Volunteering with RMSLA is an excellent way to build your network, gain experience and visibility, and showcase your skills. You also get to work with a great group of energizing people who are on the lookout for new opportunities to provide membership value for our members.
If you’re interested in a role but not yet sure you’re ready to commit, contact the Chapter President or President-elect. We are always happy to chat about ways to shadow these roles or contribute in a large or small way to what’s going on with our chapter.
Executive Board positions
President-Elect
This is a 3-year commitment, with a year each as President-Elect, President, and Past-President.
The President-Elect:
- Serves as program chair, planning and coordinating event logistics for RMSLA’s Annual Business Meeting and Alldredge Lecture in winter, the Rocky Mountain Mini-Conference in the summer, and the Membership Meeting in the fall; serving on the Colleague Connection committee with members of partner library associations; and keeping up the momentum for informal events such as local dine-arounds. Manages arrangements for speakers, venue, food, and registration with program committee members.
- Attends monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year.
- Shadows the President to learn about reporting/communication responsibilities and how meetings are run.
- Recruits new Executive Board members and Committee Chairs.
- Works with the President and Treasurer to develop a budget for the presidential year.
- Attends the SLA Annual Conference in June with chapter support (depending on funding availability).
President
The President:
- Represents RMSLA in the SLA Chapter Cabinet.
- Attends the SLA Annual Conference in June with chapter support (depending on funding availability).
- Leads RMSLA Executive Board meetings (including monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year).
- Recruits an incoming President-Elect and assists in recruiting new Executive Board members and Committee Chairs.
- Oversees chapter-wide and committee operations, leads the chapter’s strategic planning, and communicates on these topics with members.
- Takes on any special projects of interest.
Past President
The Past-President:
- Participates as a sage advisor on the Executive Board (including monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year).
- Assists in recruiting for chapter positions.
- Ensures the currency of the chapter’s operating documents.
- Continues work on any ongoing special projects.
Director
This is a 2-year commitment. The RMSLA Executive Board includes two Director positions.
Each Director:
- Participates as a voting member of the Executive Board (including monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year).
- Assists in recruiting for chapter positions.
- Takes on any special projects s/he wishes or as requested by the Executive Board.
Secretary
This is a 2-year commitment.
The Secretary:
- Prepares the minutes of each Executive Board meeting and provides the approved minutes to the web team for posting.
- Participates as a voting member of the Executive Board (including monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year).
Treasurer
This is a 2-year commitment.
The Treasurer:
- Manages RMSLA’s day-to-day financial transactions.
- Assists in preparing the chapter’s annual budget.
- Reports on the chapter’s financial activities to the Executive Board and SLA Headquarters.
- Participates as a voting member of the Executive Board (including monthly conference calls and any in-person RMSLA Executive Board meetings each year).
Committee Chairs (Chairs are also members of the RMSLA Advisory Board)
Membership Chair
The Membership Chair:
- Receives membership data from SLA HQ and maintains RMSLA records.
- Calls/emails new members to welcome them to the chapter.
- Recruits SLA members in our geographic region who have no chapter affiliation to add RMSLA to their membership.
- Coordinates any special membership outreach efforts for RMSLA.
- Recruits new committee volunteers.
- Reports to the RMSLA President and Executive Board monthly.
Vendor Relations Chair
The Vendor Relations Chair:
- Develops relationships with current, former, and prospective supporters to encourage cash and in-kind support for RMSLA programs and other initiatives.
- Manages RMSLA’s sponsor benefits to recognize and thank our vendor partners/sponsors.
- Manages the details of donations and other support transactions.
- Recruits new committee volunteers.
- Reports to the RMSLA President and Executive Board monthly.
Technology Chair
The Technology Chair:
- Provides remote access for RMSLA events.
- Serves as point of contact for event tech requirements.
- Researches best purchasing options for RMSLA technology needs.
- Serves as point of contact for RMSLA board technology questions.
- Researches new possible software on a regular basis.
- Recruits new committee volunteers.
- Reports to the RMSLA President and Executive Board monthly.
Communications Chair
The Communications Chair:
- Writes and posts content to RMSLA’s Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and blog pages (or can delegate these tasks to committee members) and trains new committee volunteers.
- Approves new members in the RMSLA LinkedIn group.
- Coordinates/edits submission of special content to the RMSLA blog, including quarterly technology reviews, book reviews, and member profiles and reports on professional conferences and other events.
- Recruits new committee volunteers.
- Reports to the RMSLA President and Executive Board monthly.
Remote Liaison Chair
The Remote Liaison Chair:
- Hosts or co-hosts live recordings of events using SLA’s GoToWebinar account.
- Oversees the processing and web-posting of recorded/archived programs for web access.
- Coordinates program planning with the President-Elect/Program Chair.
Awards Chair
The Awards Chair:
- Requests nominations from the membership for the Meritorious Service and Horizon Awards.
- Coordinates a vote amongst the Executive Board members to decide on the award recipients and reports the results to the RMSLA President.
- Presents the awards at the first event of the year.
Webmaster Chair
The Webmaster Chair:
- Updates information on the website, including adding the new board members at the beginning of each year, updating the Past Presidents list, updating the awards recipient lists, etc.
- Seeks out new ideas to improve the look and feel of the website and works with the RMSLA President to implement those changes.