List of project/ activity opportunities

• Serve on a Chapter Committee (Chairs):

Events (Nancy Rodrique)
Coordinate and plan the Chapter wide meeting including seminars, Excomm meeting, speakers, awards ceremony, vendors, etc., coordinate meeting location, menus, invitations, programs, etc; coordinate and schedule additional events as necessary; coordinate and update events calendar with website manager.

Sub Committees
Joint meeting with Potomac 2007

Meet and greets at professional offices every semester/quarter Excomm meetings

Finance (Vaughn Rinner)
Work with the Treasurer on budget and expenditures

Governance (Ellen Vogel)
Compile Officer transition outline and materials; develop annual report template; refine chapter bylaws per Strategic Plan and in accordance with Nat’l as necessary; promote fiscal responsibility and outline ongoing needs; coordinate objectives with other VP’s; perform annual audit as required by national; serve as Executive Committee

Nominations Committee chair for annual elections; organize and conduct

Fellows call for nominations and application submittal.

Visibility (Jay Hugo)
Cordinate the development of curriculum for K-12 exposure to the profession; increase the chapter’s involvement in green building and smartgrowth events; create a forum for the enlightenment of Civil Engineers, Developers, etc.; monitor and assist with legislative activities; outline annual advertising funding needs and develop plan to acquire them; identify and develop relationships with potential advertisers and sponsors; develop and promote awards program.

Communications (Carol Rizzio)
The primary responsibilities are to coordinate with president and the Excomm on publications, a newsletter and website: keeping track of current news, activities and opportunities and provide the information to the web master, coordinate bylaw and constitution updates and other practices of the Chapter.

Membership (Tom Derrickson)
Compile recruiting package for perspective members; conduct recruiting activities with various individuals and businesses; coordinate seminars and study sessions for exam preparation; develop schedule, sponsors list; instructors and content for educational offerings; develop mentoring program for new and inexperienced members; identify community projects in which Chapter can be involved; serve as the Chapters academic liaison.

Tellers Committee (Tim Quillen)
Responsible for tracking elections

Nominations Committee (Carol Rizzio)
Responsible for gathering potential nominees for the Excomm, getting bios and insuring they are qualified for the positions.

Awards Committee (Terry Clements)
Responsible for preparing the call for awards and organizing the judging, notification and presentation of them. This is to include nominations for professional and other awards from the Chapter.

Licensure Committee (Rob McGinnis & Billy Almond)
Are responsible for moving full licensure forward in the 2008 General Assembly.

Constitution Committee (Don Lederer)
Is responsible for updates to the Bylaws and Constitution and making sure they follow national guidelines.

Joint Chapter Meeting 2007 (Nancy Rodrique)
This is an immediate committee slated to coordinate and plan a joint meeting with the Potomac Chapter in the No. Va. Area

Fellows (Patrick Miller)
Responsible for nomination of Fellows, developing their packets, and serving the Chapter as needed.

HALS (LuGay Lanier)
This new committee will be establishing a strategic plan for nominating site sites throughout the state for recognition under this national program.

Web Committee (Quinn Craughwell)
Working with the Webmaster to maintain and update the website so that it is more useful to members.

• Serve on an allied committee:

- Liaison to ASLA national programs (Terry Clements – Licensure, Council of Education Committee and LAM Editorial Advisory Committee, and Billy Almond- Licensre)

- Security By Design Committee for the state (Lynn Crump)

- NPS-RTCA liaison (Shane Cusick) to facilitate collaboration on projects in state

- Liaison with Lewis Ginter Botanical to coordinate programs and the Centennial Lecture. Including organizing, advertising, sponsoring and implementing the Centennial Lecture to help build its endowment in conjunction with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

• Writing and maintaining quarterly newsletter
• Developing press releases and sending them out
• Work contacting other professionals within LA and otherwise to build connections and support; this would be in conjunction with the Licensure and membership efforts.
• Help with graphics for advertising and exhibits.
• Develop a booth that could be used at fairs conferences and other appropriate venues.
• Be available for contacting other members via phone and/or email to let know of significant activities.
• Do walk and bike-ability surveys of communities.
• Talk to students at all levels about the profession and facilitate student activities: one or two a year.
• Develop a continuing education program.
• Sponsorship- to develop sponsorship for newsletter, website, programs and annual meeting by working with other committees.