About | Midwest PARC

About MW PARC

Help us make a difference by joining our leadership team!

MW PARC is calling for nominations for new Advisory Board members and for an incoming Co-Chair. Please review the information below about the roles and responsibilities for these positions, and if you're interested in running and or want to learn more send us an email (parcmidwest@gmail.com).

We are accepting nominations during the month of August and will hold online elections in the second half of September 2024. Any member of MWPARC is eligible to vote.

Co-chairs

MW PARC is managed by two co-chair positions, each serving a two-year term. The co-chairs are responsible for:

organizing the annual meeting
coordinating content on the webpage
serving as voting members on National PARC’s Joint National Steering Committee (JNSC);
reporting regional activities and project progress to the JNSC
reporting National PARC activities and project progress to regional working group members
representing PARC at regional and local conferences and events

Please see the Co-Chair Roles and Responsibilities document for more details.

Current Co-Chairs:

Travis Kurtz, M.Sc.

Senior Co-Chair of MW PARC

Comm. Sci. Coordinator @ John Ball Zoo

Michigan

E-mail

Jen Y. Lamb, Ph.D.

Junior Co-Chair of MW PARC

Assoc. Professor @ St. Cloud State Uni.

Minnesota

Personal website

Advisory Board

Midwest PARC can have up to 12 advisory board members, plus a member for each MW PARC state chapter. Board members currently serve for a term of two years, starting in January. Advisory board members are expected to:

Attend monthly board meetings (web conference)
Provide advice and ideas about activities, meeting planning, and directions or projects for Co-chairs to consider
Attend the annual conference
Advocate for MW PARC and help connect the organization with additional partners
Recruit potential future advisory board members