Election

As some of you may know, a Lion / Leo year goes from July 1 to next June 30. So it's time to elect our club officers for the coming 2025-2026 term. (July 1st, 2025 - June 1st, 2026)

Election Day is tentatively set to be on Sunday 6/29/2025. This should give our new members enough time to participate in club activities, and to be heard and seen.  

It will an in-person meeting. 

Date:  Sunday 06/29/2025

Time:  11 am

The election will be in-person

Location: 

20432 Silverado Ave #212, Cupertino, CA 95014

(SpringLight's 2nd floor)

Anyone who is interested in running for an officer position can email me and Gary to express your interest and which position you want to run for. Please prepare for a 2-min self intro / campaign speech to be given on Election Day. If you cannot make it to the Election physically, you can pre-record your speech, we will play it during the mtg. 

Votes will be cast anonymously. The Election mtg will be recorded. Members who cannot make it to the mtg can watch the recording afterwards, and send their votes to me within 2 days. Election results will be announced on the 3rd day.

Here's a list of potential officer positions:

* VP

* Co-VP

* Secretary

* Treasurer

* Membership Chairperson

* Event Coordinator (can be multiple)

* Marketing Director / Webmaster / Social Media Mgr (can be multiple)

Description for each officer position's responsibilities:

July 1st, 2025 - June 1st, 2026

President / Co-President

• Lead the Leo Club and oversee long-term planning

• Represent the club in collaborations with other organizations

• Lead outreach efforts (ex. potential partners or speakers)

• Ensure clear communication with collaborators and club members

• Ensure each event/project meets its intended goals

• Review proposed plans for feasibility and suggest improvements

• Decide which events/projects to pursue and finalize proposals

• Lead club meetings.

Vice President / Co-VP

• Support the President in key decisions

• Help lead outreach efforts (ex. potential partners or speakers)

• Help manage overall event coordination

• Help review proposed plans for feasibility and suggest improvements

• Work closely with Event Coordinators to ensure event plans are complete and executable

• In the absence of the club president, club VP assumes the duties of the president to lead meetings and / events.

Secretary

• Help schedule and organize club meetings

• Facilitate discussions and take detailed meeting minutes 

• Help track member responsibilities and send reminders as needed

• Make sure Google Calendar invites for mtgs & events are sent

• Create Google Forms for volunteer registration

Treasurer

• Manage all club-related financial transactions

  • Record transactions on spreadsheet

• Maintain accurate records of income and expenses

• Review (with the officer team) and approve/deny monetary requests from project proposals

• Ensure transparency and accountability in budgeting

Membership Chairperson

• Plan and implement the club’s recruitment strategy

• Support/Familiarize new members in their first year

Event Coordinators (Multiple Positions)

• Plan and execute specific events that align with club goals

• Create event materials, such as workshop content or activity outlines

• Apply your unique skills and strengths to bring ideas to life

• Discuss plans with club members via meetings, Discord, or email

• And/Or propose new project(s).

Marketing Director / Website Master (May have multiple to share the load)

• Lead design efforts to design promotional graphics and materials for events

• Promote events through appropriate media channels

• Update the club’s website and Instagram page as necessary (ex. after each event to reflect recent activities)