It is time to elect new officers for the various offices of
the Dogwood Chapter. As part of this process and following FMCA Operating Procedures, Dogwood has nominated
and elected a 3 person Nomination Committee to solicit volunteers and/or
nominees from the membership to fill Dogwood Chapter Officer Positions. The committee
is comprised of Michael Vreeland, Buck Buchanan, & Regis
Johnson. Although we need to have a completed list of candidates for the
Dogwood Offices by September 30, 2014, we would like to complete this prior to
this date so there is plenty of time for voting. To that end we would request
everyone please submit their nominations to the committee by August 15, 2014.
If you would
like to volunteer or nominate a person for one of the offices please provide
this recommendation by email to any one of the Nominating Committee
members. Their email addresses are as
follows: Michael
Vreeland – BeagleRV@gmail.com Buck
Buchanan – Buchananracing@aol.com Regis
Johnston – 2rjohnston@comcast.net
This is a
great time to participate in the Dogwood Chapter. Although everything in our chapter just seems
to happen, it does so through the efforts of the Chapter Officers and our
membership. Without this participation we would not have a chapter so please
volunteer or nominate someone for this positions. Actually volunteering would
be best since nomination someone without first consulting them may be
problematic. We currently have one volunteer for the office of Vice President
Rallies – Marion Cockrell. So if you would like to volunteer please let us
know.
To ensure
everyone understands the responsibilities of the offices we have listed them
below to include their responsibilities and the individuals who current hold
that office.
President
(Butch Jones) – The President is responsible for oversight of all aspects of
operating the Dogwood Chapter. The president should provide leadership and
guidance for other Officers of the chapter.
Vice
President Membership (Pat Allen) – The Vice President Membership is responsible
for initiating all activities associated with recruiting new members including
but not limited to promotion of the chapter through chapter fairs, publication
of articles in FMCA magazine etc.
Vice
President Rallies (Dennis Reid) – The Vice President Rallies is responsible for
all activities necessary to organize rallies for the Dogwood Chapter including
soliciting Rally hosts, assisting volunteer hosts with planning, finding
suitable locations for rallies, arranging for necessary rally supplies being
accessible by hosts, offering guidance to hosts on communications, collection
of rally fees, and preparation of required rally expense forms.
Vice
President Communications (Carolyn Duff) – Vice President Communications is responsible
for maintenance of the chapters’ membership files, publication of the chapter’s
communications through maintenance of the chapter web site and any other
communications sent to the general membership. The Vice President
Communications will work with and coordinate with the Secretary and the
Treasurer to maintain membership records in a way that all needs are satisfied. Carolyn has been in this position for quite some time now and has done an excellent job. However she has indicated she would like to step down. She has agreed to provide technical support as needed.
Secretary (Liz Jones) – The Secretary will prepare and publish minutes of all chapter business meetings and will fulfill all requirements of the office defined in the Member and Volunteer Handbook.
Treasurer
(Pat Allen) – The Treasurer will establish bank account(s) with a reputable
local bank. To the extent possible, the Treasurer should seek out banks that
will minimize any banking expenses. When the treasury of the chapter is
sufficiently large, both a checking account and an interest bearing account
should be established. All financial records of Dogwood Chapter will be
maintained using Quicken software.
National
Director (Ed Fisher) – The National Director shall keep their chapter informed
of items pertaining to the national organization and of the FMCA areas, as well
as keeping the national organization apprised of items happening at the chapter
level. Another important duty is participating in and voting during the
Governing Board meetings.
Alternate
National Director (Mann Duff) – The Alternate National Director shall serve
whenever the National Director is unable to attend meetings of the Governing
Board or is otherwise unable to serve.
To
paraphrase a famous person “Ask not what your Dogwood Chapter can do for you –
What can you do for your Dogwood Chapter?” If you have any questions or
concerns please let one of the Nominating Committee Members know so we can
respond accordingly.
