Serve on CLARB's Leadership Advisory Council

• Orient new LAC members
• Kickoff meeting
• Continue outreach, recruiting
• Nominations close November 30

• New LAC members attend new BOD orientation
• All LAC members attend BOD meeting
• Conduct nominee and reference calls
• Conduct nominee webinar

• Determine nominees to interview
• Conduct nominee interviews
• Complete recommendations for leadership

• Conduct debrief on year's work
• Kick off next year
• Attend BOD leadership needs discussion
• Begin outreach and recruiting for next year
• Attend CLARB Annual Meeting
• Nominations open

Member expectations

• Provide timely, candid, thoughtful perspectives and insights to the chair and to staff
• Ensure that the tasks identified are aligned with the process as identified in the Bylaws 
• Provide input to the Board on the challenges and opportunities in the current process of identifying and producing a slate of candidates for the Leadership Advisory Council and elected and appointed positions

LAC members engage with nominees and references, and the ability to draw strategic information from interviewing is key to the success of the LAC's vetting process.

The work of the LAC may require putting aside biases and presumptions to ensure we recruit the most effective, qualified individuals.

The LAC focuses on the future needs of the organization in order to create a balanced leadership team to help advanced the CLARB 2.0 strategic work.

Structure

• Six of the LAC's seven total members serve three-year terms.
• Two new members are elected by CLARB membership each year.
• The seventh member and chair is CLARB's past president, who serves on the LAC for one year.

Eligibility

• Have current or past service on a board, and
  
• Have actively participated in CLARB.
• Majority of members must be Licensed Landscape Architects or Member Board Staff

"Learning to be a leader is a gift that keeps on giving. The hours of training and leadership coaching I have received have benefited both my professional life and personal life."

Chuck Smith, FASLA
CLARB Past President and LAC Chair

"I’ve not only had the privilege of contributing to the betterment of CLARB and the Landscape Architecture profession, I’ve enhanced my own skills and abilities, challenged my viewpoints, and gained the skill of foresight, not just in relation to the landscape architect profession and regulatory environment, but in relation to my own life and career."  

Julia Manley
LAC Member

"I volunteered because I believe in mentorship, growing the profession, engagement across disciplines, and the importance of giving back to a field that has given our communities so much."

Edward Kinney
Former LAC Member and Current Director-at-Large

Estimated time commitment

• In-person meetings: Up to 5 days/year (not including travel days)*
• Annual Meeting: 3 days
• Virtual meetings: 1-2 hours/month
• Meeting preparations: 20-25 hours/year
  

Documents

• Detailed list of responsibilities (PDF)
• CLARB 2.0 strategic framework
• Key initiatives
• Bylaws (PDF)

Travel

Volunteer travel expenses are funded by CLARB, including:

• Airfare
• Ground transportation and parking
• Lodging
• Meals

FY 2025

October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025

FY 2026

October 1, 2025-September 30, 2026

FY 2027

October 1, 2026-September 30, 2027