
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Committee members
Name |
Institution |
Committee Role |
Robin Bell |
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
Committee chair; AGU Past President |
Regupathi Angappan |
Johns Hopkins University |
Member |
Aisling Dolan |
University of Leeds | Member |
Luis A. Gonzalez |
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals |
Member |
Peter Griffith |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
Member |
Eileen Hofmann |
Old Dominion University |
Member |
Elizabeth Johnson |
Chevron Corporation |
Member |
Michael Manga |
University of California, Berkeley |
Member |
Meng Zhou |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Oceanography |
Member |
Wendy Watson-Wright |
7 Mile Bay |
Member |
Janice Lachance |
AGU |
Interim Executive Director/CEO |
AGU |
Staff Partner; Vice President, Leadership and Governance |
Committee charge
The Leadership Development/Governance Committee is charged with facilitating the nomination process for selecting candidates for election to the AGU Board and any at-large elected Council positions and helping orient them to their new roles and responsibilities. The committee promotes the development of an organizational mindset of identifying leadership skills and interests and work with the Council, committees, and sections to identify potential leaders for the future. Committee members discuss how to increase volunteer engagement and satisfaction and should be knowledgeable about good governance practices.

Key Initiatives
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1Participate in orientation of newly elected and appointed Board and Council members and provide feedback for future orientation topics.
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2Recruit a diverse and balanced slate of qualified candidates for the Board and at-large Council positions and encourage sections to do the same for their open positions.
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3Provide input in Board and Council self-assessment process, analyze results and make recommendations for improving the performance of the Board and Council.
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4Promote development of an organizational mindset to identify and cultivate talent.
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5Develop recommendations for recognizing outstanding volunteer leadership.
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6Review processes related to governance and leadership and make recommendations for improving existing ones and developing new ones.
