Leadership Orientation The CBA’s Objectives The objects of the CBA are to advance the science of jurisprudence, to secure the more efficient administration.
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Leadership Orientation
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The CBA’s Objectives
The objects of the CBA are to advance the science
of jurisprudence, to secure the more efficient
administration of justice, to encourage the
adoption of proper legislation, to advocate
thorough and continuing legal education, to
uphold the honor and integrity of the bar, to
cultivate cordial relations among the lawyers of
Colorado, and to perpetuate the history of the
profession and the memory of its members.
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Governance Organizational Chart
Members
Board of Governors
President
Executive Council
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Slide 4
Staff Organizational Chart
Chuck Turner, Executive Director
Greg Martin, Deputy Executive Director
Dana Collier Smith, Assistant Exec. Director
Denise Lynch, Program Coordinator
Anna Haislip, Reception/Admin.
Jessica Zacharias, Reception/Admin.
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Staff Organizational Chart
Departments:
Finance/Membership – Janet Bauer, Director
Amber VandenHout
Mayra Haider
Internet & Technology – Mel Reveles, Director
Catherine McHughs
Feridoon Eskandar
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Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Law Practice/Risk Management – Reba Nance, Director
Lauren Eisenbach
Legislative Relations – Michael Valdez, Director
Local Bar Relations/Access to Justice –
Kath Schoen, Director
Jill Lafrenz
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Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Marketing and Communications – Heather Clark, Director
Alexa Drago
Sara Crocker
Kate Mills
Public Legal Education – Carolyn Gravit, Director
Meghan Bush
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Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Sections & Committees – Melissa Nicoletti, Director
Amy Sreenen
Andrea Mueller
The Colorado Lawyer – Leona Martinez, Managing Editor
Tracy Rackauskas
Susie Klein
Gaynor Bloom
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Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Continuing Legal Education – Gary Abrams, Executive
Director
Dawn McKnight, Assistant Executive Director
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Slide 10
The Tools of Governance
The Bylaws
Articles of Incorporation
Policies & Procedures
Strategic Plan or Goals
Budget for Current Year
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Slide 11
Board Responsibilities
Determine and understand the
organization’s mission and purposes.
Ensure organizational planning and goal
setting.
Manage the organization’s resources.
Determine, monitor and strengthen
programs and services for members.
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Slide 12
Board Responsibilities
Promote the organization’s image.
Ensure legal and ethical integrity in the
organization.
Help recruit new leaders.
Assess and measure organizational
performance.
12
Slide 13
Volunteer - Staff Relationship
Two Elements, One Team
Board focuses on governance; being
visionaries; strategically moving forward.
Staff manages the day to day operations.
Consider it a partnership, alliance,
collaboration between board and staff to
achieve the goals of the organization.
Avoid micromanagement.
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Slide 14
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
There are practical steps that make board
service more effective and the outcomes
more rewarding.
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Slide 15
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
Attend all board meetings.
Start and end meetings on time.
Study and understand the mission
statement, bylaws, policies and goals.
Prepare for meetings by reviewing the
agenda and supporting documents.
Treat information and discussions as
“confidential.”
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Slide 16
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
Promote the organization to others.
Recruit future leaders to help govern the
organization.
Stay current on issues and trends impacting
the organization and the membership.
Readily communicate with the office for
needed information and assistance.
16
Slide 17
The Officers
The officers have special duties described
in the bylaws.
In many associations, the officers make up
an “Executive Committee.”
We have a “Troika”
17
Slide 18
Role of the President
Serves as chief elected officer of the
organization.
Presides over all meetings or designates a
person to do so.
Interfaces with the chief staff officer
(executive director).
Appoints committee leaders in accordance
with bylaws.
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Slide 19
Role of the President-Elect
Serves in the absence of the president.
Performs such duties as identified in the
bylaws or assigned by the president.
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Slide 20
Role of the Treasurer
Oversees all funds and financial records.
Prepares an annual budget for approval.
Keeps records of all income and expenses.
Responsible for filings required by law
associated with finances.
Performs such duties as identified in the
bylaws or assigned by the president.
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Slide 21
The Executive Council
Meets to conduct business between board meetings.
Authorized by the bylaws to act on behalf of the Board of
Governors between meetings, with the exception of:
Amending the Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation;
Any matter the Board of Governors has restricted authority;
Any matter the President refers to the Board prior to Council
action; and
Any matter three members of the Council vote to refer to the
Board.
Allows important business to be conducted as issues arise
with short notice.
