Green National Committee

The Green National Committee is the central governing body of the Green Party of the United States. The GNC is composed of delegates from each of the affiliated state party organizations and from recognized caucuses. The GNC oversees all national party functions and elects a Steering Committee to oversee day-to-day operations.

Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is composed of seven Co-chairs together with the Secretary and Treasurer. The Co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States are currently (2008 July): Jill Bussiere, Budd Dickinson, Sanda Everette, Phil Huckelberry, Jason Nabewaniec, Cliff Thornton, and Craig Thorsen. They are elected from the delegates, who serve on the Green National Committee. The Secretary is Holly Hart. The Treasurer is Jody Grage.

Standing committees
The GNC has several standing committees:


 * Accreditation
 * Annual National Meeting
 * Ballot Access
 * Bylaws, Rules, Policies & Procedures
 * Communications
 * Coordinated Campaign
 * Dispute Resolution
 * Diversity
 * EcoAction
 * Finance


 * Fundraising
 * Green Pages (newspaper editorial board)
 * International
 * Media
 * Merchandising
 * Outreach
 * Peace Action
 * Platform
 * Presidential Campaign Support
 * Steering

Caucuses
Three identity caucuses have achieved representation on the GNC:
 * Black Caucus - Acting Co-Chairs: Alfred Molison, Martina Robinson
 * Lavender Greens (LGBTIQ)- Chair: Jason Jones
 * Women's Caucus - Co-Chairs: Nan Garrett, Sylvia Inwood

Three other caucuses are working toward formal recognition by the GNC:
 * Disability Caucus
 * Latino Caucus
 * Youth Caucus

The Blue Greens (workers' caucus) and the Native American caucus also exist, but have not established organizing committees as of yet.