Join Kadima's Board of Directors

2-year terms begin every January. 6 seats will open for election. 2 seats remain open. Nominate yourself or another now.

Kadima Board of Directors nominations for 2019 are open

Nominations are now (as of 12/1/2018) open for Kadima’s Board of Directors. Our 2019 board has 12 seats; 8 of those seats are up for election in this cycle. Nominations will remain open through January 14. Elections by email with an in-person option will be held Jan. 16-23, 2019. All members of Kadima are eligible to vote.

Board members:

1. Guide the overall direction of Kadima
2. Lead in organizational planning and goal-setting
3. Lead in fundraising efforts – make a personal contribution (as able), and actively participate in soliciting funds through contributions, grants, events, etc.
4. Establish and serve on committees
5. Approve and oversee compliance with annual budgets
6. Review and approve contracts, except in routine operational matters
   
7. Guide the work of the rabbi/education director

The board meets once a month for 3 hours, and 2-3 times a year for 6-hour strategy meetings. The next strategy meeting is Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Each board member is expected to serve as committee chair or board liaison for a segment of Kadima’s work. Board members can expect to spend an average of 2 hours a week on board duties, in addition to the board meetings. Officers generally spend additional time on their duties.

Board membership takes work, but it’s also rewarding – and we’re a fun group to be with!

If you are potentially interested in running or want to find out more information about the board, we encourage you to contact Board President Jonathan Rosenblum (jonathanR4212@gmail.com) or Board Vice President Sima Kahn (sdkahn@simakahn.com) We welcome your interest!

Our current board includes:

• Terms expire January 2019: Sarah Tuttle, Simone Adler, Kim Berman, Julianna Alson, Steve Hirsh, Lauren Plawner
• Terms expire in January 2020: Doug Brown, Sima Kahn, Jonathan Rosenblum, Mirit Markowitz
• In addition, there are 2 vacant positions for seats that expire in 2020
• Total open seats this cycle: 8

If you would like to make a board nomination (yourself, or somebody else):

Send an email to office@kadima.org with the subject line, “board nomination.” In the email, write “I wish to nominate ___________ to the Kadima Board of Directors.” Nominations must be submitted by 11:59 pm Jan. 14, 2019. Nominees must be current members of Kadima.

To be placed on the ballot, all nominees must submit the following to office@kadima.org by Jan. 14, 2019:

• A short biography of no more than 200 words.
• A picture of the candidate.
• Brief answers (no more than 100 words for each answer) to the following 2 questions:

 

1. What is your vision for Kadima in the next five years, and how can your leadership contribute to this?
   
2. Kadima’s budget is about $200,000. What ideas, initiatives, and energy would you contribute to help the community reach this target?

Candidate biographies, pictures, and answers will be distributed to all voting Kadima members as part of the balloting process.