Board of Directors Nomination

If you would like to submit your name to go before the nominating committee and be considered for the Missouri 811 Board of Directors, please submit your application below.

The Missouri 811 Board of Directors looks for individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in damage prevention, business, and/or public service. They must have the requisite intelligence, education, and experience to make meaningful contributions to the discussions of the Board of Directors. The mission of Missouri 811 is “Enhancing public safety and preventing damage to underground facilities.” In addition, the membership of the Board of Directors should bring a broad range of experiences to the Board.

The overall capability and experience of individual Board candidates will determine one’s aptness. The following attributes are deemed desirable in any candidate for the Board of Directors:

1. Leadership Experience: A Board candidate must have relevant leadership experience, including an understanding of the complex challenges of leadership.
2. Relevant Sector Experience: Ideal Board candidates will have gained leadership experience in sectors directly relevant to Missouri 811’s business, or in disciplines relevant to the key capability areas of Missouri 811. This could include experience in one or more of the following: o Business – The Board candidate is or has been the Director, Vice-President, or other major operating or staff officer with a background in Damage Prevention, finance, and/or business operations.
   1. Industry – The Board candidate has experience in the safety-conscious damage prevention industry, such as pipeline transmission, municipal utilities, cable television and long-distance telecommunications, contract locating excavating, or civil engineering.
   2. Regulatory and Public Service – The Board candidate has experience working in a highly regulated industry, such as public utility, government agency, or non-profit.
   3. Information Technologies – The Board candidate has experience with information technology, or the ticket transmission process at a minimum.
3. Corporate Governance: The Board candidate should have sufficient applicable experience to understand fully the legal and other responsibilities of the role. This is a governing board, not an administrative board. Candidates should be able to refrain from interfering in administrative issues except to monitor the results and prohibit methods not in congruence with bylaws.
4. Education/Experience/Certifications: Generally, it is desirable that a Board candidate demonstrate education, experience and/or certifications that apply to damage prevention (construction/operations) or to board member participation (other non-profit board participation). These educational criteria are not meant to exclude an exceptional candidate who does not meet these educational criteria.
5. Personal: The Board candidate should be of the highest moral and ethical character. The candidate must exhibit independence, objectivity, and the capability of serving as a representative of the members. One should have demonstrated a personal commitment to areas aligned with Missouri 811’s mission to safeguard the public, environment, property, and utility infrastructures while promoting utility damage prevention through a quality, cost-effective process for our customers.
6. Individual Characteristics: The Board candidate should have the personal qualities to be able to make a substantial active contribution to Board deliberations. These qualities include intelligence, independence, courage, a high ethical standard, inter-personal skills, communication skills, a willingness to ask difficult questions, and commitment. In considering candidates for election to the Board of Directors, the Board should constantly strive to achieve the diversity of the communities in which the Company operates.
7. Availability: The Board candidate must be willing to commit, as well as have sufficient time available to discharge the duties of Board membership. This includes time outside of the scheduled Board meeting to prepare for meetings and participate in standing and ad hoc committee meetings. Therefore, the candidate should not have other corporate board roles. The candidate also must be able to meet the Board’s attendance and quorum requirements.
8. Compatibility: The Board candidate should be able to develop a good working relationship with other Board members and contribute to the Board’s working relationship with the senior management of Missouri 811.

Nomination and Election Procedure

Nominations must be received by February 15, 2026. All nominations will be reviewed by the Nominating Committee. All nominations will receive a confirmation response from Missouri 811. A ballot containing all eligible nominees will be mailed to all General Member utilities Primary Point of Contact. Ballots will be counted, and the results announced at the Annual Membership Meeting on April 23, 2026.

The nominated individual must be an employee, owner, director, or officer of a General Member utility of Missouri 811. This nomination form must be received by Missouri 811 no later than February 15, 2026. Nomination can be submitted via the form below.