Board Positions
Chairperson
- Serves on the Board.
- Provides leadership to the Board of Directors.
- Ensures the Board adheres to the bylaws and operating procedures of the Society.
- Acts as a signing officer for cheques and other documents, such as contracts and grant applications.
- May delegate certain responsibilities to the Co-Chairperson or Past Chairperson on occasion.
Co-Chairperson
- Serves on the Board.
- Assists the Chairperson in performing the duties of office, and performs such further duties and exercises such authority as shall be assigned or delegated by the Chairperson.
- Acts as a signing officer for cheques and other documents, such as contracts and grant applications.
Past Chairperson
- Serves on the Board.
- Advises and assists the Chairperson and Board as requested, and performs such duties and exercises such authority as shall be delegated or assigned by the Chairperson.
Treasurer
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for the treasury function, the financial affairs of the Society, the performance of all incidental duties, financial reporting, and the execution of such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.
- Signs, jointly with another office of the Board, cheques, drafts or other order of the Society for payment of money subject to such rules and regulations as may be in force from time to time by such banks, savings and loan companies or other depositories to which this Society shall have entrusted custody and safekeeping of all funds and securities of the Society. He/she and any member of the Board so designated by the Board, acting jointly, shall have the right to access these securities.
- Arranges, with approval of the Board, appropriate insurance coverage to insure the risks of the Society.
- Acts as a signing officer, with another officer for documents, such as contracts and grant applications.
Secretary
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for maintaining all official documents, correspondence and operating records for the Society, with the exception of financial records.
- Records and keeps the minutes for all Board Meetings and General Meetings.
- Acts as a signing officer for cheques and other documents, such as contracts and grant applications.
Membership Coordinator
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for the membership application, registration, verification, renewal and termination functions, and for the maintenance of all information pertaining thereto.
Communications Coordinator
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for the communications function including communication to Members within SPIE and communication between SPIE and third parties.
Meetings Coordinator
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for program and venue for regular monthly meetings.
Special Events Coordinator
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for program and venue for meetings and events other than regular monthly meetings.
Information Technology Coordinator
- Serves on the Board.
- Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance and support, or provisioning thereof, for hardware and software that support the SPIE web-site, accounting system, membership database, e-mail client and other IT applications.
Members-at-Large (2 Board positions)
- Serve on the Board. |
