Friday, June 26, 2020

Call for FY21 Nominations

Hello SWE PNW!

We hope that this note finds you healthy and well! As we are preparing for a great FY21, we have several great opportunities open for elected officer positions.

The elected officer positions are:
  • President
  • President-Elect
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Treasurer-Elect

Each position will have at least the following responsibilities:
  • All elected and non-elected officers will be asked to attend the summer and winter organizational planning sessions
  • All elected and non-elected officers will be invited to the monthly executive council meetings

Additional details of each elected position are included at the end of this blog entry.

Your nomination at this point need only consist of your name and position(s) of interest. Please return all nominations by email to swe.pnw.nomination@gmail.com by July 10, 2020.

If you have any questions about making a nomination for any of these positions, please feel free to reach out to the Nomination Committee. We are more than willing to help answer your questions to the best of our ability!

Thank you,
FY20 SWE PNW Nomination Committee
Upekesha Addagatla Ngugi, April Byrne, Sherrie Rippe, Tiffany Tang, Kat McCoy


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President
  • Represent the section before the public and preside at meetings of the section and its executive council;
  • Appoint the chairs of all committees, with the approval of the executive council, except chair of nominating committee;
  • Approve the appointment of all committee members, except the members of the nominating committee;
  • Authorize the disbursement of section funds within the budget approved by the executive council;
  • Be an authorized signatory on all section accounts;
  • Coordinate activities and execute the business and policies of the section between meetings;
  • Review and approve the year-end section financial report;
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned; and
  • Perform other duties normally associated with the office of president or as may be assigned by the executive council or the governance documents.
President-Elect
  • Assume the duties of the president in case of temporary absence or temporary inability to serve;
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned;
  • Authorize the disbursement of section funds within the budget approved by the executive council;
  • Be an authorized signatory on all section accounts; 
  • Perform other duties incident to the office of president elect, whether assigned by the president, the executive council, or the governance documents; and
  • Serve as president in the year following their term as president-elect.
Secretary
  • Maintain records of the section, record meeting minutes at all EC meetings, maintain and update bylaws as needed;
  • Serve as the section data officer;
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned; and
  • Support the virtual brand committee by maintaining connection between the virtual brand committee and the executive council.
  • Perform other duties normally associated with the office of secretary or as may be assigned by the president, the executive council, or the governance documents.
Treasurer
  • Be responsible for the collection, distribution, and safekeeping of section funds;
  • Be an authorized signatory on all section accounts;
  • Prepare, maintain, and report as directed on the financial position of the section in relation to the approved budget;
  • Submit a financial report to the Society in accordance with established procedures;
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned; and
  • Perform other duties normally associated with the office of treasurer or as may be assigned by the president, the executive council, or the governance documents.
Treasurer-Elect
  • Assume the duties of treasurer in case of temporary absence or temporary inability to serve; 
  • Be an authorized signatory on all section accounts;
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned;
  • Perform other duties incident to the office of treasurer elect, whether assigned by the president, the treasurer or Society governing documents; and
  • Serve as treasurer in the year following their term as treasurer-elect.

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