Meeting Date: October 12, 2026
Subject: DISCUSS and VOTE on FDGCWN Executive Director Qualifications and Selection Criteria
Submitted For: Transitional Community Advisory Body
Presenter: ORESJ Staff
Contact: Jessica Travenia, jessica.travenia@oresj.cccounty.us
Information
The Federal D. Glover Community Wellness Network (FDGCWN) Implementation Plan anticipates the establishment of an Executive Director responsible for the day-to-day leadership, coordination, implementation, and development of the Network.
TCAB has an identified role in providing community-informed feedback regarding the eligibility, qualifications, and selection criteria that should guide future recruitment and selection of the FDGCWN Executive Director.
At this meeting, TCAB will review the results of the Executive Director Qualifications survey, refine areas where additional discussion is needed, and vote on a recommended set of Executive Director qualifications and selection considerations.
Referral History and Update
Throughout development of the FDGCWN Implementation Plan and subsequent TCAB discussions, community members and advisory body members have emphasized that Network leadership will require a combination of community credibility, organizational leadership, operational capacity, cross-sector partnership, accountability, and demonstrated commitment to Black/African American communities.
Following the September TCAB discussion, staff developed an Executive Director Qualifications survey using criteria drawn from the Implementation Plan, feasibility study, and previous TCAB discussions.
Five TCAB survey responses were received.
Respondents were asked to identify proposed qualifications as:
Required: a qualification every viable candidate should demonstrate;
Preferred: a qualification that should strengthen a candidate's application but should not automatically screen out an otherwise qualified candidate; or
Unnecessary: a qualification that should not be used as part of...
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