Call for Nominations: ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation Accepting Candidates for Board of Directors
Call for Nominations: ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation Accepting Candidates for Board of Directors
September 1, 2021 Suzanne Seldes
FORT PIERCE, FL— The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ River State ¹û¶³´«Ã½ (¹û¶³´«Ã½) Foundation—a Florida not-for-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively to receive, hold, invest and administer property and make expenditures to or for the benefit of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ River State ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€”is seeking applicants for its Board of Directors. Representatives are being sought from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ River County (2), Martin County (2) and St. Lucie County (1), as well as for an at-large position.
"We seek participation from throughout our service area to build on the success and strength of our Foundation Board of Directors while expanding its breadth and depth," said Michael Hageloh, Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement. "We invite all who share our vision of making access to education ubiquitous to apply and help ¹û¶³´«Ã½ achieve our goal of meeting 100 percent of qualified need."
Since 1965, the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ River State ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation has enhanced access and quality of education for ¹û¶³´«Ã½ students by providing student scholarships, supporting instructional programs, supplying technology grants, and raising money for new and improved facilities. The Foundation attracts and manages private contributions from individuals, organizations, businesses, and private foundations to support ¹û¶³´«Ã½'s mission. It is a private non-profit entity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and by the State of Florida as a direct-support organization for the benefit of ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
The Foundation is a direct support organization (DSO) managed by a voluntary Board of Directors comprised of business and civic leaders representing the four counties in the ¹û¶³´«Ã½'s service district: ¹û¶³´«Ã½ River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie. Foundation directors receive no compensation for their services on the board. Board membership shall reflect diversity in geography and donor representation and bring the expertise, business skills, visibility and vision needed to govern the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation.
Those interested in serving on the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation board should send a letter of interest, a résumé and professional references with email addresses and telephone numbers to Susan O'Brien, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation, 3209 Virginia Avenue Room A-134, Fort Pierce, Florida, 34981 or by email at sobrien@irsc.edu.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ River State ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is an equal opportunity/equal access educational institution.