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What are the
qualifications of the Children's Chance board
membership?
A least 33% of the Board of Directors must be a
parent, survivor, sibling or other caregiver who
has experienced interaction with a child
diagnosed with pediatric cancer.
Children's Chance also seeks interested
community members to apply for board membership.
How do I become a member
of Children's Chance board?
To be considered for board membership of the
Children's Chance Board of Directors you must
complete and submit a board member application
to Children's Chance. The candidate must believe
in the purpose and mission of Children's Chance.
Candidates are notified in writing whether they
are extended or not extended membership to the
board. To receive an application, please
contact
Children's Chance.
When does Children's
Chance meet?
Children's Chance Board of Directors meets every
month on the third Tuesday in Columbia.
Those members that live outside of Columbia can
travel to the meeting or a teleconference call
can be arranged at no expense to the member.
Dates
of Meetings for 2009:
Board
Members
The following is a
current listing of the Children's
Chance Board of Directors.
To learn more about each
member go to Meet our
Board Member
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Scott Graves,
Chairperson
- community member |
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Susan Barber, Vice
Chairperson -
parent of a child lost to cancer |
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Linda Schermerhorn,
Treasurer -
parent of a childhood cancer survivor |
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Judith Barnes,
Secretary -
community member |
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Bill Tindall
- community member |
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John Moore
- community member |
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Angela Darby -
parent of childhood cancer survivor |
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Tammy Hicks -
community member |
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Rick Bell -
parent of a childhood cancer survivor |
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Lindsey Dupree -
community member |
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Cristy Marshall -
community member |
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Lester Park -
community member |
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Jackie Shuler -
community member |
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Annie Tapp -
community member |
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Tabitha Rorie -
parent of a child lost to cancer |
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John DeLoache -
community member |
Board
of Directors Code of Ethics
As a member of the
board I will:
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Listen carefully to my
teammates, and the SC families facing
pediatric cancer.
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Respect the opinions of
my fellow board members.
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Respect and support the
majority decisions of the board.
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Recognize that all
authority is vested in the board when it
meets in legal session and not in individual
board members.
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Keep well-informed of
developments that are relevant to issues
that may come before the board.
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Participate actively in
board meetings and actions.
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Call to the attention of
the board any issues I believe will have an
adverse effect on the agency or SC families
facing pediatric cancer.
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Attempt to interpret the
needs of SC families facing pediatric cancer
to the agency and the action of the agency
to the families Children’s Chance serve.
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Refer families or staff
complaints to the proper level on the chain
of command.
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Recognize that the board
member's job is to ensure that the agency is
well managed, not to manage the agency.
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Vote to hire the best
possible person to manage the agency.
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Consider myself a
"trustee" of the agency and do my best to
ensure that the agency is well maintained,
financially secure, growing, and always
operating on the best interests of SC
families facing pediatric cancer.
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Always work to learn more
about the board member's job and how to do
the job better.
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Declare any conflicts of
interest between my personal life and my
position on the agency board, and avoid
voting on issues that appear to be a
conflict of interest.
As a member of the
board I will not:
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1. Be
critical, in or outside of the board
meeting, of fellow board members or their
opinions.
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Use the agency or any
part of the organization for my personal
advantage or the personal advantage of my
friends or relatives.
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Discuss the confidential
proceedings of the board outside the board
meeting.
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Interfere with the duties
of the Executive Director or undermine the
Executive Director’s authority.
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