Subject: Nominating Committee
From: "Skip Lockwood" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jonathan Schwartz" <[email-masked]>, "Robin Sparrow" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Sanford Siegel" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Nancy Cromwell" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:47:53 -0400

Members of the Nominating Committee,

Thanks again for your attendance and participation in the annual meeting
last Friday.  As you are all aware we have two vacant slots to fill on our
Board roster.   One of those spots is for the Chairman of the Board.
Jonathan Schwartz has graciously agreed to take the COB position for 90 days
so the clock is ticking.  Jonathan would like the committee to meet some
time this week or Monday or Tuesday of next week to briefly discuss strategy
for moving forward expeditiously.   For purposes of orientation, I have
included a brief memo I put together earlier this year for Kimberly Clark
regarding membership.

The Board of Directors of ZERO  The Project to End Prostate Cancer (ZERO)
is charged with achieving the organization¹s mission of ³zero prostate
cancer² through strategic direction and oversight of ZERO¹s management.
 
The Board consists of 13 members who need not be residents of the District
of Columbia.  All new members are elected by an affirmative vote of a
majority of Board members.  There are no term limits. There is also an
honorary Medical Advisory Board for medical professionals but it is
unrelated to the full Board.
 
Each member is expected to participate in at least three meetings a year..
Board by-laws stipulate that the annual meeting should occur on the first
Tuesday in June at ZERO¹s offices unless otherwise stipulated by consensus
of the Board.  In 2011, members will be expected to participate in a minimum
of three meetings a year, with two of those meetings being face-to-face in a
location to be determined by the Board.  All other meetings, as deemed
necessary, will occur telephonically. In general telephonic meetings last 60
to 90 minutes, while in-person meetings may last two hours or more.
 
Each member will participate on at least one Board committee. The current
committee structure includes the following:  executive committee, finance
committee, audit committee, and nominating committee.  The Board may elect
to add committees as it deems them necessary.   The Board will try to assign
members to committees that are of interest to them and commensurate with
their expertise. 
 
Membership to the Board of Directors is extended to those individuals who
show extraordinary support for ZERO¹s mission.   Prospective members may
possess and wish to share business and fundraising acumen, strategic
leadership, innovative program capacities, and/or unique perspectives on the
opportunities and obstacles facing the organization as it seeks to fulfill
its mission.   Each member is expected to use his or her talents to help the
organization rapidly, efficiently, effectively, and ethically attain the
goals decided on by the Board.  Board members are not remunerated for their
service.

Here is a list of strategic assets that Jamie and I put together:

 Skill Sets Needed 
 African American  
 Women  
 Business Acumen  
 Gravitas  
 Network Capable  
 Give or Get Finance
 Connected to PCA  
 Passion  
 Political savvy
Political Networks

Please let me know of your availability as soon as possible.

Talk soon.

--Skip

Skip Lockwood
CEO
ZERO -- The Project to End Prostate Cancer
10 G St., NE
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20002
202-463-9455 (main)
202-463-9456 (fax)

Virginia Office:
515 King St.
Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22304

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