Montgomery County Educational Media Staff Association
Board Position Descriptions
Revised May 2010
Grade Level Representatives (High School, Middle School, Elementary School)
• Communicate and encourage participation in MCEMSA’s professional development and networking events
• Act as a liaison between MCEMSA’s board and grade level membership
• Facilitate communication among grade level peers through a variety of informal activities in person and/or online
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Membership Chair/Co-Chairs
• Recruit new members and sends out reminder notices to current members
• Collect membership forms and checks; forward checks to Treasurer
• Maintain a database of members and retirees
• Disseminate mailing lists sorted by grade level (ES, MS, HS) to Board Members
• Prepare a membership report for the Board
• Forward bills and reimbursements to Treasurer
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Web Master
• Maintain, update, and edit MCEMSA’s Web pages
• Ensure currency of information on Web pages
• Monitor and acts as contact with Web hosting site
• Forward Web hosting site bills to Treasurer
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Winter Tea Chair/Co-Chairs
• Determine budget with Treasurer
• Secure venue and set date
• Plan menu and coordinate food purchases
• Coordinate design and delivery of invitations
• Coordinate planning, purchasing, and implementation of decorations
• Coordinate purchasing of door prizes or gifts
• Forward bills and reimbursements to Treasurer
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Spring Banquet Chair/Co-Chairs
• Determine budget and set price with Treasurer
• Secure venue and set date
• Plan menu
• Coordinate design and delivery of save-the-dates and formal invitations
• Coordinate planning, purchasing, and implementation of decorations
• Coordinate purchasing of raffle tickets and door prizes
• Forward bills and reimbursements to Treasurer
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Hospitality Chair/Co-Chairs
• Coordinate refreshments for the back-to-school/membership recruitment event
• Coordinate purchasing of gifts for new media specialists at back-to-school event
• Coordinate purchasing of gifts and cards for retirees for the Spring Banquet
• Coordinate refreshments with program chairs of professional development and networking events
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year
Awards Chair/Co-Chair
• Publicize Walker Award through nominations and selection process
• Coordinate Awards committee
• Purchase Walker Award plaque
• Attend at least one Board meeting per year