Transcript Local Section Governance

Alan Rossiter
One Upon A Time Chair, STS-AIChE
Chair, AIChE Regional Process Technology Conference
Alan Zagoria
Chair, AIChE Local Sections Committee
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Governance is the act of governing. It
relates to decisions that define
expectations, grant power, or verify
performance. It consists of either a
separate process or part of
management or leadership processes.
These processes and systems are
typically administered by a
government. - Wikipedia
 Personal
Visibility
 Sense of Power
 Career Advancement
To
Make Things
A Little Bit
Better
STS Vision and Mission Statement (2008)
As a section of AIChE, we serve chemical
engineering professionals in the South Texas region
through education, professional development, and
networking.
We will become an organization with a strong and
active membership. We will accomplish this
through:
a. Increasing awareness
b. Improving relevancy of our programs
c. Improving our governance
d. Hospitality / Welcome / Social
 Set
one major goal for
your term of office
Consider both radical changes and
incremental steps
 Don’t be afraid of failure
 Get all the help you can find
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 “No-one
can do it as well
as you can!”
 WRONG
No-one will do it exactly as you do
 Find people with a passion for the task
 Look for the right skills & interests
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 Respect
Time
Other People’s
Be selective on meetings
 Be prepared for meetings
 Plan your year: Know what happens
when (STS Chairs Calendar)
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Build Consensus
 Be Decisive
 Don’t be a Dictator
 Look for Opportunities & Synergies
 Know when to Quit
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 Terms
of Office
 Number of Officers
 Recruiting Volunteers
 Developing Leadership
Members
Board of
Directors
CEOC
SIOC
CTOC
committees
committees
committees
Staff
CEOC
Loc Sect
Committee
Local
Section
Local
Section
Local
Section
Local
Section
–responsible for strategy and tactics of Section
operation (scheduling, setting agendas for, and
running meetings)
–should identify “new blood”, get volunteer
leaders into the pipeline, become a master
delegator, find successor early
–should play lead role in “paying” volunteers –
recognition, recognition, recognition!
-back stops everyone!
–should identify “new blood”, get volunteer
leaders into the pipeline, become a master
delegator, find successor early
–learn from the Chair – get ready for next year
–step up as necessary for the Chair
–often has one primary responsibility; such as
Programs Chair
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–should identify “new blood”, get volunteer leaders
into the pipeline, become a master delegator, find
successor early
–schedule and prepare meeting plan first thingannual calendar
•initiate publicity for programs
•minimize surprises
–have “plan B” in hip pocket
meeting room details, webinar logistics, etc
–manage restaurant contracts & guarantees
set meeting prices
–Stay on top of physical / electronic arrangements
•Secretary:
–should identify “new blood”, get volunteer
leaders into the pipeline, become a master
delegator, find successor early
–record important decisions / events at Section
and Officers’ meetings
–prepare annual report for approval by Section
Officers
–Section newsletter / mailings / external
publicity
–should identify “new blood”, get volunteer leaders
into the pipeline, become a master delegator, find
successor early
–keep running ledger of Section income and
expenses
–prepare budget and annual income statement and
balance sheet
-file annual income taxes
–manage Section finances for benefit of members
–keep Section officers informed of financial status
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communications
finances
attract / retain new members / networking
connection to local employers / managers
programming – broad sense
liaison to University students
outreach to community, K-12
tech training
career services
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Money
– Grants
– Speakers Corner
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General Help
– LSC / LSC Discussion Board
– LSLW – Local Section Leaders Workshop
– Staff
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Communications / Collaboration / Doc Storage
– free MS Sharepoint
– free webhosting
– email aliases
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Young Professionals
– tracking of recent grads
– national YPAB
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Membership / Lists
– online access
– ability to track drop / adds (in progress)
– documents / presentations on the value of
membership
– Project Connect Grants
– available materials / speakers from Knovel,
financial services, insurance...
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Programming
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Program Planning Grants
Use of ChemE on Demand for LS Meetings
Satellite Meetings
Speakers Corner
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Best Practices
– LS Officers Guide
– Summary of Annual Reports
– Best Practices: general, volunteer recognition &
retention, starting YP groups, other
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Volunteer Development
– recorded leadership training – ChemE on
Demand
– LSLC
– Shining Star Award
– negotiated prices, pre-designed certificates &
plaques
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What goes wrong in your LS?
What lessons have you learned?
What support do you need?
Why not continue
sharing ideas /
resources with each
other throughout the
year?