Its Almost Election Time!!

It’s almost election time! We need YOU to be on our board. Across the world, we need more nurses on boards to speak their voice!

Elections will occur in April and you will have a transition period with the person in the role previously from May-June.

Each position will be held from July 2021-July 2022.

Board meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 5p-6p.

80% of board meeting attendance is required throughout the year.

Here are the positions that are open: President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster, Marketing Director, Member at Large

Review below the roles of each position.

We will begin gathering information in March on those who want to run for a board position on the GREATEST local AACN board ever!

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Role responsibilities:

President Elect:

• The President-elect serves alongside the President in order to become familiar with the duties of the position. The AACN recommends that the President-elect has previously served on the board for a period of time. It is essential that the President-elect has strong leadership and communication skills and is knowledgeable about chapter governance. The President Elect will become the President the following year.
• The primary accountabilities of the President-elect are: work collaboratively with the chapter President throughout his/her term to provide for continuity of leadership and a smooth transition for chapter leadership. In the absence of the President, fill in to ensure the accountabilities of the President are met, for example, facilitating a chapter meeting.

Treasurer:

• The Treasurer is responsible for the ongoing management, accounting, and reporting of the chapter’s finances, which is a key chapter responsibility. Overall accountability for the financial management of the chapter is the responsibility of the full board, thus the Treasurer must work in partnership with the board to ensure the appropriate management of the chapter finances. This includes developing the budget, ensuring reporting requirements to National are met and that the chapter finances are reported to the full membership on a regular basis. The accountabilities of the Treasurer are fairly extensive and require a good working knowledge of basic financial management. 
• The primary accountabilities of the Treasurer are: Perform all accounting for the chapter, including managing cash receivables and expenses. Assist in preparing the chapter’s annual budget. Prepare the quarterly financial reports for the chapter and present these reports to the chapter board, chapter membership, and AACN National. Prepare and submit online all financial reports required on or before the stated deadlines as part of the chapter’s Charter Agreement with National. In partnership with the chapter President, negotiate and execute all chapter contracts after approval is obtained from National. 

Secretary:

• The Secretary is responsible for keeping the minutes and other records of the chapter. The primary accountabilities of the Secretary are: notify all board members and chapter members of meetings. Notice can be given via mail, telephone, or email. It is strongly recommended that at least two weeks’ notice be given to allow for as many chapter members to attend as possible. Maintain all chapter records, including the Chapter Charter, Chapter Bylaws, financial reports, minutes from board meetings, chapter meetings and committee meeting, and correspondence. Distribute board, chapter, or committee meeting minutes to members prior to the next meeting. It is strongly recommended that the Secretary use the chapter database available through the AACN website to track this information.

Webmaster

• The Webmaster maintains the GPAC website with upcoming events, forms, and information to be communicated to GPAC members. This position frequently works with other board members to ensure information is posted accurately and timely. As our membership and event registration is through the website, this role will assist in the tracking and reporting of membership and event statistics. There will be two positions to fulfill this role.

Marketing Director

• The Marketing Director manages our social media account on Facebook. This person is responsible for increasing our presence through posting topics that may appeal to current and future members, in addition to posting upcoming events and other important announcements. Other marketing avenues may be explored as seen fit. 

Member at Large:

• The member at large is one who assists with monthly events as well as communicating GPAC events to their local campus.