Recruiting new Trustees is critical to the growth of Florida House. These materials are available for you to download to discuss with potential Trustees, including those under 40 (formerly Young Trustees). If you have questions, please reach out to Liz Doyle at (407) 222-2777 or liz.doyle@floridahousedc.org.
Process for Current Trustees to Recruit New Trustees
A current Trustee can recruit and nominate another Trustee - to their own Chapter or a different Chapter. If you are nominating someone to a different Chapter, it is recommended that you reach out to that Chapter President immediately since each Chapter may have a slightly different recruitment strategy.
Here are the steps to nominate a potential New Trustee:
- Talk to the potential new Trustee and review the Florida House documents below with them.
- If they are interested, then you reach out to the Chapter President where the potential New Trustee would be placed to ask the Chapter President to poll their Chapter members to ensure that the Chapter will accept the new Trustee. A list of Chapter Presidents is below.
- If the Chapter approves of the nomination, then you reconfirm the interest of the potential New Trustee and ensure they understand the Trustee responsibilities.
- Once you, the Chapter President and potential New Trustee agree to move forward, it is time to Complete the Trustee Nominating Paperwork and send it to Liz electronically or via USPS.
- You complete the Nominating document (1 document below).
- Potential New Trustee completes the paperwork that you have given them (2 documents listed below) and returns to you or Liz.
** NOTE: All three forms can be sent to Liz at the same time. No nomination will be considered complete without all three of these forms.
Liz will confirm receipt of documents with Current Trustee and Potential New Trustee.
Once the nomination packet is complete, Liz will forward the nomination to the Board of Directors for a vote at their meeting that month. Liz will communicate the decision to the nominating Trustee and potential new Trustee after the vote.
New Trustee Recruitment Materials
These materials are in the recommended order of presentation and include a short explanation after each one about the content. They are in PDF and can be downloaded. In addition, you can send the following link to a potential New Trustee so they can view these documents online: floridahousedc.org/trustee-recruitment-materials
01_Trustee Recruitment Brochure
- This is useful for a quick overview of Florida House and what is a Trustee. It can be used as a stand-alone piece or within the larger packet of documents below.
- This provides a high level overview of Florida House.
03_FH Corporate Membership Logo July 2022
- This is updated when new Corporate Partners come on board.
04_FH Corp Membership Levels 2022
- This is nice to do side-by-side with the FH Corporate Membership Logo doc.
- This will provide an overview our programs including the intern program, book club, and rotating art exhibits.
06_History of Florida House Oct 2022
- This provides a nice overview of our history. It can be something they read over later.
- Again, a nice to have to read later.
- Typically called the "Blue Map" by staff, this shows the current Trustees by Chapter. It is good to ask if the potential new Trustee knows anyone on the list besides you.
10_Florida House Board of Directors Oct 2022
- This is a good time to talk about our leadership structure. Let them know that we have over 100 Trustees and are governed by a Board of Directors.
10_How Florida House is Organized - IN DRAFT (will be ready next week)
- This will show how the Board of Directors is organized and how our committees and task forces work.
- This highlights some of the great things that Trustees get to to do and experience.
12_Trustee Responsibilities 2022
- This outlines the responsibilities of a Trustee. This is also a copy of the form that they will need to sign when they become a new Trustee.
List of Chapter President for Approval of Nominee
You need to reach out to the Chapter President of the Chapter the potential new Trustee will join to get their Approval of the nominee before submitting paperwork on the nominee. The Chapter President will then talk with other Chapter members about the nominee and get approval for that nominee to join that chapter.
Here is a list of Chapter Presidents as of April 24, 2023 - click to email them:
Washington, DC: Will Adams
Tallahassee: Mary Bebout
Jacksonville: Hope Hana
Central FL: Susan Brennan
Lakeland: TBD
Tampa/SW FL: Sandi Stuart
Broward: Rick Derrer
Miami: Leslie Lott
New Trustee Nomination Form for You to Complete
Once you have confirmed that the potential new Trustee has been approved by the Chapter that they will join, then it is time to complete your nomination paperwork. Here are two options:
- Download the form here and return via email to Liz: Nominating Trustees Complete this Form 2022
- Click on this link and complete the form online: Online Form
Paperwork for Potential New Trustees To Complete
Once the potential new Trustee has expressed interest in becoming a Trustee and the Chapter President has confirmed this, please have the potential new Trustee complete the following paperwork:
This paperwork must be received by Liz before we can move forward. Either you or the potential New Trustee can forward this information to Diana via email liz.doyle@floridahousedc.org or via USPS.
Questions? Call Liz at Florida House (407) 222-2777.
Thank you for your help in building stronger chapters and a more dynamic Florida House!