Communications Advisory Board nominations due Aug. 2

The advisory board to ANR Communication Services is seeking to fill positions. Nominations for Communications Advisory Board membership can include, but are not limited to, specialists, advisors, program representatives, academic coordinators and faculty affiliated with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Nominations are due by Friday, Aug. 2.

The board provides advice and support to Bob Sams, director of Communications Services and Information Technology, on ANR program connection, resource allocation prioritization, major policy issues, budget and long-range planning. It also provides oversight of the peer-review process for ANR educational materials.

Board members are appointed by the ANR associate director of Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station to serve three-year, rotating terms. The board meets on a quarterly basis. The new appointments begin in November. Existing board members whose terms are ending may re-apply.

You may nominate yourself or someone else. Send nominations, along with the addresses of the candidates, to Communications Advisory Board chair Joe Connell at jhconnell@ucanr.edu. If nominating yourself, please submit a curriculum vitae and the completed online application http://ucanr.org/cabapplication to Connell.

Current members of the Communications Advisory Board: are listed at http://anrcs.ucanr.edu/Communications_Advisory_Board.

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