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Committee Chair/Co-Chair
As an APSE State Chapter Co-Chair you can expect to be responsible for the following:
-Assisting committee identify goals and keeping goals updated
-Tracking goals and ensuring that members are following through
-Taking minutes and sending out in timely fashion (48-72 hours). Minutes must include who is going to do what task by when
-preparing a report for Chapter Board meetings of what was accomplished
Chapter President/Vice President
As an APSE State Chapter President you can expect to be responsible for the following:
-Ensuring the financial reporting has been submitted (to National and the IRS)
-Ensuring By-Law compliance-By Law V (attach the by-laws for details)
-Voting/Elections
-Connecting with your membership: (ideas)
-Holding virtual membership meetings (gotomeeting or anymeeting now)
-Separating your state into regions and assigning board members to reach out via phone to members to ensure member’s needs are being met
-Personal email when a new member or business member joins
-Social Media/website (is there a board member who feels comfortable with this and could be responsible?)
-utilizing your APSE Delegate and/Chapter Liaison
-Running effective board meetings
-Ensuring board members are following through on their duties
-Keeping National APSE up to date on change in board members and/or board member contact information
Chapter Treasurer
As an APSE state Treasurer you can expect to be responsible for the following:
-Ensuring By-Law Compliance-By-Law V (attach the by-laws for details)
-It’s in the best interest of the chapter to have a Treasurer who has some sort of background/knowledge in finance and accounting
-Work with president on all financial related matters
-supervise disbursement of all chapter funds
-Keeping pristine financial records
-Preparing financial reports for every Chapter Board meeting or as decided by the board
-Ensuring there are at least 2 people on the Chapter Account
- Submit the Financial Report to National APSE 2x/year & Submit the 990 report to IRS 1x/year
-serve as chairperson of finance committee if one is established
-Chair a committee
Chapter Secretary
As an APSE state Treasurer you can expect to be responsible for the following:
-Ensuring By-Law Compliance –By-Law V (attach by-laws for details)
-Keeping meeting minutes at all board meetings and sending out to Board within 48-72 hours
-Keep a running history of the Chapter
-Chair a committee
Chapter Board Member
As an APSE State Chapter Board member you can expect to be responsible for the following:
-Serve on at least one committee
-Actively participate and attend meetings
-Be a liaison between the general membership and the State Chapter Board
-Chair/Co-Chair a committee