Elections for Fletcher DC Alumni Association Officers - Nominations Being Accepted Until August 31
Attention fellow Fletcher Alumni!
Elections are coming in September through the DC Association website! Shape the future of your club by volunteering to be an Association officer. The Fletcher Alumni Association of DC is now accepting nominations until 31 August for all officer positions for the upcoming year:
-- Association Co-Chairs (2)
-- Treasurer (and chair of Member Services committee)
-- Secretary
-- 2 committee co-chairs for each of the committees (Programs, Career Development, and Social/Volunteer)
The DC Alumni Association is proud to be the largest Fletcher alumni association in the world. In order to support a diverse set of activities in the next year, we need volunteers from different classes, backgrounds, and careers to join the officer team.
To submit a nomination (for yourself or someone else), please email the Association (info@fletcherclubofdc.org) and provide nominee's name, contact info (if available), and indicate the office for which you are nominating the person. Further details about each position and committee are below.
All nominees will get an email to confirm acceptance of the nomination. If you have any questions about the office positions, please email info@fletcherclubofdc.org.
Elections will be conducted in September online through the Association website. Alumni registered on the website will be able to vote, so if you know someone who has not registered already, please urge them to do so! For more information and to register, go to: http://www.fletcherclubofdc.org/node/19/
This is your chance to participate in building the future of the DC Alumni Association -- YOUR Club!
Descriptions of committees:
* Club Co-Chairs: Provide overall leadership; maintain momentum of club activities by coordinating with committee co-chairs; liaise with the Alumni Relations Office at the Fletcher School; schedule regular meetings with club leadership and core volunteer group; represent club at official Fletcher School events; provide updates to the Fletcher School's Development Committee; respond to inquiries sent to the info@fletcherclubofdc.org email address from students, alumni, and prospective students; assist with the annual Dean's visit to Washington, including coordination of the annual OCS trip (where usually 1/3 of the student body visits DC); coordinate with other worldwide Fletcher alumni clubs and other local APSIA schools. Co-Chairs spend between 5-8 hours per month on club activities.
* Career Development Committee: Connects with the Fletcher School Office of Career Services, organizes networking program for area alums, arranges mentoring opportunities, and helps Fletcher plan the DC Career Trip.
* Program Committee: Organizes speaking events, panel discussions, book signings, roundtables, informal gatherings, and other issues-based events featuring alumni
members and/or members of the Fletcher faculty. Co-chairs are asked to tap into the wealth of intellectual, professional, and field experience shared by Fletcher DC alumni while spearheading events focused on regional issues or functional areas. Co-chairs should expect to spend anywhere from 1-3 hours per week in this position.
* Social and Volunteer Committee: Plan social and volunteer events that bring Fletcherites together for networking and fun as well as volunteer activities that help alumni contribute to worthwhile causes and the local community. Past activities included monthly happy hours, the annual summer picnic, team participation in Hands on DC and the National Race for the Cure, and movie and sports outings. Co-chairs spend several hours per month.
* Member Services Committee: Manages and encourages Association membership, manages Association finances and fundraising, manages Association contribution to a Fletcher student's summer internship, publishes the newsletter, and maintains the Association website ( www.fletcherclubofdc.org).