District D

Kim Strode, President
Kelly Schulze, Secretary
Mary Jo Kohl, Treasurer

OHIO ASSOCIATION of FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
DISTRICT D
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Position Descriptions

Counselor

(Past President, Past President-Elect)

1.   Serves as member of Executive Board

2.   Provides counsel to members of Executive Board

President

(Serves one year as District President-Elect)

1.   Serves on the OAFCS Executive Board and acts as a liaison between the 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 and spring meetings

2.   Organizes, with assistance of the executive committee a program committee

A.  Plans district program or workshop to take place in the fall

B.  Arranges for meeting locations

C.  Plans program

D.  Contacts all speakers

E.   Chairs or provides for chairing of program

  1. Arranges for printing and distributing via mail the district newsletter and 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 the District Executive Board

4.   Functions as member of the OAFCS Program of Work Committee

Vice-President, Membership

(Elected for a 2 year term, odd 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

  1. Functions as a member of the District Executive Committee in the role of membership

4.   Establishes a District Membership Committee which will personally contact former and prospective members securing new members

5.   Maintains the membership “Rolodex” file monthly for the District

6.   Follows recommendations formulated by the District Executive Board concerning membership recruitment

Vice-President, Nominations

(Elected for a 2 year term, even years)

1.   Functions as member of District D 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 D 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 D.

4.   Functions as 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.   Sends books to the State Treasurer for audit by December1. (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 member of the District Executive Board

Preprofessional/Graduate Student Section

1.   Attends district meetings

2.   Attends and represents District D at state Preprofessional/Graduate Student Section meetings

3.   Serves on committees at the state level

4.   Encourages membership within local chapter and District D

Public Relations Chairperson

(Appointed by the District President)

1.   Maintains an up-to-date list of media contacts and addresses for the District D area

2.   Releases advance information to the media about spring and fall meetings

3.   Attempts to secure media coverage of spring and fall meetings

4.   Handles publicity for any additional events sponsored by OAFCS District D

5.   Attends executive board meetings as necessary

Revised 5/2004