Joining the board is a great way to gain leadership experience, provide service to your fellow PMI members and project managers in your community, and earn 10 PDUs!  Each year we vote on all positions.  Please contact Jon Lazarus at jon.m.lazarus@gmail.com if you are interested in running for a position, or would like to nominate someone else.  Contact any current board member if you would like more information on the board experience.

PMI Willamette Valley – Salem Branch Positions:

President

VP of Communications

VP of Finance

VP of Marketing

VP of Membership

VP of Professional Development

VP of Programs

All Board Members

• Attend all monthly board meetings and periodic strategy sessions
• Attend all possible branch events, including monthly lunch meetings and professional development events
• Retention and archival of permanent records associated with the position
• Information hand off and transition to the position successor
• The branch makes the best effort to send as many members as possible to a Regional or National PMI Leadership event annually.

President
The Branch President shall be responsible to the chief executive Director for the Branch and represent the Branch to the Board. She/he shall perform such duties as are customary for presiding Directors, including making all required appointments with the approval of the Board. The Branch President will be accountable for establishing the strategic direction for the Branch in concurrence with the Branch goals and Chapter strategic direction and for ensuring that the branch representatives collectively contribute to the achievement of that strategy, as well as the Chapter’s sustainability.

• Chair Branch Board meetings
• Participate in Chapter meetings, as an appointed board member
• Region One Liaison – attend monthly conference call and any action items
• Liaison to PMI Global Operations Center
• Liaison to other PMI components
• Meeting/consulting with other organization reps and the occasional preparation and delivery of informative presentations to other organizations
• Respond to information requests regarding PMI, PMI-WV & programs
• Oversight of Financial Management
• Checking mailbox and correspondence weekly
• Lead Branch Strategic Planning session
• Participate in Chapter Strategic Planning
• Filling vacant board positions as necessary
• Appointing PM Chairs, Directors, Event Coordinators, etc. for committees
• Appointing Election Committee, to be chaired by Past President, if available

VP of Communications

• Review, approve, and send email communications to membership and non-membership lists:
• Monthly notification of lunch meeting
• Notification of upcoming events
• Monitor branch email account, distribute emails to appropriate board members as necessary
• Maintenance of the internal and external web sites, as needed
• Post notification of upcoming events
• Routinely review content for relevance and accuracy
• Manage job position contents from membership
• Manage branch board member access to internal and external web sites
• Provide training to board on how to use internal site effectively
• Application of PMI Global brand standards to outward website and communication
• Manage Salem Branch mailing list data base of members and non-members
• Provide newsletter content to Newsletter Manager by 26th of month

VP of Finance

• Preparation of the annual operating and capital budgets, working with board members
• Oversight of the management of funds for duly authorized purposes of the Chapter, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, management of the Chapter’s bank accounts and required Officer signatures
• Monthly, periodic, and annual reporting including financial statements and information in support of the annual charter renewal application
• Develop and submit annual budget to the Chapter in support of the annual charter renewal process.
• Annual financial audits
• Management of branch PayPal account
• Keep a record and act on transactions from the chapter website
• Pay required bills
• Arrange for collection of attendance fees:
• Monthly lunch meetings, including monitoring registration and pre-payment, as well as collecting payment on site
• Other paid branch functions (conferences, training, study groups)
• Assist in establishing budget for branch events
• Backup of President for checking mailbox and correspondence

VP of Marketing

• Development of the annual marketing plan to support branch strategic goals
• Marketing for branch functions including advertising and mass mailings
• Monthly lunch meetings
• Other branch functions (events, study groups)
• Assist with coordinating communications side of events; determine what messages need to be delivered when and best medium;  work in conjunction with VP of Communications
• Application of PMI Global brand standards to outward marketing

VP of Membership

• Liaison with current and prospective members (questions, concerns)
• Membership statistics (maintaining and reporting from the DEP database)
• Retention review and follow-up
• Annual membership survey
• Volunteer appreciation
• Acknowledgment of new or newly certified members at monthly meetings

VP of Professional Development

• Responsible for up to two yearly professional development events, either act as Project Manager, or delegates Project Management
• Responsible for up to two yearly PMP Study Groups, either acts as Project Manager or delegates Project Management
• Responding to membership questions related to PMI Certifications, qualifications, resources, content, and PDU tracking & reporting
• Interface with PMI Global as component liaison in Education & Professional Development programs & activities
• Ensure alignment and consistency with PMI
• Understand impacts of change to PMBOK

VP of Programs

• Development of annual program plan
• Responsible for monthly lunch program:
• Solicit and arrange for speakers and presentation topics
• Coordinate logistical arrangements
• Coordinate arrangements for event venue, catering
• Contact point (listed on announcements)
• Coordinate with VP of Communications to post presentation materials to web site
• Gathers and summarizes program feedback and/or survey responses
• Summarizes attendance statistics
• Arrange with VP of Communications to post speaker materials to website
• Liaison with professional associations
• Management of branch assets (project, screen, etc.)

The PMI Willamette Valley Chapter, Salem Branch will be holding a 12-Week (36-hour) Study Group for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam taught by local PMPs. To find out what is required to sit for the exam and understand education and experience requirements please consult the PMP Handbook (pages 6 – 11)

Registration:
Location:
This study group is held in the Phoenix Inn Suites, 4370 Commercial St NE, Salem OR 97302. You must register prior to showing up for the class.

Dates/Times:
Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00pm beginning March 1, 2012 and ending on May 31st 2012.  No class is planned for March 29th 2012.

Cost:

• PMI Members - $300.00
• Non PMI Members – $350.00

Materials:
Purchase the following two books prior to the first class.

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK)

PMP Exam Prep, Seventh Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Yahoo web page OR RMC project web page

First Class:
Be prepared for the first class and read PMBOK - Chapter 1 & 2 and Rita’s PMP Exam Prep – Chapters 1, 2, & 13.

Registration:




Questions:
Contact Eric Anderson/VP of Professional Development  ericsandersen@yahoo.com