Call for Food Council Candidates

 

The Montgomery County Food Council is seeking new members!

 

Apply to be a Montgomery County Food Council Member

The application cycle to recruit new 2016-18 Food Council members is now open to candidates who meet the following criteria:

• Committed to improving the Montgomery County food system.
• Live, work, or have a strong interest/investment in Montgomery County.
• Expertise in one or more local food-related issues such as agriculture, food security and access, nutrition, food business and industrial practices, food education and research, land use and urban food production and distribution.
• Represent of one of the five food system sectors (production, processing, distribution, consumption, waste management) and one of the following “working communities”:
  
  • Business Community
  • Local Governance
  • Community Organizations and Citizens
  • Health and Educational Organizations
  • Rural and Regional Organizations
• Capacity to bring specific food system relationships and resources to the effort, as well as potential to represent diverse sectors of the local food system and/or the community at large.

Food Council Member Responsibilities:

• Develop collaborative solutions to community problems and be open to diverse ideas and opinions.
• Actively participate in at least one working group (Food Access, Food Economy, Food Literacy, Food Recovery, or Environmental Impact) or committee (Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, or Steering) of the Food Council.
• Attend the annual full-day Food Council Retreat in February.
• Commit to a two-year term requiring attendance at 75% of all Food Council Meetings, including quarterly public meetings, bi-monthly Internal Council meetings, and monthly or bi-monthly Working Group meetings.

To Apply:

Individuals interested in applying to serve as a Food Council Member beginning in January 2016 should submit the following to Heather Bruskin, Food Council Manager at mocofoodcouncil@gmail.com by Friday, October 16, 2015:

• a resume or C.V.
• a personal statement explaining your interest in serving as a Food Council Member