Restructure Notice 1
April 30, 2009
(Download PDF of Notice 1 to view whole document.)
Salutations!
This is Notice 1 of 4 that will explain the resolution of the Special Board Meeting held in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, April 26, 2009; as time was limited, the Board has agreed to reconvene to complete the Agenda items and distribute the results of those meetings in future Notices.
As our individual the Cinco de Mayo dance card will take much individual Board member's time... it will be a challenge to meet in person, but will meet as necessary via other means. When that date is set, you will be notified.
As the Roll Sheet was circulated, Cesar Garcia moved to the first time on the agenda, which were Meeting Minutes from Nayarit 2008. Minutes were reviewed; grammatical errors, formal language suggestions and corrections were made. Treasurers Final Nayarit Report was placed on hold until the Amended Constitution and Bylaw items were complete.
The Board spent over four hours reviewing each line of the Constitution and Bylaws. Questions, suggestions and opinions were shared and then Rey Cuesta moved that the restructured Constitution and Bylaws be approved. The vote was made and passed 8 yes, 3 abstentions.
Why the restructure? Over the past thirty-five years the structure of ANGF was unable to evolve over time due to the lack of membership voting participation at general membership meeting at the conference. This is not to say that ANGF was any less extraordinarily unique but as time had passed updated measures to increase the value of ANGFs functionality were necessary.
What has changed? The structure of Officers has changed. How? Well, now there will be a fulltime event director on the Board (Director of Special Events) who will solicit venue cities, review city bids, determine operating budget--basically ANGF's event manager. This person will submit the Event location options to the Board and the Board will vote and announce the conference sites for the next two - three years at a time.
The Director of Programming will assist with events by overseeing the program structure of the organization and work with his or her staff to organize programs and oversee operations.
The Director of Membership will be responsible to train Regional Reps on membership recruitment and general promotional aids to the Reps as well as maintain ANGFs past, current and potential member database. To make sure that we recognize our members for outstanding service to the organization she or he will organize member awards, recognitions, and memorials.
The Director of Communications will manage newsletters, advertisements, and national webpage as well as work as a liaison between ANGF and external entities. Be responsible to develop resources for gathering information from membership and coordinate utilization of local, state and national media.
The Director of Cultural & Educational Affairs will manage all cultural and educational initiatives of ANGF. He or she will seek educational program opportunities for ANGF members where it is course credit, certification programs, leadership development training, etc.
Regional Representatives (1 per Region) will serve as a liaison between their region members and the Board. Log information of Regional events of ANGF members or potential members and maintain a regional list-serve to communicate with their respective geographic region.
These are only brief outlines of responsibilities and expectations of these Board positions. More detail is presented in the official documents which will be posted at a later time.
Where do we go from here? The ANGF Board will enter a transitional phase so that the new structure of ANGF has a solid foundation. In order to do this the Board will work as a Steering Committee until the summer of 2010.
The Board invites previous and current members' input as we transition into this new structure. Each member has the option to be part of a 'think tank'.
In the summer of 2010 ANGF will also hold its first full election under the restructured Bylaws. But, before that ANGF is planning a launching event for YOU to get acquainted with the changes, and introduce members you to ways YOU can get involved.
More about:
Think Tanks - 2009 Launching Events - 2010 Conference - 2010 Elections
...in following Notices.
Respectfully submitted,
Monica Zuniga