Transcript Leadership Slides

CSIFT Leadership Training
Roles and Responsiblities
Chicago, June 3, 2010
Pamela Vaillancourt, CSIFT Chair-elect
Jennifer London, IFT
Our Commitments:
 Understand and follow
our Office/Committee
responsibilities
 Communicate our
mission internally and
externally
 Abide by our fiduciary
responsibilities
 Exceed our members
expectations, and
 Grow our membership!
CSIFT Handbook & ByLaws
As Officers and Committee Chairs, we have a responsibility to read and
understand our roles.
 Handbook
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Defines Member Responsibilities by Position.
Outlines our Financial Policy and Insurance Issues.
Includes Rules Governing Section of IFT.
Lists Committee Chairs, Past Chairs, Past Award Winners.
Provides Dates and Timelines as a Calendar for Planning.
 ByLaws
 Included in the Handbook (pages 56-67).
 Includes 12 Articles by which our organization operates.
Communication
Communication is a process
of transferring information
from one entity to another
in an attempt to create shared
understanding.
Lack of communication is...
… a team leader’s worst enemy
Financial Responsibilities
We have financial responsibilities to our members.
 Maintain each appropriate Committee budget
 Spend carefully!
 Vote on any item over $1,000
Member Expectations
 Meetings and Educational/Technical Programs
 Speakers of Varying Expertise on Timely Topics with Quality Content
 Good locations/venues at a reasonable cost.
 Communication in advance of the meeting for planning to attend
 Networking
 Varying opportunities to connect with other members:
 Reading our Newsletter, providing our member directory
 Active social media
 Social Hours
 Providing information regarding other Associations and Meetings
 Transition Assistance
 Work Related Programs for our Members
 Employment listings
 Scholarships, grants, and educational assistance programs
Grow Our Membership!
 Membership Committee- we do have an active
Membership Committee. They do conduct ongoing
activities to retain current members and recruit new
members
 Our Duty- To be actively involved with representing the
positive features of being a member.
- To promote the benefits of membership
- To encourage participation in CSIFT
What will you do to increase our membership?
CSIFT Members Enjoy Being Members!
Purse Seining
Gillnetting (setnet fishing)
Trolling
Our members are diverse. They
represent many educational and
cultural backgrounds and can be
employed in many different/
varied work disciplines.
CSIFT is their way to connect to
others members within the food
industry!
Remote shoreside Alaska salmon processing plant
Thank You