Gini Van Siclen has generously partnered with our Executive Director, Bonnie Self, to co-lead our tri-annual Board Briefs. These free, 45-minute presentations are offered after work and via Zoom to provide direction and best practice for new and existing board members. Gini shares a wealth of experience, expertise, and enthusiasm in these meetings.
Attendees leave encouraged and empowered:
My biggest takeaway was the reminder that as a Board Member, we only act as such when we’re meeting as a board. Otherwise, all of our actions and activities for the organization are as a singular volunteer.”
Board Brief Paticipant
This workshop provided a training that I didn’t even know existed in our valley – and filled significant gaps in my knowledge of how best to participate on a nonprofit board of directors.”
Board Brief Paticipant
Despite having been a board member, board chair and executive director, we can still learn something new. This workshop reminds us of our basic roles and responsibilities. I recommend it to all new members and as an annual refresher. Thank you!”
Board Brief Paticipant
We’re grateful for community members like Gini who continually step up to serve on boards of the organizations they’re passionate about and help elevate lives through the power of philanthropy. Thank you for your help and service in making Teton Valley such a wonderful place for so many to call home!
About Gini:
Gini joined the Friends of the Teton River board in 2016 and has been on the leadership team as Treasurer and President. She has served on the boards of technical societies and nonprofit organizations for many years. To pursue her interest in nonprofit governance and capacity building, she earned her Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA) at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business in 2012. She is an adjunct faculty member at Naropa University, helping leadership graduate students learn about nonprofits and social entrepreneurship.
Gini worked as a project manager and team member in facility, nuclear safety, and waste management for the Idaho National Laboratory and Scientech, Inc. Subsequently, for many years, she taught a three-day seminar in risk management for project managers for an international training and consulting firm.
In addition to her MNA degree from Notre Dame, Gini has a BA in French from Duke University and an MA in Mathematical Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University.
She and her husband, Clint, live in Teton Valley, Idaho, where they enjoy walking their dogs, fly fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, reading, and especially getting together with their sons, DeWitt and Arthur, and their significant others.
