2020 has brought many challenges but also a great deal of opportunity for the CrossRoad Alumni community to connect virtually! This year, the board organized a host of online ministries for the community including a Bible study on the Book of Job, devo groups, and open mic nights. In addition, the 2020 alumni advisory board has been working to develop a new alumni website to better support alums and keep you engaged!

The new 2021 Board will overlap with the 2020 Board during November and December. We hope that this will allow us to pool ideas from both groups to further solidify the foundation of the Board and help us plan for the future. During the weekend of November 6-7, both the 2020 Board and 2021 Board met for a virtual retreat to brainstorm and strategize for the upcoming year!

Applicants must have completed their first year of college and/or be at least 20 years old. Otherwise, we want alumni of all ages and backgrounds to serve on the Board. Tell us about how your unique gifts will be an asset to the Board in your application.

The Board chair, retiring Board members, and representatives from the OVM review the Board applications.

Each year we target around 8-10 Board members. This varies slightly based on the applicant pool.

Every application is evaluated independently. We are looking at how your unique story and skill-sets will shape your contributions to the Board. No one skill-set is better than another (remember StrengthsQuest?!). We are looking for leaders who are also in good-standing with the Church.

The 2021 board term will begin mid-November 2020 and will conclude end of December of 2021. During November and December of 2020, the 2020 and the 2021 boards will overlap. This overlap is intentional in order to improve transition and cohesion.

Board members are asking to spend about 10 – 15 hours per month on Board related activities. This includes meetings, following up on emails and team/independent work.

All sorts of things! Board members draft emails to the alumni, work on various initiatives (check out the rest of the website to see what they are), and discuss ways to better serve the alumni. We are all about helping the alumni stay connected and involved.

The Board has a phone conference call every month to discuss the status of each team. Individual teams also have their own calls as needed to complete tasks.

There is an annual in-person retreat in mid-November hosted in Boston with both the outgoing and incoming Boards. The Boards will work together strategic planning for the upcoming year.

We also host an in-person meeting at the conclusion of the CrossRoad Alumni Retreat each Spring where we video conference in all board members that are unable to attend in person.

Applications for the 2020-2021 Board are now open and are due September 28, 2020! See the links above for more information and to start your application.

The best way to learn about the Board is to talk to a current Board member! Feel free to reach out to any of us or email the Board.

We hope you consider applying in the future when you do have more time! In the meanwhile, we love all feedback from the alumni so shoot as a message here.