Mornings on Main Webinar: Elections with Intention, Building a Stronger Main Street Board

Board elections shouldn’t be left to chance. This webinar walks through a strategic, step‑by‑step approach to planning and conducting effective board elections that strengthen your Main Street program.  Norma Ramirez de Miess will share how to assess current board composition and skills, identify gaps, and use board job descriptions to recruit candidates who bring the right expertise and commitment.  Participants will learn best practices for nominations, election procedures, and setting clear expectations for incoming board members. This is your time to strengthen your organization’s efforts through intentional efforts.

Speaker: Norma Ramirez de Miess, Norma Ramirez Miess, LLC

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.

This webinar is brought to you by:

This webinar is a private and public partnership with the Department of Economic Development, Main Street America, and Missouri Main Street Connection.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.