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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

Wendy Watson-Wright

7 Mile Bay

Member

Meng Zhou

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Oceanography

Member
 Michael Manga

University of California, Berkeley

 Member

Randy Fiser

AGU

Staff Partner; CEO

Janice Lachance

AGU

Staff Partner; Executive Vice President, Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach

Cheryl Enderlein

AGU

Staff Partner; Director, Leadership and Volunteer Services

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.

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Key Initiatives

  • 1
    Participate in orientation of newly elected and appointed Board and Council members and provide feedback for future orientation topics.
  • 2
    Recruit 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.
  • 3
    Provide input in Board and Council self-assessment process, analyze results and make recommendations for improving the performance of the Board and Council.
  • 4
    Promote development of an organizational mindset to identify and cultivate talent.
  • 5
    Develop recommendations for recognizing outstanding volunteer leadership.
  • 6
    Review processes related to governance and leadership and make recommendations for improving existing ones and developing new ones.
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