<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default">The Bee Informed Partnership has been instrumental in the management, loss and field surveillance efforts since 2011 and has teams on the ground working with many commercial beekeepers nationwide. Karen <span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.1">Rennich</span>, who has done a wonderful job as the helm, will be stepping down as Executive Director at the end of this year. To that end, the <span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.2">BIP</span> transition committee is actively seeking those interested and qualified persons who would like to apply for the position of Executive Director. Please see  job description at the <span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.3">BIP</span> website (<a href="http://www.beeinformed.org/" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small" target="_blank">www.<span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.4">beeinformed</span>.org</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">). </span><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.5">Applica</span><span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.6">tions</span> are due by July 31, </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">with interviews to follow in late summer and early fall. Please share this </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">description with your colleagues and anyone you think may be interested. Thank you.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">  <br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_7464105691667997571m_-3836028934897181573gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Laurie Davies Adams<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">President and CEO </font></div><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font size="2">Pollinator Partnership</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font size="2">475 <span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.7">Sansome</span> Street, 17th Floor</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font size="2">San Francisco, CA 94111</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">e:  </span><font color="#0b5394"><a href="mailto:lda@pollinator.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span id="m_7464105691667997571:1j6.8">lda</span>@pollinator.org</span></a></font></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">w:  </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><a href="http://www.pollinator.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">www.pollinator.org</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font size="2">p:  415.260 8092</font></span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qFvFCWMd7ZB9TM_LTVdhWsdArNsUDMW59Vi8rJ7gNA7RNb-K0KMroCYBtke2Nf3mZeKPh264BhJoFbuEYxeDTfQmTCyzm7-ATcBBjGE0AAE3qKIMwouoSpETJTbAz_HciMqBu3o" width="40px;" height="40px;" style="border:none"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