1. Office Name: Member Services Director
2. Office Term (Date: Ex. 2006-2007): 2006-2007
3. How do you plan to help committees address the four NMRT goals? (If it does not apply, put N/A.)
While reflecting on the four goals of NMRT, I immediately thought of how each of my committees has a role in furthering that goal. The committees all have at least one chair who has been involved in NMRT for a number of years, many of them with the same committee they are heading. I feel that my role is more a support position with the chairs letting me know what they need. However, I also feel it is vitally important to remain in regular contact, even if no assistance from me is needed. I plan on communicating with them on how they feel their committees are achieving the four goals, along with the President's and Vice-President's initiatives. If they are in need of anything, I will do my best to supply them with what they want.
4. How do you plan to create a positive committee experience? What type of support do you plan to provide to chairs and committee members, and how often do you plan to provide such support?
I believe that open communication is absolutely key to a successful committee experience. I am always available by e-mail to the committee chairs and members that I supervise. I am also attempting to be available via IM technology for a set period of time on a bi-weekly basis.
5. What future directions do you see your office or NMRT needing to take this year or the following year? What kind of strategies do you envision for addressing projects that affect committees outside of your supervision?
Over the next year, I believe one of the major projects this
office will act as support for is the transition of
Footnotes:
--I'd like to see a regular column for job seekers in Footnotes. It
doesn't need to be very long, but I'd like to see some job-hunting
tips (resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salary negotiation, etc.).
The Footnotes staff can write the column themselves, or they can
recruit someone else to help out.
--The Membership Relations committee is going to start work on an
"NMRT Stories" project. They will be contacting NMRT alumni members
and other former NMRT/JMRT members to learn how their NMRT experience
influenced their career. This would probably make a good story for
Footnotes.
Web:
--Once the new CMS is available, I'd like to see a site reorganization
and redesign. There's no need to discuss this with Tim and Michael
until the new CMS is available. I have already talked to both of them
about this.
--I would also like to start an NMRT Blog. Web Committee will take the
lead on setup and configuration.
integrated blogging software with the new CMS.
--I would like to turn the handbook into a wiki for easier updating.
This will take the editing responsibility away from the Web Committee
and give it to the Handbook Committee, which will hopefully result in
more frequent updates.
at the same time as the blog software.
--The Web Committee should work with SASCO to develop a web form for
student contacts. Again, this is nothing new, and Tim already knows
about it from last year.
--The Web Committee will also be involved in the NMRT Stories project.
I think it'll either be a separate page or a mini-site for the 75th
Anniversary. It will depend on the CMS implementation.
6. Date of report:
10/16/2006
7. Submitted by:
Katie Dunneback – nmrtkatie@gmail.com