Main Street Assemble: Techniques for Recruiting and Selecting a Working Board of Directors

At the foundation of every successful Main Street program is a well-prepared, working board of directors. Join Norma Ramírez de Miess, President of Community Revitalization Strategies, during MMSC’s full-day workshop to equip your organization with the process and tools for recruiting a functional and transformative board. The strategic process for building strong boards that lead with vision and purpose includes intentional recruitment, elections, onboarding, continuing education, and thoughtful planning and evaluation.

Participants will learn how to:

• Recruit new board members strategically to ensure diverse skills and perspectives.
• Conduct board elections with clarity and transparency.
• Onboard new members effectively so they are engaged and ready to contribute.
• Develop board members into leaders who champion the organization through training, advocacy, and working with volunteers.
• Evaluate board performance to strengthen accountability and long-term impact.

By focusing on this process your organization will assemble the people who will guide your Main Street’s district towards sustainable success.

Registration: $150 per person for Missouri Main Street investors and $250 for non-investors. After April 22, 2026, at 11:59 pm, add $50. – BUY ONE, GET ONE REGISTRATION FREE.

Cancelation Policy:All cancelations for workshop registration must be submitted in writing. Cancelations received after April 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm, will receive a 50-percent refund. Cancelations received after April 22, 2026, at 11:59 pm, 2026, will not receive a refund. A $35 administrative fee will be applied to refunds or cancelations. Cancelation and refund requests can be emailed to info@momainstreet.org or mailed to MMSC, PO Box 1066, Branson, MO 65615-1066.

Speaker:

Norma Rameríz de Miess

Norma Ramírez de Miess seamlessly integrates the value of her cultural assets, entrepreneurial spirit, strategic approach, and love for connecting with people into her work that preserves and enhances the heart of communities across the country. Through her 25+ year journey in Main Street as a visionary leader at the local level in Elgin, IL and national level with Main Street America, she has become a trusted partner and respected thought leader in the Main Street movement.

Norma is now sharing her own visionary and strategic leadership with communities through her own consulting practice, Community Revitalization Strategies. This practice allows her to deepen her engagement in areas close to her heart, including empowering leaders to succeed and helping organizations expand community engagement and impact.

Hotel Recommendations:

Courtyard Jefferson City

610 Bolivar St.

Jefferson City, MO 65101

(573) 761-1400

This workshop is brought to you by:

The workshop training is a private and public partnership with the Department of Economic Development, Main Street America, USDA Rural Development, and MMSC.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.