Looking for New Directors!

Dear Michigan Lean Consortium Members,

We are excited to announce the kickoff of the MLC Board of Director nomination process for 2024, taking place from August 13th through September 13th.

The MLC Board of Directors is a working board that has a lot of fun using Lean concepts in an administrative setting. The positions are not compensated. Board members must be willing and able to commit to the following minimum requirements:

A member of MLC in good standing
Attend 100% of Board Meetings (to the best of their ability):
Annual Conference/State of the Business meeting (in-person required)
Quarterly F2F (hybrid; future TBD)
Monthly board meetings (virtual)
Volunteer at no less than two events per year, including one in-person event.
Evidence of Lean practitioner experience (i.e., Certification)
Current resume
Written endorsement from immediate supervisor
One letter of recommendation (outside of your supervisor)
Time commitment (minimum 5 hours weekly)

Please include in your submission the following documents:

Evidence of Lean practitioner experience (i.e., Certification)
Current resume
Written endorsement from immediate supervisor
One letter of recommendation (outside of your supervisor)

Please submit your interest to the Michigan Lean Consortium's Board of Directors Chair, Holly Plaga.

The Election Committee will review submissions after the close date and interviews conducted to develop a final slate of candidates for the membership vote. All candidates will be contacted with feedback.

Membership voting will be conducted in November and newly elected board members will be announced to the membership early in December.

If you have any questions about the election process or about serving on the board, please do not hesitate to contact Melissa Sherman or Bob Sturza.

Thank you for considering further service to the Michigan Lean Consortium.

Sincerely,
The MLC Elections Team