Region 7 Officers, State Coordinators and Committee Chairs
| ELECTED REGIONAL OFFICERS | ||
Director: |
vacant | |
| Deputy Director: Jacob Wells |
wellsjacob@hotmail.com | |
| Treasurer: Aimee Chlebnik |
ajchleb@gmail.com | 406-646-7124 |
| Secretary: Ken Soderberg |
ksoderberg@mt.gov | |
| STATE COORDINATORS | ||
| New Mexico: |
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| Colorado: Kristen Libberton |
kerrylibb@aol.com | 303-912-7152 |
| Joy Thompson | jethomps@auroragov.org | 303-739-2428 303-907-8205 |
| Wyoming: |
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| Montana: Alana Mesenbrink |
alana.f.mesenbrink@usace.army.mil | 406-292-7751 406-293-2016 |
| Utah: Karissa DeCarlo |
Karissa_DeCarlo@nps.gov | 801-756-5239 210-878-9377 |
| Idaho: Jane Rohling |
jrcomarts@gmail.com | |
Alberta, Canada: |
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| COMMITTEE CHAIRS | ||
| Scholarship: Linda Lyon |
l_lyon@umwestern.edu | 406-683-7075 |
| Membership: | ||
| Awards: | ||
| Newsletter: Linda Strand |
vortexarts@comcast.net | 303-745-2026 |
Job Descriptions
Regional Director is responsible for:
1. Representing the Region at Regional Leadership Council meetings at the national workshop.
2. Seeing that the Region holds an annual regional workshop. This should be designated to a committee, location and logistics overseen by the Deputy Director.
3. Holding two business meetings a year, one at the regional workshop and one at the National Workshop. Regional executive committee meetingts may be held as needed.
4. Preparing a regular column in the Region's newsletter.
5. Serving on the national awards committee by assisting the awards chairperson in reviewing the award nominations.
6. Providing, with assistance from the Regional Treasurer, quarterly and year-end financial reports in accordance with guidelines established by the National Board of Directors.
7. Working with the Regional Editor to see that a newsletter is distributed quarterly.
8. Assisting the President of NAI by making recommendations for representatives to serve on standing committees, task forces or as at large Board members.
9. Establishing committees within the region to take on special projects, e.g. scholarship program, membership drive, fund raising, etc.
10. Establishing a nominating committee to select a slate of candidates for regional elections. This slate will follow the guidelines established in the NAI Elections Handbook.
11. Attempting to make personal contact through delegation with all new regional members and those who have recently let membership expire.
Time commitment: 5 - 8 hours per week, excluding meetings and workshops.
Regional Deputy Director is responsible for:
1. Representing the Regional Director at national RLC meetings they can not attend.
2. Seeking out locations and commitments from the regional workshop planning committee members for the annual regional workshoip.
3. Acting as advisor to the workshop planning committees.
4. Updating the regional procedures manual on an annual basis.
5. Participating in regional executive board meetings as called by the Regional Director.
6. Other duties as assigned by the Regional Director.
Time Commitment: 10 - 15 hours per month excluding meetings and workshops.
Regional Treasurer is responsible for:
1. Maintaining up-to-date financial records of the region and preparing annual budgets.
2. Providing semi0annual financial reports to the members at the regional meetings held at the national and regional workshops.
3. Handling all financial transactions of the region including workshop income and expenses, special projects such as sales, raffles, and auctions and submitting all funds/receipts to the national office. Working on disbursement of scholarships and grants, adminstering and acknowledging sponsorships for the Region.
4. Providing financial reports to the national office and regional officers as required. The national office now maintains the region's account and will be reporting quarterly to the Regional Treasurer.
5. Depositing all income with the national office using the NAI REGIONAL/SECTION DEPOSIT FORM which will be sent by certifierd mail using a cashiers check, money order or checks from NAI members who attended workshops, made donations, etc., all made out to NAI.
6. Requesting disbursement of funds from the national office using the NAI REGIONAL/SECTION DISBURSEMENT FORM.
7. Receiving requests from members for reimbursement on NAI REGIONAL/SECTION DISBURSEMENT FORM and forward such reqests to the national office.
8. Understanding the processes, procedures and reports to expedite handling of regional funds and payment of obligations to the national office.
9. Participating in regional executive board meetings as called by the Regional Director.
10. Treasurers are insured for loss indeminity by the National Association Executive Office.
11. Interface with the National Office Accounts Manager.
12. Other duties as assigned by the Regional Director.
Time Commitment: 5 - 6 hours per month, excluding meetings and workshops.
(Treasurer forms are available on the NAI Website under "Resources for NAI Leaders".
Regional Secretary is responsible for:
1. Taking minutes during regional conference calls and preparing reports for business meetings.
2. Working closely with standing and special projects committees, e.g. sending out mail, corresponding to inquiries, recording at regional auction, guiding scholarship and awards committee, etc.
3. Participating in regional board meetings as called by the Regional Director.
4. Assisting the Deputy Director in keeping the regional procedures manual up-to-date, including supplying current forms to the manual.
5. Other duties as assigned by the Regional Director.
Time Commitment: 5 - 6 hours per month, excluding meetings and workshops.
