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Your membership dues, donations and event fees support our Scholarships and Teaching Excellence Awards. As a member of a committee, you will make new connections by cooperating with other PBKNCA members to determine where our money goes and how we can bring members together for rewarding experiences.
For most committees, involvement is generally for a small part of the year, so committee commitments are easy to fit into your life. The Audit/Finance Committee meets once to do the audit in late winter while the Scholarship and Teaching Excellence Committees meet only to review applications in the spring. The Program Committee is generally planning on a quarterly basis and only Membership and Newsletter Committees involve a more continuous commitment. Committee Chairs are voting members of the Board of Directors and only they are required to attend the Board Meetings and the Annual Meeting in May. Terms are for one year, running from July 1 to June 30.
So, log in and update your Member Profile with your Committee Interests. Committees are supportive of new members and training is provided as needed. Committee Chairs are always looking for new faces and new ideas. Sign up now to let committee chairs know you are interested in joining when there is an opening.
Patricia Kenber, Third Vice President – Membership
Updated 10/24/2021
Audit/Finance
Meets with the Treasurer and other Officers as needed, at least annually to review the financial reporting and related internal controls of the Association and provides recommendations as appropriate to the all-volunteer and small non-profit nature of the organization. The Audit Committee is defined in the Bylaws as consisting of at least three members appointed annually by the President. Prospective Committee members will possess financial literacy with at least one member possessing experience preparing, analyzing, or auditing financial statements. The Committee provides an important internal control, and individual members contribute time each year ranging from 12 hours or more, primarily depending on the number of volunteers.
The Treasurer and experienced members are available to assist and welcome new Committee members who want to contribute their skills and energy to this small but high-impact Committee.Chapter Liaison
Help welcome the next initiates. Attend initiation programs at some schools.
Communications and Newsletter
Responsible for producing a newsletter, using reports by Board members, which is distributed by email and hardcopy, and for managing email communications to inform the membership and provide outreach to potential members.
With the move to the Wild Apricot membership management system a high level of computer skills is no longer needed beyond a comfort with simple spreadsheets, website design using the easy-to-use Wild Apricot, a similarly easy-to-use emailing program and logical approach to interrogating the membership database. Templates are provided to support program and other event planning and communications needs. The Communications Officer may have committee and is a voting member of the Association Board, expected to attend and report to Board meetings as well as the Annual Meeting in May.