Circle City Chapter Members - We Need You!
Get involved and be a part of your Circle City Chapter’s continued success. If you have been wondering how to get more involved with our Chapter, now is your chance. Take advantage of our Chapter’s leadership opportunities. Volunteer your time and expertise to focus on specific initiatives, issues and programs of importance to our industry. Through your continued involvement and support, you can help us reach some of our future goals of program development and Certification (new process this year). Together we can accomplish common goals and achieve mutual benefits through the enthusiastic support of our Chapter. Meetings are often done via conference and GoToMeeting format to save on travel time. We’re all busy. Each Chairperson will decide on the frequency of meetings.
We are currently seeking nominees for the 2 vacant Chapter Officer roles; Vice President and Treasurer (descriptions below). There are also 3 seats to serve on the Board of Directors (see description below). If you know of someone who might be interested in serving as an officer, or you would like to nominate yourself, please contact Maggie Potrikus at 317-258-5495 or email; circlecityacrp@gmail.com Nominations are due by March 31st. Elections will be held during the week of April 2nd. Newly elected officers and Board members will assume their responsibilities on May 1st. These roles will serve through the rest of 2017 through the Spring 2018 elections. We will hold new elections for all Officer and Board positions in Spring of 2018. Maggie Potrikus (President) and Jean Nash (Secretary) will continue in their roles until through the Spring 2018 elections.
Qualifications required for any Chapter Officer of Committee is an active Circle City Chapter membership.
Vice-President (1 yr term) – support the President in his/her duties as well as devise programs for increasing and sustaining membership. Also, primary role in directing the nomination and election process for Chapter Officers
Treasurer (1 yr term) – prepares the financial documents for annual reports to ACRP Global and manages all aspects of the Chapter’s financial business.
Board of Directors (1 yr term)
· Requires at least 3 non-Officer or Committee Chair Chapter members
· Reviews the chapter bylaws on an annual basis and revise the bylaws as needed
· Chapter President is a standing member, but can’t serve as Chair. Any other elected Officer can volunteer to serve on the Board.
· The minimum number of Board members is five.
Committee Chairs (non-elected members)
Committee Chairs are selected by Officer consensus from those nominated. President is a member of all committees, but doesn’t serve as Chair. Elected Officers can volunteer to join any Committee and serve as Chair. Members of Committees are volunteers from membership and may serve as Chair
Continuing Education Committee Chair (can further divide in sub-committee for the annual Fall Symposium)
· Assists with facilitation of speakers and continuing education contact hour approval for all meetings/events
· Contact speakers to obtain required documentation for continuing education application
· Provide attendance sign-in form and submit to ACRP after program
· Identify and target speakers for annual Fall Symposium
· Recommends meeting location, date and other pertinent arrangements related to the Symposium
Membership Committee Chair
· Conducts ongoing recruitment efforts that actively identifies potential new members and recruits to join Chapter
· Maintain an up to date roster of all current chapter members and distributes to board members as needed
· Identify ways to enhance Chapter members’ benefits and share ideas with board
Don’t miss this opportunity to be an active member of your Chapter and have a voice in the programs it offers. You can contact Maggie Potrikus with your questions (317-258-5495 or circlecityacrp@gmail.com). Contact Maggie by March 31st to nominate yourself or a colleague, or for questions.