2025 Biennial Election

All Leadership, Advanced, General and Academia member organizations in good standing are eligible to nominate qualified individuals and vote in the upcoming election. 

Each COALTION Member company/organization may nominate one (1) individual to serve as Chair for each Leadership Advisory Board, including incumbent Chairs who are eligible for re-election and up to three (3) individuals to serve on the non-profit Board of Directors, including incumbent Directors who are eligible for re-election. 

An RNG COALITION Member company/organization may nominate multiple qualified individuals from the same company/organization to serve as Chairs of multiple Leadership Advisory Boards; however, individuals from the same company/organization may not be elected to simultaneously serve as Chairs of more than one LAB.

COALITION members may only nominate one qualified individual from a single company/organization to stand in the election for RNG COALITION’s non-profit Board of Directors.

No RNG COALITION Member may hold more than one LAB Chair position simultaneously.

Eligible Chairs:

• Must be employed by a Leadership Level member company in good standing for 2+ years,

• hold the position of Vice President or higher, or equivalent, and

• is actively involved in the LAB for which they are being nominated.

Leadership Advisory Board Chairs, Co-Chairs and Committee Senior Advisors serve in a leadership and advisory capacity to RNG COALITION staff and executive officers on behalf of the RNG industry.

Chairs will organize no less than four (4) LAB meetings annually, not including additional meetings facilitated by separate committees contained within each LAB.

Chairs and Co-Chairs will coordinate and communicate regularly with each other, with their committees’ senior advisors, other LAB Chairs/Co-Chairs, and with RNG COALITION Staff.

All Chairs will provide regular - and no less than quarterly - updates to RNG COALITION's Executive Officers.

Each LAB will maintain its current scope–supporting our shared industry mission, and continue the work to meet the benchmarks of our Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART).

The person receiving the most votes for each Leadership Advisory Board will serve as Chair during the first year of the two-year term (2026-2027) and as Co-Chair of the same Leadership Advisory Board in the second year of the same term.

The person receiving the second most votes will serve as Co-Chair during the first year of the two-year term and become Chair of the same Leadership Advisory Board in the second year of the same term.

Pursuant to RNG COALITION Bylaws, three seats of the non-profit’s Board of Directors shall be held by executive representatives of companies or organizations from the renewable natural gas industry who have maintained good-standing as Leadership Level Members with the RNG Coalition for no less than two full years (24 months).

Scope: Fiduciary duties for the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, Inc., a 501(c)6 non-profit organization; maintenance of corporate formalities and filings; fund raising; budget oversight; tax filings oversight

Membership: Elected Leadership Members from Industry & Labor; Executive Officers/Founders

Board members commit to maintain Leadership level membership, further contribute annually to, and help raise funds for, the RNG COALITION’s SMART Endowment and Federal and State Political Action Committees (PACs) and annual events (SMART Cup, RNG SUMMIT, RNG WORKS, RNG CONFERENCE, RNG CONNECTs).

The three persons receiving the most votes during the 2025 election shall assume positions on the Board of Directors beginning in January 2026.

Qualified nominees who proceed with candidacy will be required to provide a Candidate Statement and to sign a Pledge of Positive Campaigning and Conflict of Interest.

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