EXECUTIVE BOARD DESCRIPTIONS:

President: The President will preside over all Chapter and Executive Committee meetings; approve meeting agendas, fundraisers, and other Chapter business; be the representative of Chapter to the National League; serve as education chairman; be responsible along with the Executive Committee for setting monthly meeting agendas. LIASON to Philanthropic Chair & Fund Raiser Chair.

Vice President: The Vice President will act in the President's absence at any meetings. The Vice President is also responsible for coordinating all new member activities, including recruitment and helping new members through the registration process. Will be responsible for locating a suitable meeting place for all monthly meetings, for coordinating all members for any fundraising activities, and for overseeing all standing and special committees. LIASON to Roundtable Coordinator.

Secretary: The Secretary will take minutes at Chapter meetings. Will prepare and send monthly minutes to National. Shall maintain and update Chapter member list and distribute as needed. Will prepare and edit and distribute the Chapter's monthly newsletter. Will send Bylaws and Standing Rules amendments to National as needed. Will send a current list of Chapter officers to National by September 30th of each year.

Treasurer: The Treasurer will do all bookkeeping for Chapter, keep accurate records of monies received and dispersed, pay rent for meeting rooms if needed, and collect annual Chapter dues and any fees required for classes and special events. Will also complete and deliver to President the annual financial report as required by IDAL. Will make disbursements to teachers and for other Chapter expenses when provided with receipts and proper documentation.

The Chapter dues and revenues shall be fixed from time to time by a vote by Chapter members and recorded in the Standing Rules.

The fiscal year end shall be December 31st.


COMMITTEES:

Education: The Education Chair will work along side the President. Will help take recommendations from the general membership to plan and secure hands-on classes, lectures, and demonstrations for every meeting. Is responsible for securing the class, communicating with the teacher regarding supplies and expenses reimbursement. If class fees are required in advance or at the meeting, the Education Chair will make the necessary arrangements in concert with the treasurer. The Education Chair will submit necessary write-ups to the President and Secretary in a timely manner so information can be passed on to the general membership.

Memberships: The Membership Coordinator will work along side the Vice President. Will be the person to whom new members will be directed via phone, e-mail, or in person at our meetings. This coordinator will be responsible for keeping an up to date list of (dues current) members for the Secretary and distributing this list to members on a quarterly basis as updates commonly occur.

Newsletter Editor: This person is will help Secretary accumulate information from the President and other members, and compiling it into a newsletter and distributing it, as well as emailing a copy to the Webmaster.

Business Roundtable: This coordinator will secure dates with the members for our quarterly roundtable meeting. This person will reserve the space for the meeting, organize any guest speakers and lead the meeting. The Roundtable Coordinator reports to the Vice President.

Publicity: The Publicity Chair is responsible for sending out press releases about chapter activities, arranging for displays of chapter work or demonstrations, and publishing chapter background and information in local papers. The Publicity Chair will also organize the publication of chapter brochures and our business directory. The Publicity Chair reports to Vice President.

Computer/Online Resources: This Coordinator Position will secure a domain name and hosting company and then develop an NTA web site and promote it via online sources. This person will gather information from Secretary obtained by our members, officers and chairpersons and post it accordingly.

Outreach: Our Outreach Chair will assist in the development of literature and mailings to gain new members for our chapter. This chair will work closely with the Membership Coordinator and Publicity Chair to accomplish work toward membership throughout the region.

Philanthropy: The Philanthropy Chair, with input from the general membership, will research and develop a philanthropic project for the chapter's benevolent work. This Chairperson will organize member volunteers and be the liaison between the chapter and the charitable organization for which we do work. This Chairperson will also submit information, photos and write-ups of the project to the Publicity Chair. The Philanthropic Chair reports to the President.

Adele Bishop Scholarship: Submit essay for the Adele Bishop Scholarship to National. In addition, this person will delegate or create themselves a display board of the philanthropic project for the annual IDAL convention. The Adele Bishop Scholarship Chair will work along side Philanthropic Chair.

Fundraising: In order to acquire additional financial resources for our chapter, the Fundraising Chair will research, plan, organize volunteers, and put into action fundraising activities. The Fund Raiser Chair reports to the Vice President.

Teachers: If you have a special technique to share with the membership, you can take the opportunity to share it with the rest of the chapter. You will write up a description of your project and submit it to the Vice President or Education Chair. After submitting your receipts for expenses, you will be reimbursed for your supplies. In some cases, we may require the class fee checks from the members to clear before your reimbursement.

For most of the committees listed above, we also need people to assist with the duties. Dual chairpersons are also acceptable.