I will advocate for an annual Strategic Alignment Retreat. In my tenure with national and international non-profit boards, we held an annual retreat style meeting that not only helped ensure the alignment on the direction, vision and mission of our work, but it also promoted cohesion, conscious relationships and kindness amongst board members. I will demonstrate active listening and empathy when collaboratively working with other board members. I will also offer a set of guidelines for the board to adopt called "The Four Agreements". The Four Agreements, derived from Toltec wisdom by don Miguel Ruiz, are a code of conduct designed to eliminate self-limiting beliefs and foster personal freedom, happiness, and love. The four principles are: 1. Be Impeccable with Your Word: Speak with integrity, say only what you mean, and avoid using words to gossip or speak against yourself. 2. Don't Take Anything Personally: What others say and do is a projection of their own reality. When you become immune to the opinions and actions of others, you avoid needless suffering. 3. Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and express what you really want to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. 4. Always Do Your Best: Your best is constantly changing, but simply doing your best in any given moment prevents self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.