FOLMC Executive Director Ari Brooks and former Student Representative Jamar Foster (current student at Harvard).
The term for the selected student will begin in August 2021. The next deadline for application materials is March 29, 2021. Eligible students should be entering 11th grade in the fall of 2021.
Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees gain valuable insight and experience related to areas of nonprofit organizations, nonprofit boards and governance, leadership, and community involvement. While not a voting member of the Board of Trustees, the student representative will impact how FOLMC determines programs and enhancements with particular focus for how to best serve the teen population in Montgomery County.
This is a two-year term that begins in the student’s junior year of high school. The student representative position requires that the student work on his/her own, independent of board meetings. The student must track all hours for community service and is responsible for filling out the appropriate paperwork with his/her school.
Preferred applicants have a passion for literature, writing, community service, nonprofit organizations, and/or library services.
All applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation. Click here for guidelines regarding letters of recommendation. All applications and letters of recommendation must be received by March 29, 2021.
Questions about FOLMC or the application process? Email studentrepresentative@folmc.org or call (240) 777-0020.