Open Board Positions

The Nevada Chapter of BHA is currently looking to fill open Board positions! Please read about the open position descriptions below. All applicants must be a current member in good standing with BHA, a Nevada resident, willing to serve a three-year term, and attend monthly Board meetings when able. Questions about the Board and open positions can be directed to nevada@backcountryhunters.org. 

All seats have terms of 3 years and require attendance at monthly board calls in addition to 2-4 hours of investment per week. 

**Application period closes August 1, 2026**

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Secretary (Executive Committee) - voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-3 hours 

The Secretary is the operations specialist and record keeper of the Chapter. They work closely with the Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer to ensure the board operates in an efficient, productive, and collaborative way. The Secretary handles call scheduling, planning and reminders for all regular and special Board meetings, records and archives meeting minutes, and board votes, tracks term limits and previous roles for all board members within Basecamp to facilitate board development and succession planning, and manages the chapter email (alone or with the Chair or Vice Chair) responding to inquiries in a quick and friendly manner or routing them to appropriate contacts. The Secretary will sometimes assists the Treasurer with event spreadsheet submission and annual reporting by reminding the team and individuals of outstanding items. Lastly, they help schedule the annual chapter planning meeting and submit the chapter plan by the deadline. 

Board Member at Large - voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment 1-4 hours.

Board Member’s at Large provide general flexibility to the team makeup. This allows volunteers with unique skills and strengths to work with chapter leadership to understand how they can best leverage their talents for our mission. With that said,Board Member at Large members are expected to play an active role in the chapter through direct contributions. This is not an advisory role by any means but a great way to get fully engaged with BHA. 

Events Chair -  voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-6 hours  depending on scheduled events. 

The Events Chair is responsible organizing or assisting the Chapter in organizing events that align with chapter and organizational goals including community building, attracting corporate sponsors and new members, elevating BHA’s presence as a key hunt/fish stakeholder, advancing policy priorities and grassroots capacity building, and raising funds to support our work. The Event Chair is not required to host all Chapter events but acts like more of a facilitator and supporter of chapter events led by Chapter Leaders. The Event Chair may at times lead a volunteer team or committee, assigns event related tasks, manages logistics and budget, secures appropriate venues, builds partnerships, develops ticket pricing structure, and assists with the development of promotional content. This volunteer also ensures that tabling items, merchandise, and membership information are distributed to other volunteers or locations as needed. The person in this role coordinates with the Chapter Board and Chapter Coordinator to ensure all events are well planned, properly promoted, and ultimately create a net positive impact for the chapter and attendees.  

 Communications Chair - voting privileges and a term of 3 years.  Weekly time commitment: 2-6 hours depending on scheduled events 

The Communications Chair develops and deploys communications regularly to highlight BHA initiatives, upcoming events, educate the hunt/fish community on policy priorities and inspire advocacy, celebrate key achievements, attract new members, share volunteer opportunities and generally elevate the BHA mission. They work with the Chapter Board and Coordinator to amplify chapter and HQ work by deploying newsletters, submitting chapter news and long-form stories for the BHA journal, and submitting blogs from their chapter or members. They will act as editor for most, if not all, written communications including blogs, statement letters, LTE’s, Op-eds, social posts, newsletters, and journal content. In some cases, the Communications Chair may be asked to contribute to and deploy more comprehensive communication plans to advance priority issues.  

Social Media Coordinator - voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-5 hours dependent on chapter needs 

The Social Media Coordinator develops and publishes compelling original content covering chapter work (including posts, videos, etc.) and shares canned content and promotions provided by BHA HQ. They work closely with the Communications Chair to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all channels. The Social Media Manager will continue building and engaging with our growing online community, including responding to or flagging comments and fostering connections between the chapter and new contacts. Useful skills for this role are a passion for and understanding of hunting, fishing, and conservation in the State, an understanding of social media management, current trends, and platforms, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

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Volunteer Opportunities

Keep an eye on our event page for upcoming volunteer opportunities.