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Slide 22
Board of Governors
General Powers. All powers of the CBA shall be
exercised by or under the authority of, and the
business and affairs of the CBA shall be managed
under the direction of, the Board of Governors,
except as specifically provided otherwise in these
Bylaws. The Board of Governors may refer to the
CBA members, for action pursuant to Section 4.1,
such matters as the Board of Governors considers
necessary or appropriate.
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Slide 23
Financial Responsibilities
The board should carefully review all
financial reports.
The treasurer and budget committee should
prepare and propose an annual budget.
The treasurer, with staff assistance, will
present a financial report for the previous
period, at each meeting.
An annual audit should be performed by an
independent accountant.
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Slide 24
Committees & Sections
Standing Committees - found in the
bylaws, are ongoing.
Sections – Substantive Law areas. Sections
charge dues to their members. Also have a
fiduciary responsibility to their group.
Ad Hoc & Task Forces - appointed as
needed, disbanded upon completion of task.
24
Slide 25
Volunteer Immunity Laws
Often Misunderstood
Fed. Volunteer Protection Act passed in 1997.
Adopted by most states.
Indemnifies volunteers if they act of behalf of
organization with good judgment.
Does NOT cover any criminal activity, nor
negligence.
Does not prohibit lawsuits.
Protects organization for up to the extent of the
assets of the organization.
Does not eliminate the need for insurance!
25
Slide 26
Common Insurance Coverages
General Liability - covers property damage.
Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) covers the actions of the leadership, for
example antitrust violations, wrongful hiring,
etc.
Meeting Cancellation - covers canceled
meetings and the loss of anticipated profits.
Fidelity Bond - covers employees stealing
assets.
26
Slide 27
Board Legal Considerations
Duty of Care
Good business judgment at all times.
Due diligence in decision making.
Duty of Loyalty
Avoid conflicts of interest.
Duty of Obedience
Faithful to the mission and goals.
Follow the governing documents.
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Slide 28
Thank You for Serving!
The board experience should be a positive
one.
The board is the caretaker of the
organization.
The board speaks as a whole, no board
member should have more input or
authority than others.
Always ask questions as they arise.
Thank you for serving!
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Leadership Orientation
1
Slide 2
The CBA’s Objectives
The objects of the CBA are to advance the science
of jurisprudence, to secure the more efficient
administration of justice, to encourage the
adoption of proper legislation, to advocate
thorough and continuing legal education, to
uphold the honor and integrity of the bar, to
cultivate cordial relations among the lawyers of
Colorado, and to perpetuate the history of the
profession and the memory of its members.
2
Slide 3
Governance Organizational Chart
Members
Board of Governors
President
Executive Council
3
Slide 4
Staff Organizational Chart
Chuck Turner, Executive Director
Greg Martin, Deputy Executive Director
Dana Collier Smith, Assistant Exec. Director
Denise Lynch, Program Coordinator
Anna Haislip, Reception/Admin.
Jessica Zacharias, Reception/Admin.
4
Slide 5
Staff Organizational Chart
Departments:
Finance/Membership – Janet Bauer, Director
Amber VandenHout
Mayra Haider
Internet & Technology – Mel Reveles, Director
Catherine McHughs
Feridoon Eskandar
5
Slide 6
Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Law Practice/Risk Management – Reba Nance, Director
Lauren Eisenbach
Legislative Relations – Michael Valdez, Director
Local Bar Relations/Access to Justice –
Kath Schoen, Director
Jill Lafrenz
6
Slide 7
Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Marketing and Communications – Heather Clark, Director
Alexa Drago
Sara Crocker
Kate Mills
Public Legal Education – Carolyn Gravit, Director
Meghan Bush
7
Slide 8
Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Sections & Committees – Melissa Nicoletti, Director
Amy Sreenen
Andrea Mueller
The Colorado Lawyer – Leona Martinez, Managing Editor
Tracy Rackauskas
Susie Klein
Gaynor Bloom
8
Slide 9
Staff Organizational Chart
Departments (cont.):
Continuing Legal Education – Gary Abrams, Executive
Director
Dawn McKnight, Assistant Executive Director
9
Slide 10
The Tools of Governance
The Bylaws
Articles of Incorporation
Policies & Procedures
Strategic Plan or Goals
Budget for Current Year
10
Slide 11
Board Responsibilities
Determine and understand the
organization’s mission and purposes.
Ensure organizational planning and goal
setting.
Manage the organization’s resources.
