Texas Leadership Opportunities

Texas BHA is united by a passion to safeguard the public lands and waters that support our hunting and angling traditions and enrich our lives. We invite you to become a part of our team and directly contribute to preserving quality habitat and outdoor access for current and future generations. 

Volunteer Board Roles - Apply Now

Check out the role descriptions below then take a few minutes to fill out our online survey no later than Friday, November 15.  

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Secretary (Executive Committee)

The Secretary has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 5-6 hours

The Secretary will work closely with the Chair and Vice-Chair to ensure the board is operating in an efficient, productive, transparent and collaborative way. Working in tandem, the Vice-Chair and Secretary will reinforce high-level strategic goals and help the team remain focused and effective by ensuring action items are clearly communicated and followed up on and leaders have the tools and resources they need to be successful. The secretary will handle scheduling, planning and reminders for all regular and special Board meetings, record meeting minutes, including Executive Board votes, and archive minutes on Basecamp within a week, manage chapter email and reply to inquiries in a prompt and professional manner, maintain board term records for all Board Members to ensure the board can address term expirations as needed and maintain a healthy balance of existing and new leaders. Terms to be housed on Basecamp and reviewed prior to and during each annual strategic planning meeting. The secretary must also ensure volunteer hours are entered via the Member Portal to ensure good 501(c)3 standing and chapter is meeting operational deadlines including timely submission of the annual strategic plan and annual financial reconciliation.

Policy Chair

The Policy Chair has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 3-4 hours

The Policy Chair will lead the board’s development of policy and grassroots engagement in order to advance support for wildlife, habitat, access, sportsmen’s ethics and public education. The Policy Chair will keep TX BHA board members and the SW Chapter Coordinator informed on all relevant policy issues so they can effectively determine which issues to engage on and what action to take. The Policy Chair will also work with the SW Chapter Coordinator and Chapter Chair to ensure all policy initiatives are in line with BHA HQ’s priorities and statements. They will be responsible for building a committee of chapter leaders and BHA volunteers to support policy efforts, including  assigning chapter leaders as point people for certain issues, attending Game Commission meetings, participating in coalitions and engage with the legislature and elected officials on behalf of TX BHA. They are also tasked with drafting the majority of policy related communications including eblasts, policy statements, LTE’s and Action Alerts and working with communications volunteers and the SW Chapter Coordinator to distribute these materials to members, supporters and the public.

Communications Chair

The Comms Chair has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 5-6 hours depending on scheduled events

The Communications Chair is tasked with strategically managing all external messaging to ensure our mission, values, engagement opportunities and actions are clearly articulated to members and non-members on a regular basis. They must build and maintain a high level of professionalism and credibility as a leading source of public lands conservation information in the state, and to help shape a favorable public opinion of our organization and grassroots policy initiatives. The Comms Chair will build a committee of Chapter Leaders and BHA volunteers who will develop and distribute updates pertaining to chapter accomplishments, policy updates, upcoming events, state and HQ updates, leadership and volunteer opportunities, etc. The Comms Chair will ensure that the chapter is regularly amplifying its presence by sending out monthly e-newsletters, publishing on social channels, submitting chapter news on time and taking advantage of the chapter blog and long-form updates in the BHA Journal. They will act as editor for most, if not all, written communications including but not limited to blogs, statement letters, LTE’s, Op-eds, social posts, newsletters and journal content. In some cases, the Communications Chair may be asked to work with Events and Policy leaders to develop social media campaigns to support larger-scale efforts and grassroots policy initiatives. These campaigns may include a series of pre-approved posts including images/copy/hashtags and talking points to thoughtfully respond to user comments. They will develop a system that ensures regular post frequency, engagement and consistent monitoring of social media accounts. The Communications Chair may also propose content strategies or concepts to the team including social media takeovers, contests, live videos, etc.

Events Chair

The Events Chair has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 4-6 hours depending on scheduled events.

