NNLAMS Southwest Officer Positions
Below
is a list of Officer positions that will be open for the 2008-2009 academic
year. You are eligible to serve in
one of these positions if you are a current NNLAMS member in a chapter located
in the Southwest Region. Please
contact the Chair of your local chapter to express your interest in filling one
of these positions.
Chair The Chair is
responsible for scheduling all meetings and conferences throughout the
year. The Chair is the equivalent of the CorporationÕs President or Chief
Executive Officer. He/she is the official spokesperson and representative
of NNLAMS-SW, and is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the chapters
into a regional agenda. He or she should be aware of all matters
regarding the organization. The Chair is responsible for overseeing all
the NNLAMS-SW officers, committees and taskforces. He/she should be able
to manage the affairs of NNLAMS-SW in a timely and dependable fashion.
Finally, the Chair will be a member of the Board of Directors for the umbrella
NNLAMS organization and will relay information between each organization
effectively.
Treasurer The Treasurer shall
maintain and invest the funds of the Corporation as directed by the Executive
Board. The Treasurer shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts
and disbursements in the books belonging to the Corporation; shall render
periodic financial statements to the Executive Board and membership; shall
prepare annual budgets; and shall perform other such duties as are incident to
the office; and shall undertake such other duties as are required from time to
time by the Executive Board.
Secretary The Secretary
shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Executive Board. Further,
the Secretary shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the
Corporation. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal and
properly keep, or cause to be kept, the record books of the Corporation.
In general, the Secretary shall have all duties incident to that office, as
well as other such duties as the Executive Board may determine from time to
time.
Fundraising
Chair The Fundraising Chair
shall be responsible for coordinating the CorporationÕs fundraising efforts,
including applying for grants from foundations, public charities and
governmental entities.
Publication
Chair The Publication Chair
shall be responsible for publishing at least one article per year by a
NNLAMS-SW member in the nationally distributed professional periodical or web
site. He or she will also coordinate and publish a quarterly newsletter
for NNLAMS-SW. The newsletter shall be posted to the CorporationÕs web
site and printed for distribution.
Membership
Chair The Membership Chair
shall keep a membership database containing the name, address, phone number,
and e-mail address of each member of NNLAMS-SW with the date that he/she became
a member.
Webmaster The Webmaster shall
create, when necessary, and maintain the CorporationÕs web site with current
information about the Corporation, and the CorporationÕs 6 states. The
Webmaster shall work closely with the Publication Chair and the Membership
Chair to ensure that all regions have access to the newsletter and membership
database on the CorporationÕs web site.