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Join Our Board of Directors

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ICA board members engage in a book talk at ICA GreenRise in late 2019.
In these challenging  and unprecedented times, we are all called to make a difference. Are you at a place in your life where you have the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way? We invite you to apply to participate as a member of the ICA Board of Directors in creating a new path forward. We are in a time of transition and we seek candidates with mutual interests, skills, and time for service.
  
Our mission is to build a just and equitable society in harmony with planet Earth. We do this by empowering the cultural dimension of society through programs that strengthen the capacities of organizations, communities, and individuals to build and implement innovative plans of action that draw upon assets and social capital in a collaborative manner. In short, we catalyze creative action by others.  

The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) was formally incorporated in 1973 as a program division of The Ecumenical Institute (EI), which was incorporated in 1964. Both ICA and EI are Illinois nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The organizations work together, and in most respects operate as one financially and legally interdependent organization that is publically referred to as ICA. The two organizations are financially and legally inter-dependent. ICA-USA is a member of an international network of independent ICAs, with ongoing work in 48 countries. 

To be considered for a seat on our Board of Directors, please email a statement of interest and a resume to ICA's Executive Director, Philip Waitzman at pwaitzman@ica-usa.org.

Executive Committee ​for the Institute of Cultural Affairs and Ecumenical Institute

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Ruth Gilbert
Chair
University of Illinois, retired
​Champaign, IL
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Nancy Trask
Secretary
Winterset Public Library, retired
Winterset, IA
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Nelson Stover
Treasurer
Emerging Ecology
​Greensboro, NC

Board of Directors for the Institute of Cultural Affairs and Ecumenical Institute

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Toni Anderson
Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab
Chicago, IL
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Josh Craver
FIS
Denver, CO
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Beret Griffith
ICA Social Research Center
Northfield, MN
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Jessica Payne
Osiyo Design + Engagement
St. Louis, MO
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Sharon Rafos
ICA-USA, retired
​Evanston, IL

Board of Directors for the Ecumenical Institute

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Mary Laura Jones
ICA-USA, retired
Chicago, IL
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  • About Us
    • Mission & Approach
    • History
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Annual Report
    • Contact Us
    • Jobs
  • Programs
    • International
    • Global Archives
    • Facilitation Services
    • Chicago Sustainability >
      • Accelerate77
      • Sustainability Leaders
    • Uptown >
      • Uptown Garden Walk >
        • 2019
        • 2018
        • 2017
        • 2016
      • Uptown Coastal Initiative
  • ToP Training
  • Building
    • About ICA GreenRise >
      • Restoration Project
    • Conference Center
    • Live at ICA
    • Lease at ICA
    • Tenants & Residents
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Publications
  • Store
  • Donate