Board Positions

President		The President will be responsible for serving as facilitation lead for the overall organization. This role includes handling all aspects of our strategic alliances with corporations and organizations. Chapter President is also responsible for working with other professional associations and community organizations to build relationships identify collaboration opportunities and share communication. This involves meetings to identify networking opportunities, exchange calendars of programs and activities, brainstorm collaborative strategies.
President Elect		The President Elect is responsible for Business Management for the Chapter, which represents internal and external support department responsible for policy/procedures, bylaws management, elections, parliamentary procedures, legal services, and insurance. Additionally this includes the responsibilities of the chapter office, including post office box and mail distribution. The President-Elect will serve as Chapter President at the end of the term as President-Elect.
VP of Finance		The VP of Finance is responsible for creating and monitoring the annual budget. Additionally, monthly reports are submitted to the BDPA NDC Board of Directors and an annual report to the National BDPA Office. In addition, the VP of Finance is responsible for the development of funding sources through fundraisers and required financial documentation for foundation grants. Will serve as facilitation lead for the Annual Fundraiser Banquet.
VP of Membership Management		The membership department is responsible for member recruitment, retention processing applications and maintaining an accurate membership database. This includes validation and maintenance of the member information in the National database. The VP of Membership Mgmt conducts new member orientation and distribution of new member packets. The membership department is responsible for member recruitment, retention processing applications and maintaining an accurate membership database.
VP of Strategy and Planning		This department handles all aspects of the strategic planning process. This includes the development of formal chapter business plan. Our strategic planning process will analyze the chapter’s strengths and weaknesses and works with the board representatives to establish a short and long term plan for chapter growth and development. This department will measure and report on Chapter performance/success. This includes submitting the monthly Chapter Report to the National Office and submission for Chapter of the Year.
VP of Communications		The VP of Communications is primarily responsible for all communications to the BDPA NDC stakeholders making sure that the information regarding the chapter is disseminated through electronic as well as printed media. This includes communications with advertisers, advertisement solicitations, and annual program & events schedule. In addition the VP of Communications will serve as editor in chief for the chapter newsletter as well as support the maintenance of the BDPA NDC Webpage.
VP of Member Services		The primary event that is signature to the chapter is the Monthly Program Meeting, which supports member’s growth and retention goals. The VP Members Services builds the target topics for program meetings based on input from the board and member surveys. Responsibilities include identification and selection of presenters. This department would be responsible for arranging facilities, speakers, and refreshments for these mini-events. They would work with the VP of Communications to notify the target audience.
VP of Student Information Education & Scholarships (SITES)		The SITES Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the IT Showcase and HSCC program. Including the formation of a team responsible for the program syllabus, lesson plans, trainers, training site, and student recruitment. This includes the participation and/or the facilitation of the Regional and National Competition.
Volunteer Opportunities
Entrepreneur Special Interest Group		This group is established to develop BDPA into a business facilitator for its entrepreneurial and small business members. BDPA empowers these members to do business with its corporate members and to create small business links to BDPA Partners & Sponsors (corporate members, business members, government agencies, and educational institutions). This includes workshops and seminars to prepare small business members to do business with BDPA business partners.
Newsletter Producers		These positions report to the Newsletter Editor, this group is responsible for updates, maintenance, and content creation for the chapter newsletter.
Webmaster		This person is responsible for the Web Developers and oversight of the Chapter website. Responsible for ensuring that content and updates are assigned and posted by the web developers according to the department’s deadline.
Photojournalist		This person is responsible for photography and posting digital photographs for the Chapter and membership. Works with the Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, and other Communication Departments to ensure photos of chapter events and other chapter projects are distributed to members and posted in the chapter newsletter and posted on the chapter web site. A role for a real camera bug! Also includes maintaining chapter archives of pictures taken by professional photographers. Help select pictures for the chapter newsletter.
Education Banquet		An annual event to raise funds for the Chapter. Work with the VP of Finance to coordinate and organize a successful fund raising event. Solicit keynote speaker, establish a theme, set the venue and menu. Send out member and corporate invitations, and manage ticket sales.
Election Committee		As defined by chapter bylaws, this committee forms every 2 years and is comprised of 3-5 members who will oversee the election process. On rare occasions, when an officer position is prematurely vacated, this committee would oversee a special election.

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