Every two years, the Board approves officers to serve for the following
two-year term. President Nguyen has appointed me to serve as chair of the
Nominations Committee and I'm looking for other members of the Society to
serve on the Committee with me. Our job is to prepare and recommend to the
Board a slate of officers to manage the programs and affairs of the
Society. The Board will approve the slate by November. That gives us about
five months to form the committee (which is approved by the Board), accept
nominations, interview candidates, and decide on the slate.

If you are interested in serving on the Nominations Committee, please
contact me at jwickham@sbcglobal.net.
In addition, if you are interested in serving on the Board, there are five
positions to be filled: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary,
and Membership Coordinator. Here are descriptions of the positions for your
consideration. Not looking for candidates just yet, but I wanted to remind
everyone of the position descriptions. New terms start at the beginning of
2018.

A. The President shallpreside at all meetings of the association, act as
the chief executive officer,prepare agendas, and work with other board
members to ensure that everything isworking smoothly and all jobs are on
schedule. The president may also sign checksin emergencies. B. The
Vice-Presidentshall assist the President and act in the absence of the
President.C. The Secretary shalltake minutes at all meetings, be
responsible for correspondence as directed bythe President and the Board,
and maintain business files for the organizationand a list of all policies
approved by the Board.D. The Treasurer shallbe responsible for the
financial records of the organization. Thisresponsibility includes but is
not limited to writing expense checks, depositingfunds received, collecting
fees owed, maintaining the PayPal account,maintaining a check register and
preparing (or causing to be prepared) any taxor organizational forms
required by the state or federal government. Thetreasurer will submit to
the Board a year to date treasurer's report prior toeach Board meeting. The
treasurer shall prepare and submit an annual budget tothe Board of
Directors, using input from the other officers and board memberswhere
needed.E. The Membership Coordinator shall record newmember’s applications,
confirm with new members that all information isaccurate, and communicate
this information to other members of the board. Themembership coordinator
will keep a database of member information for theorganization, send out
renewal notices, notify the officers when a membershiphas lapsed, and
assist in the publication of a membership directory.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks,
John WickhamLos Angeles, CA

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