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US Servas Board Member
Education: Occupation: NGO Experience: I currently serve as an interim member on the US Servas Board of Directors. I have worked with a wide variety of boards both as a board member and as a staff person. All of the food co-ops I have worked with have extensive governance and policy procedures that I had key roles in following and implementing.
| Skills: As I mentioned in 13 my experience has well prepared me to serve in most of the branches of Servas. I have worked extensively with financial statements such as balance sheets, income statements, and budgets with both businesses and non-profits. I have appreciated my time as a volunteer for Servas as an interviewer. I especially enjoy getting to meet the usually very interesting people that want to be travelers with Servas. I have been the chair of a variety of boards including our local Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development organization. Currently I lead the finance committee of a non-profit board I sit on. | Ideas: I do not have a specific idea, but I think one of the key challenges is to attract young and non-typical travelers. For example, we have very few hosts or travelers in Iowa. A quick scan of membership in the US reveals this is typical for conservative states like Iowa. Expanding membership in these areas may be very difficult but is a real opportunity for peace building through cultural exchange via traveling. A steps to accomplish this include:
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Harlan, Iowa