Join the SBM Board of Directors - Help build a sustainable Manitoba FOR ALL Submit a bio before May 1st AGM May 29th 4:30

Pursuant to the Organizational Bylaws, this Call for Nominations for the 2024 Board Elections is being issued.

Nominations will be open until 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 1st 2025.

The Election will be held electronically with the outcome announced at the Annual General Meeting on May 29th and will be voted in by the membership. More details on the Annual General Meeting to come.
The time commitment for being a Director is between 4-7 hours/month, and includes attending:

  • Monthly Board Meetings
    • The Board typically meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 4:30 PM, from September to June.
    • Meetings are under 2 hours in length.
    • Some decisions are made via email or voting between meetings.
  • Monthly Committee Meetings
    • SBM has 5 active and 1 dormant committees that any member may be a part of.
    • Directors are required to sit on at least one committee at minimum, and each committee must be chaired or co-chaired by a Director.
    • Each meeting is about an hour, and is usually held virtually.

The SBM committees consist of:

  • Marketing – helps to promote not only SBM, but sustainable building practices in Manitoba more generally,
  • Programming – sets the topics and speakers for SBM’s Lunch and Learns, buildings tours and other events,
  • Training – supporting sustainable building training development in Manitoba, with a special focus on being a repository of all the training across the province,
  • Advocacy – working to lobby and campaign for necessary actions from government and corporations for Manitoba to be sustainably built,
  • Partnerships – help to identify sponsors and to build relationships with others in the sector to strengthen our collective ability to build sustainably, and
  • Events – help with the logistics of our events geared to build community and forge connections.

In general, each Director is responsible for:

  • helping to achieve the vision, mission, values and implementation of the strategic plan to meet SBM’s objectives and represent the organization accordingly,
  • attending meetings and notify when unable to attend,
  • actively participating in the decision-making and work of the Board at and between meetings,
  • sharing relevant information for dissemination to broader community and to help inform decisions,
  • supporting membership recruitment,
  • sitting on or chairing SBM committees,
  • securing a minimum of one sponsor for the organization,
  • devoting sufficient time to complete duties, and
  • helping to ensure SBM is operating as outlined in organizational by-laws.

All directors must be SBM Members in good standing, and terms are for two years. Directors can serve consecutive terms.
There are 9 director positions available, so if you are interested please submit a nomination.

Nominations must be submitted by EMAIL (SBMelections@gmail.com) by 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 1st 2025.

Please submit:

  • a statement about why you want to be on the board, and
  • a 150 word bio and a link to your LinkedIn if you have it.

Some things to consider covering in your bio include:

  • your education,
  • current or most recent job title and company,
  • area of expertise,
  • favourite sustainable building project,
  • and why you want to join the board.

Thank you,
Rob Altemeyer
Election Officer