Hudson River Maritime Museum
  • Home
    • About
    • Board >
      • Join Our Board
    • News
    • Newsletter
    • Work With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • Visit
    • Hours And Directions
    • Parking
    • Museum Store >
      • Museum Online Store
    • Docking
    • Book A Charter
    • Rondout Lighthouse
    • Facility Rentals
    • Area Attractions
  • Museum
    • Lighthouse Film
    • RiverWise >
      • Documentary Films
    • Museum at Home
    • Exhibits >
      • New Age of Sail
      • Warning Signs
      • Mary Powell
      • Rescuing the River
      • Online Exhibits
      • Walking Tours
    • Lecture Series
    • Speaking Engagements
    • School Programs
  • Boat Tours
    • All Boat Tours
    • Meet Solaris
    • Lighthouse Tours
    • History Tours
    • Tasting History
    • Special Guest Tours
    • Ecology Tours
    • Evening Cruises
    • Private Charters >
      • Visiting Vessels >
        • Maiden
        • Eleanor
        • John J Harvey
        • Kalmar Nyckel
        • Impossible Dream
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Lecture Series
    • RiverWise
  • Boat School
    • Youth Classes
    • Adult Classes
    • Wooden Boat, Sailing, & Rowing Blog
    • Instructors
    • RWBS Library
    • Restoration
  • Sailing
    • Sailing School
    • Adult Sailing
    • Youth Sailing Program
    • Student Resources
    • Sea Scouts
    • Sailing Instructors
  • Rowing
    • Learn to Row
    • Rowing Instructors
  • Research
    • Research Requests
    • Research Library Catalog
    • Collections >
      • Digital Collections
    • History Blog
    • RiverWise
    • Submerged Resources Project
    • Pilot Log
    • Hudson River History >
      • Henry Hudson
      • The Hudson River
      • Sloops of the Hudson River
      • Robert Fulton
      • Hudson River Steamboats
      • New York Canals
  • Support
    • Member Login
    • Become A Member
    • Donate
    • Memorial Donation
    • Donate Items
    • Artifact Donations
    • Wish List
    • Boat Donations
    • Planned Giving
    • Volunteer
    • Museum Store
    • Library Membership
    • Business Supporters
    • Green Museum
    • Our Sponsors

Join Our Board

Effective and stable leadership is vital to our organization’s future. Volunteer trustees are engaged and play a key role in making sure our programs continue to provide exceptional value to the area’s residents and visitors. 
​

New board trustees are elected into membership by existing trustees. Trustees have no financial commitment to HRMM and do not receive compensation.
​

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Fiscal oversight – provide insight and guidance on the museum budget, fundraising, grants, finances, capital campaigns, etc.
  • Governance – oversee and evaluate the Executive Director, ensure museum activities conform to our mission, oversee strategic planning and visioning, recruit and vote on new trustees and officers, develop policies, maintain bylaws, attend board training, serve on committees, etc.
  • Community outreach – promote and represent the museum in public, including by sharing online content, attending and promoting public events, representing the museum at community events, etc.

ACTIVITIES
  • Participate in board meetings which are held monthly in person and/or via Zoom
  • Join at least one committee and attend meetings of that committee
  • Answer emails and collaborate with fellow trustees on board projects
  • Attend public programs when possible

ELIGIBILITY
  • Applicant must complete an application and submit with a resume
  • Applicant must be able to commit to serving a 5-year term

TIME COMMITMENT
  • Trustees should be able to commit to 5-10 hours per month spent in meetings and board projects

HRMM welcomes all candidates who believe they can further our mission and contribute to the success of our programming. We know that a balance of tenure, skills, diversity, and experience is key to effective leadership and we encourage application from members of the public who come from diverse backgrounds, including diversity of gender, race, ability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

The composition of our board should reflect our community’s diversity of thought, culture, expertise and experience. 

Also, we seek candidates who have experience in any of the following areas:
  • Accounting/Bookkeeping
  • Communications/Marketing
  • Grant Writing/Fundraising
  • Community Organizing 
  • Legal
  • Strategic Planning/Policy Development
  • Real Estate Strategy
  • Insurance
  • Small Business Management

Our Board Prospectus is available to download HERE. To apply to become a member of HRMM’s Board of Trustees, please complete the application below. 

If you would like to nominate someone you know (with their permission), please let us know and we can reach out to them. 

Our recruitment process is always active, so feel free to submit an application at any time. 

    Board Application

    5. ​Please list one reference who can attest to the value you can bring to HRMM. This person should be a professional or personal reference and not a family member. Please list their name, phone number and explain the context in which you know this person:
    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
Hudson River Maritime Museum
50 Rondout Landing
Kingston, NY 12401

​845-338-0071
fax: 845-338-0583
info@hrmm.org

​The Hudson River Maritime Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. ​

Members Matter!

Become a member and receive benefits like unlimited free museum admission, discounts on classes, programs, and in the museum store, plus invitations to members-only events.
Join Us!

Support Education

The Hudson River Maritime Museum receives no federal, state, or municipal funding except through competitive, project-based grants. Your donation helps support our mission of education and preservation.
Donate Today
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
    • About
    • Board >
      • Join Our Board
    • News
    • Newsletter
    • Work With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • Visit
    • Hours And Directions
    • Parking
    • Museum Store >
      • Museum Online Store
    • Docking
    • Book A Charter
    • Rondout Lighthouse
    • Facility Rentals
    • Area Attractions
  • Museum
    • Lighthouse Film
    • RiverWise >
      • Documentary Films
    • Museum at Home
    • Exhibits >
      • New Age of Sail
      • Warning Signs
      • Mary Powell
      • Rescuing the River
      • Online Exhibits
      • Walking Tours
    • Lecture Series
    • Speaking Engagements
    • School Programs
  • Boat Tours
    • All Boat Tours
    • Meet Solaris
    • Lighthouse Tours
    • History Tours
    • Tasting History
    • Special Guest Tours
    • Ecology Tours
    • Evening Cruises
    • Private Charters >
      • Visiting Vessels >
        • Maiden
        • Eleanor
        • John J Harvey
        • Kalmar Nyckel
        • Impossible Dream
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Lecture Series
    • RiverWise
  • Boat School
    • Youth Classes
    • Adult Classes
    • Wooden Boat, Sailing, & Rowing Blog
    • Instructors
    • RWBS Library
    • Restoration
  • Sailing
    • Sailing School
    • Adult Sailing
    • Youth Sailing Program
    • Student Resources
    • Sea Scouts
    • Sailing Instructors
  • Rowing
    • Learn to Row
    • Rowing Instructors
  • Research
    • Research Requests
    • Research Library Catalog
    • Collections >
      • Digital Collections
    • History Blog
    • RiverWise
    • Submerged Resources Project
    • Pilot Log
    • Hudson River History >
      • Henry Hudson
      • The Hudson River
      • Sloops of the Hudson River
      • Robert Fulton
      • Hudson River Steamboats
      • New York Canals
  • Support
    • Member Login
    • Become A Member
    • Donate
    • Memorial Donation
    • Donate Items
    • Artifact Donations
    • Wish List
    • Boat Donations
    • Planned Giving
    • Volunteer
    • Museum Store
    • Library Membership
    • Business Supporters
    • Green Museum
    • Our Sponsors