Organizational Committees

Any MBB Member can volunteer for the following Organizational Committees.

Affiliations
Board Liaison: Lynn H. Cole
Chair: Ralph Steele, Steffi Berkowitz

Chapters: Professional
Board Liaison: Zarra Elias
Chair: Camelia Patino, Ron Supancic

Chapters: University
Board Liaison: Zarra Elias
Chair: Zarra Elias

Executive
Board Liaison: Deborah Laufer
Chair: Lynn H. Cole

Events
Board Liaison: TBD
Chair: Heather Wellman

Finance
Board Liaison: Prabha Sankaranarayan
Chair:Prabha Sankaranarayan

Fund Development
Board Liaison: Jean Kling
Chair: Jean Kling

The Fund Development Committee provides strategic oversight and support for MBB's fundraising efforts via individual donations, fundraising events, corporate sponsorships, social enterprise activities, and grants from foundation, government, and corporate sources.

Governance
Board Liaison: NA
Chair: Jack Boyson

Lessons Learned
Board Liaison: Dave Joseph
Chair: Linda Beitz

The Lessons Learned Committee interviews returning trip participants. Our dual purposes are to offer Project Team leaders and members a timely opportunity to reflect on their MBB trip experience and to utilize their learnings in shaping comprehensive training for new MBB members who are preparing to participate in project work - and overall MBB organizational improvement.

Membership Committee
Board Liaison Laura Perrault
Chair: Laura Perrault and Rosemarie McElhaney
The Membership Committee’s mission is to recruit new members and to promote the satisfaction and retention of existing members. 

Monitoring & Evaluation
Board Liaison: Deborah Laufer
Chair: Su Flickinger

Projects
Board Liaison: Judith Gilmore
Chair: Virginia L. Morrison
The Projects Committee assists and guides teams throughout the life of a project. Composed of members experienced in fieldwork and management, the committee helps teams shape proposals, reviews and makes recommendations on proposals, reviews progress reports, serves as a resource for training and guidance documents, and advises on project-related policy.

Strategic Planning
Board Liaison: Lynn H. Cole
Chair: Dave Joseph

Training
Board Liaison: Alan Gross
Chair: Louise Phipps Senft

UN Partnership
Board Liaison: Ken Cloke
Chair: Gregg Walker and Erik Steinecker