Serving the Region May 1, 2024–April 30, 2025

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Regional Management Team

 


Team Coordinator:

• Facilitates the meetings of the Regional Management Team.
• Coordinates the agenda for Regional Management Team meetings with input from other team members.
• Reviews and approves all chapter standing rules.
• Reviews regional standing rules and job descriptions, and makes recommendations for necessary revisions.
• Maintains the region's long-range plan document.
• Maintains the regional calendar.
• Develops a support staff to assist in the implementation of her responsibilities such as chapter standing rules review and regional calendar.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist with the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Jennifer Foster

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Education Coordinator:

• Develops, coordinates, and monitors regional educational programs in conjunction with other coordinators.
• Plans curriculum for educational events such as seminars and workshops.
• Works in coordination with Events and Marketing Coordinators on marketing events.
• Coordinates regional faculty visits to choruses.
• Maintains five-year education plan document.
• Implements the chapter revitalization plan for maintaining the integrity of the musical product and administrative process as outlined in the RMT Handbook.
• Approves chapters and prospective chapters for public performance.
• Auditions for approval Chapter-at-Large quartets for public performance.
• Develops faculty or staff to assist in implementing regional educational programs.
• Appoints an Arrangers Coordinator who administers the program that offers training for aspiring arrangers within the region.
• Appoints a YWIH Coordinator to educate and inform the musical leaders in each chorus about the YWIH program.
• Appoints a DCP Coordinator who administers the program within the region.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to her successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist with the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Melynnie Williams

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Membership Coordinator:

• Represents the interests of chapter management and membership on the Regional
Management Team.
• Communicates president/team leader and chapter needs and issues to the Regional
Management Team.
• Provides and facilitates a forum for presidents/ team coordinators at regional events.
• Instills in the members of her region an awareness of their relationship to the organization, to the region, and to other choruses.
• Develops a plan, in conjunction with the Education Coordinator, to teach chapters in revitalization ways to attract new members and retain existing ones.
• Plans and implements programs in the areas of membership growth and retention.
• Works in coordination with Marketing Coordinator on membership growth and retention plans.
• Visits and maintains regular contact with chartered and prospective chapters to promote membership growth and retention programs.
• Guides prospective chapters through the Steps Toward Chartering program.
• Assists chapters in revitalization with growth and retention programs.
• Develops support staff to assist in planning and implementing programs such as:
• Steps Toward Chartering
• Membership recruitment
• Member retention
• Chapters in revitalization
• Appoints a Chapter at Large Coordinator to ensure CAL members' awareness of and inclusion in regional events, programs, and publications.
• Appoints a Chapter Coordinator to maintain regular contact with chapter presidents/team leaders to assess and communicate chapter needs to the Membership Coordinator.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist with the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Lindsay Chartier

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Events Coordinator:

• Facilitates the securing of appropriate venues for regional programs and events, including site inspections and negotiation of contracts.
• Coordinates on-site arrangements for all regional meetings and events, including regional competitions.
• Oversees the work of the Chair of the Regional Convention (CRC) as defined in the Guidelines for Regional Convention.
• Works in coordination with the Marketing and Education Coordinators on marketing and educational events.
• Oversees registration for all regional events.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist in the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Tamara Boggs

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Finance Coordinator:

• Ensures that all financial resources of the region are accounted for in an effective and efficient manner.
• Coordinates the financial long-range plan in conjunction with other team coordinators.
• Prepares and submits the annual budget for the region.
• Manages bank accounts and investments.
• Keeps accurate and current records of all financial transactions.
• Receives all funds paid to the region and issues all payments.
• Negotiates contracts for services and equipment required by the region.
• Holds sole authority to sign contracts on behalf of the region.
• Coordinates projects to raise non-dues income (ways and means).
• Presents a report on the region's financial condition at meetings of the Regional Management Team.
• Prepares an annual financial statement for submission to international headquarters.
• Submits accounting records for audit at the close of the fiscal year to a qualified person (or persons) selected by the Regional Management Team or for examination or audit at any time as directed by the team.
• Files annual 990 tax form (United States regions) with the Internal Revenue
Service by September 15 for the preceding year ending April 30.
• Provides advice and training to chapter treasurers and serves as a resource to chapters with financial questions.
• Provides financial information necessary to complete applications for corporate gifts/grants.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist in the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Kelli Hinton

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Marketing Coordinator:

• Develops and provides marketing and public relations programs that promote chapter and regional events, and membership growth and retention.
• Plans and implements marketing and public relations programs to increase membership growth and retention.
• Designs and implements plans to market events and products.
• Works in coordination with the Membership Coordinator on membership growth and retention plans.
• Works in coordination with the Events and Education Coordinators on marketing events.
• Works in coordination with the Communications Coordinator on Website and database design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Maintains database of media contacts.
• Writes and distributes press releases and produces media kits.
• Invites media to regional events and serves as onsite media contact.
• Initiates media opportunities including on-air interviews and feature stories.
• Maintains database of advertising contacts.
• Designs, negotiates, and buys advertising in local media.
• Sell advertisements in regional publications.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist in the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Sara Firm

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Communications Coordinator:

• Receives communications from the international organization and disperses to the region.
• Maintains internal communication channels among the region, chapters, and individual members.
• Develops and maintains the regional leadership database.
• Is responsible for regional Website and database design, implementation and maintenance, with input from the Marketing Coordinator.
• Maintains a complete record of regional meetings and activities.
• Is responsible for recording and preparing minutes of all meetings of the Regional
Management Team.
• Distributes copies of minutes to members of the team, regional chapters, and the
Corporate Services Department at international headquarters.
• In consultation with the RMT, prepares and submits year-end State of the Region Report to the Corporate Services Department at international headquarters by established deadline.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Appoints staff to assist in the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
• Trains her successor.
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Tiffani Kiger

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Directors Coordinator:

• Represents the interests of regional directors on the Regional Management Team.
• Communicates with directors in her region to assess their needs.
• Provides and facilitates a forum for directors at regional events.
• Communicates directors' needs and the needs of their chapters to the Education
Coordinator.
• Maintains contact with appropriate staff members at international headquarters.
• Maintains comprehensive records and forwards materials to successor.
• Trains her successor.
• Appoints staff to assist in the implementation of responsibilities as needed.
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Connie Light

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Webmaster

 

Webmaster:

Manage and update the Regional website
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Tiffani Kiger

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