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 The Phoenix Chapter board of MPA includes the following:

*** All volunteers must be MPA members.  ***

Summary of position responsibilities:

President: Kenneth Steiness, PMP

• Chairs MPA Chapter meetings, opens/closes meetings, introduces officers and makes announcements
• Serves as primary liaison with external organizations (Microsoft & MPA Global)
• Promotes corporate sponsorship for MPA Phoenix
• Actively recruits new volunteers/officers for the chapter
• Creates new officer positions to benefit the chapter based upon needs
• Ensures that chapter is in line with MPA Global policies/requirements according to Chapter Charter
• Maintains meeting information, financial reports and chapter activity for Chapter Quarterly Report
• Ensures that Chapter's Quarterly Report is submitted to MPA Global
• Function as secondary PDU coordinator for chapter

Vice President: Miguel Morales

• Conducts chapter business and chairs meetings in absence of President
• Acts as secondary liaison with external organizations (Microsoft & MPA Global), assisting the President
• Assist President in promoting corporate sponsorship for MPA Phoenix
• Assist President in actively recruiting new volunteers/officers for the chapter
• Assist President in pursuing information from Chapter board to identify new roles/responsibilities to benefit the chapter
• Assist President in ensuring the chapter is in line with MPA Global policies/requirements according to Chapter Charter
• Assists in maintaining meeting information and chapter activity to be included in Chapter Quarterly Report
• Assists President in completing Chapter Quarterly Report
• Primary PDU coordinator for chapter
• Submits REP number for quarterly meetings
• Obtains prizes and awards for quarterly meetings

Secretary: open

• Documents and distributes the minutes of all Chapter board meetings
• Prepares highlights of quarterly meetings for inclusion in Chapter Quarterly Report
• Works with Web Team to update MPA Phoenix web-site content, ensuring current information based on board meetings
• Issues PDU certificates for quarterly meetings
• Coordinates with MPA Global to acquire materials for quarterly meetings

Treasurer: open

• Collects all dues and fees related to the operation of the chapter
• Maintains an independent bank account for all chapter income and expenses
• Maintains a record of all chapter income and expenses to be submitted in the minutes of each meeting
• Prepares financial report for Chapter Quarterly Report
• Prepares budget and tracks expenses and income

Communications Officer: John Nelson, PMP

• Coordinates communications between Chapter board, members and other interested parties
• Prepares quarterly meeting invite and collects RSVPs
• Assists in development of chapter literature, flyers, announcements, newsletters, etc.
• Maintains official chapter email account and provides audit trail of communications
• Maintains email distribution list for quarterly meetings

Workshop Manager: open

• Reviews workshop topic suggestions
• Plans/organizes/coordinates MPA Phoenix workshops meetings in advance, ensuring smooth delivery and execution
• Develops Workshop Advertising Flyers
• Provides information to the chapter PMI REP liaison to allow completion and submission of the PMI REP Program Application Form for each Workshop

Meeting Manager: Mary Hershner, PMP

• Reviews quarterly meeting topic suggestions, researches potential speakers
• Plans/organizes/coordinates MPA Phoenix quarterly meetings in advance, ensuring smooth delivery and execution
• Coordinates with Microsoft liaison on quarterly meeting space, catering, prizes, etc.
• Develops Quarterly Meeting Advertising Flyers
• Provides information to the chapter PMI REP liaison to allow completion and submission of the PMI REP Program Application Form for each Quarterly Meeting
• Prepares meeting announcement text, with agenda, for use in Meeting Announcement and Quarterly Meeting Handout
• Schedules/coordinates with speakers and obtains preliminary/final copies of feature presentations and demos, as required, for Chapter board review and submission to MPA Global

Special Events: Mary Hershner, PMP

• Evaluates proposals for special events around Microsoft Project
• Plans/organizes/coordinates MPA Phoenix Special Events, such as seminars and participation in local conferences and symposiums
• Represents MPA Phoenix at Microsoft Project related events

Web Master: open

• Works closely with other Chapter board members to develop and update chapter web site
• Ensures that www.mpaphx.org web site information is current and accurate
• Maintains email accounts associated with website
• Ensures quarterly meeting information for the Phoenix Chapter is updated on the MPA Global website

Expert Team Lead: Janet Wilson, PMP

• Leads the Expert Team in providing answers to members' Microsoft Project questions
• Works with Expert Team to develop "Tip of the Quarter" for web site
• Presents new ideas from Expert Team to Chapter board members

 Membership Officer: Lora Christoffel, PMP

• Maintain membership list and coordinate with MPA Global
• Work with companies to create corporate membership
• Assist MPA Global with renewing memberships
• Advertise membership and benefits to other organizations
• Recruits new chapter members, coordinates membership rosters with MPA Global and chapter officers
• Identifies/promotes new sources for recruitment, such as professional organizations, universities
• Follows-up with membership expirations and ensures that officers and volunteers have active status

 Public Relations Officer: Steve Arnold

• Promotes and solicits chapter sponsorship - businesses, schools, universities, etc.
• Answers sponsorship questions and shares information with potential sponsors
• Tracks, maintains and reports on sponsorship agreements
• Represents the Chapter and promotes Chapter activities (distributes advertising flyers etc.) at PMI meetings, Microsoft events and other external events
• Ensures chapter sponsorship signs are current and displays them at quarterly meetings
• Takes pictures at quarterly meetings and sends to webmaster for publishing on web site
• General responsibility for external communications, i.e. communications outside the MPA Phoenix membership

For more information, contact phoenix@mympa.net.