| Deborah Wooldrodge, President Lois Clark, Secretary Nancy Recker, Nominations Chair |
OHIO ASSOCIATION of FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
DISTRICT A
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Position Descriptions
Counselor
(Past President, Past President-Elect)
1. Serves as member of District Executive Board
2. Provides counsel to members of the Executive Board
President
(Serves one year as District President-Elect)
1. Serves on the OAFCS Executive Board and acts as a liaison between the OAFCS Board and the District
2. Sets dates and prepares advance agendas for District Executive Board meetings
3. Chairs District Executive Board meetings and member meetings
4. Maintains contact with all district officers and supports activities they are doing
5. Approves all District expenditures
6. Appoints District committee chairpersons
7. Submits a District Plan of Work and Annual Report in conjunction with District
Executive Board
President-Elect
(Elected for 3-year term: President- Elect, President, and Counselor)
1. Serves as district program chair for the fall meeting
2. Organizes, with assistance of the executive committee, a program committee
A. Plans at least one district program or workshop
1. One to take place in the fall
B. Arranges for meeting locations
C. Plans program
D. Contacts all speakers
- Chairs or provides for chairing of program
- Arranges for printing and distributing meeting announcements
G. Sends announcement of meeting
1. OAFCS Newsletter
2. OAFCS President
3. OAFCS Vice-President, District Affairs
H. Acknowledges participation of speakers, etc.
3. Functions as member of District Executive Board
Vice-President, Membership
(Elected for a 2 year term, even years)
1. Attends district and state committee meetings in support of membership recruitment
2. Follows recommendations of state membership chairperson and functions as a committee member of the state membership committee
3. Functions as a member of the District Executive Board
4. Establishes a district membership committee which will personally contact former and prospective members securing new members
5. Maintains the membership for the district
6. Follows recommendations formulated by the District Executive Board concerning
membership recruitment
7. Reports to OAFCS Membership Chair
Vice-President, Nominations
(Elected for a 2 year term, odd years)
1. Functions as a member of District A Executive Committee
2. Provides a list of candidates for offices being vacated that year
3. Submits to state the list of candidates
4. Notifies candidates with the outcome of the election
Secretary
(Elected to a two-year term in even years.)
1. Keeps minutes of meetings
2. Distributes minutes to:
A. District A Executive Board
B. OAFCS Vice-President, District Affairs
C. OAFCS President
D. OAFCS President-Elect
3. Keeps records of past meetings and activities of District A
4. Functions as a member of the District Executive Board
Treasurer
(Elected to a two-year term in odd years.)
1. Sets up a ledger for receipts and disbursements using fiscal year of November 1 to October 31
2. Prepares a treasurer’s report for district meetings
3. Pays bills approved by the district president
4. Send books to the State Treasurer for audit by December 1. (By order of the OAFCS Executive Board, substantial penalties may be imposed for late submission of the annual district treasurer’s report. The penalty may include withholding the district’s share of membership dues and additional fines to cover the penalty cost incurred at the state level.)
5. Prepares a budget in conjunction with district officers or a special finance committee
6. Handles registrations for district meetings
7. Functions as a member of the District Executive Board
Public Relations Chairperson
Appointed by District President
1. Attends executive board meetings as necessary
2. Releases advance information to the media about the fall meeting
3. Develops a press release concerning professional attendance at District A Meetings
for use with the Family and Consumer Sciences professional’s local media.
4. Maintains contact with county Family and Consumer Sciences organizations in
District A.
5. Promotes District A’s programs and activities with other professional organizations related to Family and Consumer Sciences subject matter.
6. Mails information concerning District meetings to District A colleges/universities
which offer programs in Family and Consumer Sciences subject matter
Preprofessional/Graduate Student Section
1. Attends district meetings
2. Attends and represents District A at state Preprofessional/Graduate Student Section meetings
3. Serves on committees at the state level
4. Encourages membership within local chapter and District A
Professional Development Chair
(Appointed by the District President)
1. Serves as member of the District Executive Board
2. Serves on Fall Meeting Program Committee and assist President-Elect in applying for PDUs for Fall Meeting program
3. Develops opportunities for professional growth and development of members
4. Promotes and supports certification and recertification of individuals in family and consumer sciences
5. Acts as District A Liaison with OAFCS Certification Chairperson
6. Provides Certified Family and Consumer Professionals with current information regarding certification and opportunities for earning PDU’s
Awards Chairperson
(Appointed by the District President)
1. Reviews and revises the award applications if needed
2. Promotes the award process in District A
3. Provides award forms at the District A Fall Meeting
4. Presents a certificate to state District A winners at the Fall meeting
5. Forwards to OAFCS Awards Committee those nominees eligible to be considered for OAFCS awards
6. Serves as member of OAFCS Awards Committee if requested to do so
Revised 5/2004