BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLICATION

The Friends of Quiet Waters Park is a dynamic not-for-profit corporation with a strong and knowledgeable Board of Directors.  Our mission is to support operation, preservation, and management of the park, provide outreach and stewardship to the community and promote the arts, education, environment and passive park use in partnership with Park staff.  The Friends engage with businesses and the community to support and raise funds for multiple initiatives to accomplish this mission. 

Below is the Board Nomination Application Form which can be filled-in online or mailed to: The Friends of Quiet Waters Park, c/o Nominating Committee, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. 

Applications are reviewed and voted on at a Board Meeting.  All Board members serve for a two-year term.  Terms are staggered depending on at what time during the Fiscal Year the individual joins the Board.  Multiple terms of service are common. 

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD BOARD MEMBER

A successful Board member will first and foremost have a strong familiarity with, and deep interest and caring for, Quiet Waters Park. The Friends of Quiet Waters Park (Friends) does not maintain paid staff so Board Members should be willing to devote time and energy to take on activities, projects, and programs in conjunction with Park staff, other Board Members, Committee Members, and volunteers to benefit the programs and infrastructure of the park. This may involve significant (but rewarding) contributions of personal time. 

MORE ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF QUIET WATERS PARK

The Friends of Quiet Waters Park is a membership organization founded in 1990 to provide outreach and stewardship to the community. Quiet Waters Park is operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks. Our vision is to focus the energy and resources of the Friends to protect and enhance Quiet Waters Park for current and future generations. We assist the park and county in striving for sustainability, improving park resources, and building partnership opportunities by supporting park activities, events, and enrichment.  To be eligible to serve as a Board member, individuals must be a member in good standing and of Federal legal voting age.

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

  • Further public education, awareness, research, interest in, and appreciation for, the history, ecology,  environment, and recreational aspects of Quiet Waters Park.
  • Partner with other organizations to facilitate these objectives. 
  • Receive and maintain funds and real and/or personal property to support the operation, preservation, development, and enrichment of Quiet Waters Park. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 

  • Serve for a period of 2 years with opportunity for re-election to a second term; 
  • Regularly attend Board meetings (9 per year/with Zoom option) and annual Board retreat; 
  • Participate on committees or task force involving personal time and energy; 
  • Support the organization in terms of a personal financial contribution and reaching out to the community for future leaders and in support of fundraising initiatives; 
  • Represent diverse backgrounds, skills and ethnicities from all regions of the County. 

QUALIFICATIONS OF A PROSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBER 

  • Deep love and interest in Quiet Waters Park and its activities 
  • Member of the Friends of Quiet Waters Park (join at www.fqwp.org) 
  • Federal legal voting age (18 years) 
  • Ability to initiate projects and participate as a member of a team 
  • Familiar with communicating by electronic means is helpful – we use Google Workspace

What You Can Expect in Return: 

  • We are a volunteer board that serves without pay 
  • Board members participate in park-sponsored programs and events 
  • Board members contribute to the on-going advocacy decisions that affect the future of Quiet Waters Park 
  • Board members provide input to the funding and program decisions in the County as they impact the park 
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