May 9, 2023
Are you interested in getting involved?
Urban Greens is seeking new board candidates to nominate for election at this year’s annual owner meeting on August 9th from 6:30-7:30pm! Joining the board is a great way to be part of the leadership team that helps guide Urban Greens forward, and ensure we are striving to grow and maintain the store we envision!
Urban Greens welcomes individuals with the willingness and ability to commit time, and a diversity of experiences, perspectives, information, connections, and skills. We seek to develop a Board of Directors that reflects this and that represents the diverse communities the co-op strives to serve, and that has a strategic combination of knowledge, expertise, and competencies to enable the Board to carry out its governing functions. (Meet the current board members here!)
Included below are areas of experience, knowledge, skills, and expertise that we’ve identified as priorities in considering potential candidates.
Also included below are additional documents containing information about the candidate nomination process and expectations for board members.
If you’d like to apply to become a board member, you can email ugcouncil@urbangreens.com for more information, or click this link to the application. Please submit applications by June 19, 2023.
Board member application documents:
Board priorities:
Below are some of the specific areas of expertise (skill sets, experience) as well as the general competencies/capacities that the Urban Greens Board has identified as current priorities. Candidates are not expected to have all of these skills or experiences, and we encourage anyone who feels passionate about our work and believes they have the skills to contribute to apply!
We look forward to meeting you!

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