Our Board of Directors
Blue Sky Center is directed by a volunteer board of directors from all backgrounds. Learn more from the resources provided below!
View our current board members on our Team page.
We also have Blue Sky Ambassador positions, which are advocates and allies instead of directorships. You can learn more about them here.
General Board Member Responsibility
Please see the board member job description for a more detailed list of responsibilities
Organizational planning
Monitoring and managing financial resources
Assessing and developing skills
Serve on Circles (see “How We Govern Ourselves” below)
Recruit new board members
Spread the word about the organization
Executive Director vetting, supporting, and reviewing
You can view the full description here.
If you have any questions, please email us or call our offices at (661) 413-3005.
Learn more about how we govern ourselves!
Blue Sky organization and Board operates using a dynamic governance structure called Sociocracy. Sociocracy is a system of principles and strategies for guiding the work of a group of people with a common aim. We use three simple structures to bring transparency, accountability and foster a collaborative work culture.
Circle & Circle Processes - A circle is a semi-autonomous group working toward a common aim. A circle makes its own policy decisions, maintains its own memory system, and develops continually in relation to the aim. Higher circles create lower circles and their aims. Each circle has both circle (policy) meetings, and operations (steering) meetings.
Double Linking - How intelligence flows through the entire organization, from top to bottom and across all circles. An operations leader is elected via consent from a higher circle to organize a lower circle. A representative is elected via consent from a lower circle to sit on a higher circle. Double linking ensures accountability, transparency and rapid information sharing across the organization.
Consent Decision Making - Consent is a form of decision making in which we seek a strategy with which everyone can live, meaning that it allows the group to accomplish its aim. Consent is given when there is no reasoned (logically argued) and paramount objection based on the belief that the circle would not be able to achieve the common aim. Consent should be viewed as good enough for now. Decisions are revisited and adjusted from time to time.
Read more about our commitment to racial equity!
In order to uphold integrity to our organization’s vision “to build resilient, thriving, and inclusive, rural economies,” our team members and organizational advocates must be willing to commit to a lifelong process toward cultural humility. We are committed to fostering a welcoming environment, in-person or virtual, for all. We are committed to training staff and designing programs and communications that are accessible. We are committed to unbiased treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. Read our full statement here.