It’s that time of year again to begin thinking about becoming more involved with the SWE-San Diego Professional Section as a member of the Board of Directors. Below is a description of the officer positions for 2008-2009. In addition to the officer positions, there are several additional committee chair positions (list of all positions) to be filled for the year. Please contact the nomination chair Lisa Mesia at nomination@swesandiego.org, no later than Friday April 10, 2009, if you are interested in becoming an officer. Click here for a list of our current officers.

CALL FOR 2009-2010 SWE SAN DIEGO OFFICERS

SWE President

The duties and responsibilities of the San Diego SWE President include the following:

• Represent the Section before the public
• Preside over all meetings of the section and the Board of Directors
• Appoint chairs for committees
• Coordinate activities and execute business of the section between meetings
• Serve as contact point for section business and inquiries
• Check signing authority for section business (along with Treasurer)
• Maintain the current official membership records of the Section (official rosters from SWE headquarters)

 

SWE Vice President

The duties and responsibilities of the San Diego SWE Vice President include the following:

• Serve as a liaison between the Board of Directors and the general membership
• Attend Board of Directors meeting once a month
• Introduce new members to the section
• Follow up with non-members (attending SWE-SD programs) and drop-out members
• Serve as a liaison between the Section and the local college Sections
• Put in place outreach programs for schools

 

SWE Secretary

The duties and responsibilities of the San Diego SWE Secretary include the following:

• Checking the SWE mailbox and forwarding mail to the other Board members
• Attend Board of Directors meeting once a month
• Prepare the Board of Directors meeting minutes and distribute to Board
• Maintain SWE calendar
• Help with maintaining RSVP list for the annual banquet

 

SWE Treasurer

The duties and responsibilities of the San Diego SWE Treasurer include the following:

• Collection, safekeeping, and distribution of all Section funds
• Attend Board of Directors meeting once a month
• Sign checks for the Section as authorized by the President or any such officers designated by the Board of Directors as authorized to sign them
• Prepare, maintain, and report, as directed, the financial position of the Section relative to the approved budget
• Keep an exact account of all receipts and expenditures for submission to the Society Treasurer and the end of each fiscal year
• Prepare a budget for the coming fiscal year which shall be submitted for approval to the Board of Directors

 

SWE Section Representative (2)

The duties and responsibilities of the San Diego SWE Section Representative include the following:

• Act as the official contact between the Society Board of Directors and the Section
• Vote on behalf of the Section on all mattes before the Council of Section Representatives
• When possible, assure that she/he (they) or authorized alternate(s) represent(s) the Section at the annual meeting of the Council of Section Representatives
• When possible, assure that she/he (they) or authorized alternate(s) represent(s) the Section at all Region meetings
• Prepare and submit reports of Section activities as requested by the Society Board of Directors
• Prepare and submit reports of Section activities as requested by the Director of the Region
• Report to the Section on matters reported in the minutes of the Society Board of Directors, Council of Section Representatives and Membership meetings
• Report to the Section on matters reported in the minutes of any Region meetings