Officer Elections

Officer Nominations Due September 18

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Officer Nominations Due September 18 -

The coalition is our annual election and is seeking candidates to fill open positions on the steering committee for the next term (2026-2028).  Please review the information below for details

Your participation and involvement are critical to the oversight and success of DEUFFC.

Election Process

  • Nominating

    A call for nominations will be sent to the membership via our e-newsletter. Those interested then have until September 18th to submit their nomination. Submit you nominations here!

  • Voting

    All nominations will be reviewed before being place on a ballot to be emailed to our membership on October 27th. Voting deadline is October 31st.

  • Sharing Results

    Final elected position will be announced in a special edition of our newsletter in early November.

Open Officer Position Details

    • Participate in quarterly DEUFFC meetings.

    • Participate in regularly scheduled Steering Committee meetings.

    • Be involved in one of the DEUFFC committees.

    • Help implement recent strategic planning decisions for the Coalition.

    • Represent the DEUFFC to the public, government officials, and other organizations.

    • Support the mission, vision, and goals of DEUFFC.

    • Serve in secondary capacity supporting the Chair of the coalition relative to decision making and oversight of the Steering Committee and General Membership Meetings

    • Executive oversight defaults to Vice -Chair in the absence of the Chair

    • Assume the role of Governance Committee Chair

    • Ensures policies and operational procedures are followed

    • Preparation/reminders of meetings to the Steering Committee

    • Responsible for tracking meeting minutes and documentation relative to operations and engagement

    • Dissemination of information to Steering Committee via G-Drive and email

    • Financial Governance including creating budgets, grant solicitation and management, fundraising, and banking

    • Collection, recording, and general oversight of fees and monetary exchange

    • Create and provide reports to the Steering Committee

    • Assist other officers and committees with tasks and projects, on an as needed based, based on priority needs

    • Temporarily assume partial responsibilities of another officer’s position in the event of an unforeseen departure

    • Learn the workings of the DEUFFC Steering Committee and gain exposure to it’s many efforts

    • Responsible for connecting new and existing community gardens to a variety of resources to support and sustain garden activities.

    • Uphold subcommittee by-laws and create annual goals and activities

    • Lead subcommittee meetings and activities and report minutes to Steering Committee