Election Information: Regional Director positions are filled every three years. Any Level 1 Partnership Member can serve up to two, 3-year terms. Regular Regional elections occur at the end of a Regional Director’s term.  Special Regional elections occur when a Regional Director resigns or is removed prior to completion of their term. 

Candidate Information:

Lisa Mantarro Moore

BOARD OPPORTUNITY: Every year, our Members participate in the important process of electing leaders to serve a three-year term on our governing Board of Directors. This is a pivotal time for our Board, as we work with Staff to build a DV community that truly represents all voices, and transform our statewide system in response to the evolving needs of survivors, families and communities.

Our Board plays an important governance role acting as the formal representative of the public in setting strategic direction, ensuring adequate resources to support the mission, monitoring impact and dutifully executing its’ fiduciary responsibilities. As leaders, Board members also support the organization by contributing their time, talent and wisdom as ambassadors who represent the organization in the community raising funds and our public profile.

We need your help finding strong leaders who are committed to the Partnership’s mission. We are particularly in need of individuals who possess a combination of these qualifications, and demonstrate any of the following leadership traits:

• Well-informed about the Partnership’s mission, strategies and priorities
• Leadership experience in business, philanthropy, legal, government or nonprofit sector
• Understanding of the varied domestic violence issues across California, and willingness to act in service of these statewide interests
• Professional skills in finance, fundraising, government affairs, human resources management, marketing and public relations
• Ability to raise funds on behalf of the Partnership, and willingness to solicit personal and professional networks in support of annual revenue goals
• Representative of California’s rich diversity, and ability to bring underrepresented voices into the center of our work
• Network-weaver capable of fostering a positive image of the Partnership by cultivating relationships with business leaders, policy-makers, media outlets, philanthropists and the broader community
• Willingness to embrace discomfort, hear disparate viewpoints, and take informed and inspirational risks to advance the Partnership’s strategic priorities
• Active participant in Regional networks, policy committees, peer learning circles and other components of our Membership community
• Capable of devoting time necessary to perform Board governance and support responsibilities (approximately 6-12 hours per month)
• Knowledge or experience related to social justice allied work or vision outside of the domestic violence or intimate partner violence field
• Knowledge or experience related to Culture Change Corporations
• Knowledge or experience in integrating social justice in previous work
• Knowledge or experience related to strategic communications

Key dates:

• 12/20/23– Polls open, ballots and voter guide are distributed to all Designated Voters. 
• 1/12/24– Polls close at 1 PM. 
• 01/17/24– Results announced to Region and Board. Results announced to full Membership in next eNews. 

Thank you for your participation in this very important process. Sharing our leadership and expertise across this big state truly make us all stronger!

Sincerely,

The Partnership Board Elections Committee: 

Amanda Jancu, Chelcee Thomas, Geoffrea Morris, karen kaur, Makayla Chacon