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The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, located in Saugatuck, Michigan, is seeking its first full-time Executive Director. This chief leadership position will lead the organization’s current advocacy strategies while also creating and leading new initiatives to promote responsible stewardship of local lands and water, beginning north and south of the Kalamazoo River mouth. This includes ways to address a defining issue of our time, climate change. The Executive Director will be the public face of the Alliance, building trusted, authentic relationships with current and potential donors, local communities, tribal nations, regulators, lawmakers, board members, volunteers, and the news media.

Executive Director Position

The Executive Director has a unique opportunity to lead an established and respected advocacy organization as we chart a future to focus on land and water restoration initiatives that will benefit the local communities, especially as climate changes pose new and greater threats to the lands and water beginning north and south of the Kalamazoo River mouth. They will also be involved in continuing work to achieve the best outcomes for our litigation, and to monitor and address new and emerging issues.

Several members of the 12-person board play active roles in the organization, particularly in the areas of strategy, finance, fundraising, and communications. We are supported by an outstanding team of lawyers.

The Executive Director will have the budget to hire part-time administrative support.

We encourage candidates who already live within commuting distance of Saugatuck-Douglas-Fennville area or would be relocating to southwest Michigan to apply.

The search process will remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be considered as they are received and interested parties are encouraged to apply early. Interested and qualified candidates should submit a cover letter that speaks to the core competencies listed above and resume to CoastalAllianceED@outlook.com. Please put only your first and last name in the subject line.

Questions and inquiries may be directed to CoastalAllianceED@outlook.com

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of state air quality agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The directors of these eight air agencies serve as its Board of Directors. NESCAUM's purpose is to provide scientific, technical, analytical, and policy support to the air quality and climate programs of the northeast states.

The next Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead this ground-breaking, forward-looking nonprofit dedicated to addressing air quality and climate issues and to influence the policy agenda nationally through the collective efforts of NESCAUM's staff, its member states, and other air agencies and states across the country with whom NESCAUM collaborates. 

ERG, an environmental and engineering consulting firm, is currently seeking attorneys to provide part-time support as a Hearing Officer to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).  The Hearing Officer serves the NMED Cabinet Secretary by conducting permitting, adjudicatory and other hearings for the Secretary in a variety of programs, including air quality, solid waste, hazardous waste, liquid waste, ground water and construction programs. The Hearing Officer also occasionally serves the Secretary in his role as Chair of the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) by conducting hearings for the Commission.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Conduct hearings in accordance with appropriate procedure and practice;
• Rule on motions, procedural requests, and offers of proof;
• Administer oaths and affirmations, examining witnesses and ruling on the admissibility of evidence;
• Require parties to attend conferences for argument on motions or discussion of simplification of the issues; and
• Prepare recommended decisions for final action by the Cabinet Secretary.

We are looking to fill three to five part-time positions or award subcontracts to fulfil this need as soon as possible. Attorneys must be licensed (or willing to become licensed) to practice law in New Mexico. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys, especially those in environmental law. If you are interested, please contact Joanna Kind at Joanna.kind@erg.com.