement through learning, growth, and development.
  • Foster Inclusive Community: Cultivating meaningful connections among our stakeholders.
  • Engage as Stewards: Managing the organization’s resources and mission with care and respect.
  • Design Collaboratively: Engaging stakeholders and partners to develop and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

Kinney

"I volunteered because it was an opportunity to better understand and influence how landscape architecture can improve our communities."

Edward Kinney
2023 Director-at-Large

Fleury

"Being on the Board, you have a chance to impact the future of licensure."

Allison Fleury
2023 Director-at-Large

Pearson

"I started volunteering to give back to the profession, but I feel like I've gotten out of it more than I ever thought possible."

Dean Pearson
Former Director-at-Large


Future leadership perspectives

The Board has identified these perspectives as future leadership needs of the organization. We encourage candidates with the following perspectives to get involved:

    • Influencer: a natural advocate who communicates the CLARB story, promotes CLARB and makes connection to the CLARB 2.0 story.
    • Future-focused: brings perspectives that help advance CLARB 2.0, our strategic framework that outlines the environment, impact and outcomes that CLARB expects in the next five years.

      Leadership competencies


      Resources for prospective Board Members

      Investing in leadership

      We believe that investing in our volunteer leadership is one of the best ways to ensure the future success of our organization. Strong leadership empowers CLARB's vision, mission and values. CLARB is committed to providing volunteers with the resources and support they need to be successful, so we offer a robust leadership development program.

      Travel

      Volunteer travel expenses are funded by CLARB, including:

      • Airfare
      • Ground transportation and parking
      • Lodging
      • Meals

      Tentative Board and Annual Meeting schedule

      In addition to the dates below, the Board meets (virtually) quarterly for 1-hour financial meetings.

      FY 2025

      October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025

      Meeting dateLocation

      December 12-14, 2024

      TBD

      March 6-7, 2025

      Virtual

      June 6-7, 2025

      TBD

      September 16-20, 2025

      TBD (Region 2)


      FY 2026 

      October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026

      Meeting dateLocation

      December 11-13, 2025

      TBD

      March 5-6, 2026

      Virtual

      June 5-6, 2026

      TBD

      September 15-19, 2026

      TBD (Region 3)


      * While schedules change from year to year, a typical year includes three in-person Board meetings and one virtual meeting. Estimates do not include travel time for in-person meetings.

      ** Dates and locations are not yet final but will be provided at the start of each fiscal year.


      Elections timeline

      Call for nominations:  September-November

      Committee review:  December-April

      Board approval of election candidates and appointments: May

      Slate of candidates, biographies and ballots released. Elections begin: June

      Elections end. Candidates announced: August-September

      Terms begin for newly-elected and appointed leadership: October

      Annual Meeting

      Get involved

      Nominations open

      through November 30, 2023


      Complete the candidate interest form to nominate yourself or someone else
      to serve on CLARB's Board of Directors.

      Terms begin October 1, 2024.


      If you have questions about joining CLARB's Board of Directors, please contact:

      Andrea Elkin
      PMO Manager
      aelkin@clarb.org 
      571-432-0332 x128
      703-949-9470 (direct)