Mt. Sopris Historical Society

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Board of Directors

Toni Cerise  (President,) Greg Forbes (Vice President) Molly Irwin (Secretary,) Jeri Alberts (Treasurer,) Lew Ron Thompson, Darrell Munsell, Carol Klein,  Skip Bell, Cameron Wiggin, Marge Palmer, Jeannie Perry, Charlotte Graham, Kip Hubbard, Adriana Perez

 Executive Director: Linda Romero Criswell

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The Mt. Sopris Board of Directors directs the ever-growing responsibilities of the organization.  Members are elected for one-year terms at the annual meeting held in the Spring of each year.
 
Board Responsibilities
Mt. Sopris Historical Society

The Mt. Sopris Historical Society Board of Directors is the governing body of the non-profit organization. It has many responsibilities,  including the following:

Meetings
Attend monthly meeting, (Maximum number of permitted absences in one year: 3.)  Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month.
Chair or serve on one or two committees and make periodic committee reports to board

Conflict of Interest
Board
members will reveal conflict of interest issues and abstain from voting on issues where such conflict exists. In case of a disagreement about whether or not conflict exists, a vote of the remainder of the board will be upheld.

General Responsibilities
1. Setting the policy for the organization. This is done by:
    •    Creating or updating the mission and vision statements.    
   •    Determining the organization’s programs and services.
    •    Approving the strategic plan.
2. Monitoring the organization’s operations:
    •    Hiring and periodically evaluating the organization’s executive director.
    •    Working with and providing support to the executive.
    •    Approving the annual budget, annual report, etc.
    •    Approving major contracts and grants.
    •    Soliciting and reviewing program evaluations.
    •    Troubleshooting as necessary.
3. Serving as a public figure for the organization
    •    Fundraising, by directly donating to the non-profit and soliciting donations from others.
    •    Advocating for the organization.
4. Fufilling other board responsibiltiies as described in By-Laws.

 

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mtsoprishistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
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Box 2 - Carbondale, CO 81623