Governance and Nominating Committee

Group Type: 
Committee

The Governance and Nominating Committee guides the annual process of preparing a slate of candidates for the Board of Directors at their spring meeting and advises on board governance including the board evaluation and organizational bylaws. The Committee is established in the Bylaws as a standing Committee of the Corporation with a purely advisory function. 

Committee Responsibilities:  

  • Conducts the annual board nominations process, including interviews with nominees and second term board candidates. 

  • Presents a final slate of candidates for a vote of the membership at the Annual Meeting 

  • Advises on board governance including the annual board evaluation  

  • Makes recommendations to the board and membership for updates to governing documents, such as By-laws 

Committee membership: 

All committee members must be a current or former PNY board member. At least three members of this Committee must be current Board members.  

Meeting Schedule:  

The Governance and Nominating Committee meets at least three times per year between September and April, and more often as needed. All committee members must attend meetings in order to preserve the integrity of the candidate vetting process.  In addition, committee members are expected to attend at least one candidate interview.  

For more information, please contact Amy Chen, Senior Manager and Board Secretary, at achen@philanthropynewyork.org