The Events Chair is tasked with bolstering TX BHA’s presence and fundraising capacity through unique and engaging events such as film fests, storytelling events, wild game tastings and more. They will create a committee of Chapter Leaders and BHA volunteers to facilitate event planning and execution and will , delegate tasks, handle logistics, research and secure venues, and develop partnerships, budgets, pricing structure and promotion details. They will work closely with the TX BHA Board and Public Outreach Committees and, in some cases, BHA Field Staff to see that chapter events run smoothly, generate revenue for boots-on-the-ground conservation, and help us welcome more hunters and anglers than ever before into the BHA family.

Corporate Partnership Chair

The POC Chair has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-3 hours depending on scheduled events

The Corporate Partnership Chair will facilitate the identification of potential chapter partners and execute sponsorship pitches with the support of the board to increase the fundraising capacity of the chapter in support of our mission. They will work closely with the chapter Events Chair on developing strategic partnerships for events. In addition to securing partners they must also secure corporate partner contracts at the state level, oversee all incoming donations, and ensure that sponsor benefits are fulfilled by the chapter on an annual basis.

Board Member at Large

The Board Member at Large has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-4 hours depending on special projects

At large seats do not have set job descriptions as they are meant to provide general flexibility to the team makeup. This approach allows volunteers with unique skills and strengths to work with chapter leadership to understand how they can best leverage their talents for our mission.

Public Outreach & Membership Committee Chair

The POC Chair has board voting privileges and a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 3-5 hours depending on scheduled events

The POC & Membership Chair is tasked with mobilizing and empowering Regional Coordinators and their local POC committee members to execute the goals of Texas BHA as defined by the chapter board. The POC Chair will act as the conduit between Regional Coordinators/POC Chairs and the chapter board, helping to fast-track event approval and coordination, handle budget approvals through the Executive Committee or voting board, and facilitate gear transfer between locations. The POC Chair will train and support Regional Coordinators and POC members to ensure smooth operations and help new leaders meaningfully contribute and feed the chapter leadership funnel. Additionally, the POC Chair will ensure that membership engagement is incorporated into all events, track membership trends, and help plan membership drives. 

The POC Chair is tasked with mobilizing and empowering Regional Coordinators and their local POC committee members to execute the goals of Texas BHA as defined by the chapter board. The POC Chair will act as the conduit between Regional Coordinators and the chapter board, helping to fast-track event approval and coordination, handle budget approvals through the Executive Committee or voting board, and facilitate gear transfer between locations. The POC Chair will also train and support Regional Coordinators and POC members to ensure smooth operations and help new leaders engage with BHA’s mission in a meaningful way. The POC Chair is tasked with building our on the ground funnel to engage new future leaders with the Texas BHA board.

Regional Coordinators

Regional Coordinators do not have voting privileges and have a term of 3 years. Weekly time commitment: 2-3 hours depending on scheduled events

Each Regional Coordinator shall act as a local leader and “boots-on-the-ground” representative of their region. Regional Coordinators will work directly with the POC & Membership Chair and their local network of volunteers to execute the goals of Texas BHA as defined by the chapter board. These leaders are encouraged to meet and know the elected representatives in their region (e.g. village, city and county), as well as other conservation organizations and state and federal wildlife and land managers. They will represent their region to the Public Outreach Committee Chair to ensure a flow of information “from the ground up.” And, in turn, they shall represent TXBHA within their region in a professional manner according to TXBHA’s mission and values.

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Volunteer on Your Region's Public Outreach Committee

If you are interested in being notified of volunteer opportunities in your area like pint nights, cleanups, R3 events, policy initiatives and cleanups please email your name, address, email and phone to the Public Outreach Committee Coordinator in your area. 

Region 1 - DFW, Lubbock, Amarillo: Gaylon Kilcrease

Region 2 - Austin, San Antonio, Big Bend Country, El Paso

Region 3 - Brownsville, Texarkana, Houston, College Station

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