2025 Call for BQLT Board Candidates!
The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust is seeking candidates to serve as members of the BQLT Board of Directors for a 2-year term starting May 2025. Board members enjoy the opportunity to connect with and support the 37 gardens in BQLT’s network, and creatively collaborate with fellow community leaders to ensure these public spaces are protected in perpetuity.
The BQLT Nominations Committee is seeking candidates with experience and specific skills such as: event planning; accounting; finance or banking; social media and marketing; property management; community organizing; environmental science; property law; and/or fundraising and grant-writing. These would all be valuable assets for the BQLT Board. Board members are asked to volunteer at least 15 hours per month, which includes monthly Board and Committee meetings (remote and hybrid meeting options).
Board Elections take place at the BQLT Annual Membership Meeting on Sat. April 5th 2025 10am-12noon at a Brooklyn venue. Candidates are asked to give a brief presentation to the General BQLT Garden Membership.
>As a member gardener or as a resource member [not affiliated with a BQLT garden], you may nominate yourself by completing and submitting the attached application with a resume by Monday March 3rd, 2025 by 5pm EST.
Check out our current Staff and Board members on “Our Team” on the BQLT website here. Feel free reach out to the Nominations Committee Co-chairs for more info via email at: BQLTNominations@bqlt.org
Sincerely,
The BQLT Nominations Committee
Co-chair Anne Schoeneborn, Princess Benn, Hazel Hurley, Paul Jackson, and Kim Wyche representing Member Gardeners; and current BQLT Board Members: Ashley Cruce (Co-chair), Gabby Chinea, and Curtis Flowers representing the BQLT Board.
Applications with a resume must be submitted via email to the BQLT Nominations
Committee at BQLTNominations@bqlt.org by March 3rd 2025 no later than 5pm for review.
NOTE: BQLT Bylaws DO NOT allow Nominations from the floor for election at the BQLT Annual Membership Meeting.
