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Our chapter’s 2009 Nominations Committee is looking for volunteer leaders to fill the following Executive Board positions starting in January 2010:
- President-Elect
- Treasurer
- Directors (2 positions)
These are all elected, voting positions on the Executive Board of our Chapter.
President-Elect
Description
This is a one year position that actually takes 3 years. The first year you learn the in’s and out’s of being President while leading the Program Committee. The 2nd year, you are President (hurray!). The third year you mentor the incoming President, participate in chapter business as Past-President, and lead the Nominations Committee. Throughout this time you attend Board meetings (most of which are conference calls) and Chapter programs, provide input on issues, and assist with guiding the chapter’s business. The official term of office is three years: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012.
Here’s how the years fly by:
2010 - President-elect and Program Chair
2011 - President
2012 - Past President and Nominations Chair
Obligations
As the President-elect and President, you are asked to represent our chapter at 2 SLA events: the SLA Annual Conference in June and the Leadership Summit in January.The 2010 SLA Leadership Summit is in St Louis, in January, and annual the 2010 annual conference is in New Orleans in June. The 2011 Leadership Summit location has not been determined, however the 2011 SLA annual conference will be in Philadelphia. Both the President-elect and President of all SLA chapters are required to attend both the SLA Annual Conference and the Leadership Summit. These meetings provide an excellent opportunity to grow in your job, get invaluable leadership training, and network with your peers. The Maryland chapter will help defray reasonable receipted conference expenses if your employer does not.
Treasurer
Description
The Treasurer keeps the financial records for chapter, reports the current financial data at each Executive board meeting, and collects and processes attendee payments and disbursements for Chapter events.
Treasurer must attend the programs and events where a check or payment is required the day of the event, or make arrangements for payment of those events.
SLA requires Chapter Treasurers to keep data and report chapter financial standings bi-annually in Quicken. SLA provides the software, training and support to any Treasurer requesting assistance. The reporting functions for Treasurer are very important to the Chapter, and adhering to deadlines and requests for payments are critical.
Obligations
The position of Treasurer is a two year commitment. The treasurer attends Board meetings (most are conference calls) and Chapter programs, and assists with Chapter business. The term of office is two years: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
The treasurer is not required to attend the SLA annual conference and/or the Leadership Summit, but all SLA volunteer chapter leaders are encouraged to do so. SLA frequently offers on-site training for Chapter Treasurers usually with other leadership training sessions on the Sunday when the annual conference begins.
Director (2 Director positions are open)
Description
Directors attend Board meetings (most are conference calls), give input on issues, help guide the chapter’s business, and may be assigned other duties or projects by the President or the Executive Board.
Obligations
The term of office is two years: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
Directors are not required to attend the SLA Annual Conference and/or Leadership Summit, but all SLA volunteer leaders are encouraged to do so.
For additional details about any of these positions, please review the Maryland Chapter’s Recommended Practices document at: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cmd/pdfs/CMDPractices.pdf. We suggest that if you are interested in any of these positions, you should ask your employer for a commitment of support for the time and/or travel involved in attending the required Chapter programs, events, and Board meetings, especially if you would like to be nominated for the President-elect/President position. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at Tracy.Landfried@us.army.mil.
Many thanks,
Tracy Landfried
Chair, 2009 Nominations Committee
Maryland Chapter of SLA
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