Call for FY18 SWE PNW Officer Nominations

Hello SWE PNW!

We hope that this note finds you well! As we are preparing for a great FY18, we are opening the nomination period for the SWE PNW elected officer positions. This is your chance to discuss your interest for any FY18 positions!

The elected officer positions are:

• President
• President-Elect
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Vice President of Career Guidance/Outreach
• Vice President of Professional Development
• Section Representative

Each position will have 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.

Please note that FY18 is the LAST year for the Section Rep role as the regions will be dissolved at the end of FY18. For more information on this, please refer to our blog, FY18 SWE PNW Election & Section Rep Role Update.

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!

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 March 19, 2017.

Thank you,
SWE PNW Nomination Committee
Tamaira Ross, Cary Kaczowka, Kimber Hinson, & Maria Barna

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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
• Authorize the disbursement of section funds within the budget approved by the executive council
• Coordinate activities and execute the business and policies of the section between meetings

President-Elect

• Serve as president in the year following their term as president-elect
• Assume the duties of the president if the president is temporarily unable to serve
• Assist the current president with all duties

Secretary

• Maintain records of the section, record meeting minutes at all EC meetings, maintain and update bylaws as needed.
• Support the virtual brand committee by maintaining connection between the virtual brand committee and the executive council.

Treasurer

• The treasurer manages and reports on SWE PNW’s budget, bank accounts, grants/donations and performs financial audits. If needed, a committee will also lead fundraising drives.

VP of Career Guidance/Outreach

• This position leads explore engineering workshops, the University mentoring program, certificate of merit (COM) and COM scholarships, collegiate scholarships.
• The committee funds and manages relationships the following organizations: Kids in Science and Engineering (KISE), Expanding your Horizons (EYH), community outreach booths (PSEC, schools, etc.)

VP of Professional Development

• This position leads and manages technical talks and tours, skills development events, social/networking events, and the book club.

Section Representative

• Represent the section as a voting member on monthly region conference calls and inperson
• region meetings. Act as a liaison between the section and the region.
• Submit section reports to the region (3 per year).