Chapter Officers
President
Janice Worley President@hoosieramwa.org
President-Elect
Jaya Bhushan President-elect@hoosieramwa.org
Secretary
Mike Stinfer Secretary@hoosieramwa.org
Treasurer
Vyvyca Walker Treasurer@hoosieramwa.org
Committee Chairs
Education (Conference) Committee Chairs
Jaya Bhushan Education@hoosieramwa.org
Member Resources Chair
Luke Jorgensen Member-Resources@hoosieramwa.org
Communications, Marketing, and Social Media Committee Chair
Avantika Mann Communications@hoosieramwa.org
Program Chair
Sadie Schaus Programs@hoosieramwa.org
Publications Chair
TBD Publications@hoosieramwa.org
Elected Officers' Duties
President
Serves as chairperson of the Executive Committee and ex-officio member of all committees
Appoints chairpersons of standing committees, and—as authorized by the Executive Committee—of ad-hoc committees
Coordinates and monitors all chapter projects
Serves as chapter delegate to the national Fall board meeting
President-elect
Serves as chairperson of the Nominating Committee
Presides at chapter general, business, and executive board meetings in the absence of the president
Serves as chapter delegate to the national Spring board meeting
Serves as a member of the Budget and Finance Committee
Secretary
Takes minutes at all business and executive board meetings
In the event of nomination of an unslated candidate for elected office, issues an election ballot to the membership and receives and counts the marked ballots
Informs the executive director of AMWA and editors of AMWA publications about chapter activities, elections, and meetings
Treasurer
Maintains a checking account
With either the president or president-elect, co-signs each check
Keeps proper financial books, pays all bills, and makes all deposits
Prepares a brief report to be read at each chapter meeting on the latest receipts, expenditures, and bank balances.
Submits to the AMWA treasurer by August 1 a formal Chapter Financial Statement (listing income and expenses of the past year) and a Chapter Budget (proposing income and expenses of the forthcoming year)
Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee
Committees' Duties
Budget and Finance Committee
Submits to the executive committee for approval a budget and financial statement
Member Resources Committee
Plans and implements efforts to recruit and retain members and encourage participation in the chapter
Maintains a directory of chapter members
Receives periodic chapter membership updates from AMWA staff
Maintains an email distribution list and uses it to distribute chapter communications on behalf of officers/committees
Education Committee
Plans and implements educational activities, including an annual chapter conference, with input from the executive committee
Solicits membership preferences for conference activities
Broadcasts conference activities
Program Committee
Plans and implements educational and networking events other than the chapter conference, with input from the executive committee
Solicits membership preferences for events
Broadcasts chapter events
Publications Committee
Prepares a newsletter for chapter members, asking chapter members to contribute and/or review articles where appropriate
Communications, Marketing & Social Media Committee
Interviews speakers and writes articles about educational sessions
Presents educational sessions
Engages members and/or potential members on LinkedIn and Twitter
Promotes and manages annual conference Twitter hashtag contest
Designs and analyzes conference surveys