Position Description and Tasks
Name of Position: Vice President for Communication
Term of appointment: The Vice President of Communications is elected for a term of three (3) years. This position can serve subsequent terms upon reelection (Bylaws, 2024, 4.3.9)
Tasks of the Position
- Main point person for Communications Grouping
- Facilitates and supports all communication and publication activities of the Division (Bylaws, 2024, 4.3.8)
- Chairs the Publications and Communications Committee
- Members are the Journal Editor, Newsletter Editor or co-editor, Social Media editor, Webmaster
- Meets with editors/coordinators, coordinates new plans and how communication takes place, aids in the development of areas of communication within the committee
- Solicits information from committee, and develops Board Meeting reports for Communications Grouping
- Attends all scheduled Board Meetings, including: midwinter and summer in-person board meetings and interim ZOOM meetings
- Serves on any committee tasked with selecting journal, newsletter or web editors
- Serves on any committee tasked with negotiating journal publisher contracts
- Serves as the point person with publishers (for journal)
Communications Grouping
- Division Journal
- Division Newsletter
- Division Social Media
- Division Website
Timeline
January
- Email all Publications and Communications Committee members requesting their Midwinter reports
- Communicate with purlisher on journal subscriptions, advertising and rates
February
- Solicit reports from Communictions Grouping and create a summary report for the Midwinter Board Meeting
March
April
May
June
July
- Email all Publications and Communications Committee members requesting their Annual Meeting reports
- Draft summary report for the August Board meeting
August
September
October
November
December