Determine, monitor and strengthen
programs and services for members.
11
Slide 12
Board Responsibilities
Promote the organization’s image.
Ensure legal and ethical integrity in the
organization.
Help recruit new leaders.
Assess and measure organizational
performance.
12
Slide 13
Volunteer - Staff Relationship
Two Elements, One Team
Board focuses on governance; being
visionaries; strategically moving forward.
Staff manages the day to day operations.
Consider it a partnership, alliance,
collaboration between board and staff to
achieve the goals of the organization.
Avoid micromanagement.
13
Slide 14
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
There are practical steps that make board
service more effective and the outcomes
more rewarding.
14
Slide 15
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
Attend all board meetings.
Start and end meetings on time.
Study and understand the mission
statement, bylaws, policies and goals.
Prepare for meetings by reviewing the
agenda and supporting documents.
Treat information and discussions as
“confidential.”
15
Slide 16
Practical Steps for Bd. Service
Promote the organization to others.
Recruit future leaders to help govern the
organization.
Stay current on issues and trends impacting
the organization and the membership.
Readily communicate with the office for
needed information and assistance.
16
Slide 17
The Officers
The officers have special duties described
in the bylaws.
In many associations, the officers make up
an “Executive Committee.”
We have a “Troika”
17
Slide 18
Role of the President
Serves as chief elected officer of the
organization.
Presides over all meetings or designates a
person to do so.
Interfaces with the chief staff officer
(executive director).
Appoints committee leaders in accordance
with bylaws.
18
Slide 19
Role of the President-Elect
Serves in the absence of the president.
Performs such duties as identified in the
bylaws or assigned by the president.
19
Slide 20
Role of the Treasurer
Oversees all funds and financial records.
Prepares an annual budget for approval.
Keeps records of all income and expenses.
Responsible for filings required by law
associated with finances.
Performs such duties as identified in the
bylaws or assigned by the president.
20
Slide 21
The Executive Council
Meets to conduct business between board meetings.
Authorized by the bylaws to act on behalf of the Board of
Governors between meetings, with the exception of:
Amending the Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation;
Any matter the Board of Governors has restricted authority;
Any matter the President refers to the Board prior to Council
action; and
Any matter three members of the Council vote to refer to the
Board.
Allows important business to be conducted as issues arise
with short notice.
21
Slide 22
Board of Governors
General Powers. All powers of the CBA shall be
exercised by or under the authority of, and the
business and affairs of the CBA shall be managed
under the direction of, the Board of Governors,
except as specifically provided otherwise in these
Bylaws. The Board of Governors may refer to the
CBA members, for action pursuant to Section 4.1,
such matters as the Board of Governors considers
necessary or appropriate.
22
Slide 23
Financial Responsibilities
The board should carefully review all
financial reports.
The treasurer and budget committee should
prepare and propose an annual budget.
The treasurer, with staff assistance, will
present a financial report for the previous
period, at each meeting.
An annual audit should be performed by an
independent accountant.
23
Slide 24
Committees & Sections
Standing Committees - found in the
bylaws, are ongoing.
Sections – Substantive Law areas. Sections
charge dues to their members. Also have a
fiduciary responsibility to their group.
Ad Hoc & Task Forces - appointed as
needed, disbanded upon completion of task.
24
Slide 25
Volunteer Immunity Laws
Often Misunderstood
Fed. Volunteer Protection Act passed in 1997.
Adopted by most states.
Indemnifies volunteers if they act of behalf of
organization with good judgment.
Does NOT cover any criminal activity, nor
negligence.
Does not prohibit lawsuits.
Protects organization for up to the extent of the
assets of the organization.
Does not eliminate the need for insurance!
25
Slide 26
Common Insurance Coverages
General Liability - covers property damage.
Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) covers the actions of the leadership, for
example antitrust violations, wrongful hiring,
etc.
Meeting Cancellation - covers canceled
meetings and the loss of anticipated profits.
Fidelity Bond - covers employees stealing
assets.
26
Slide 27
Board Legal Considerations
Duty of Care
Good business judgment at all times.
Due diligence in decision making.
Duty of Loyalty
Avoid conflicts of interest.
Duty of Obedience
Faithful to the mission and goals.
Follow the governing documents.
27
Slide 28
Thank You for Serving!
The board experience should be a positive
one.
The board is the caretaker of the
organization.
The board speaks as a whole, no board
member should have more input or
authority than others.
Always ask questions as they arise.
Thank you for serving!
28