Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Past Presidents

Typical Duties of chapter Presidents

• Preside at all meetings of the Chapter.

• Serve as Chair of the Board of Directors.

• Appoint the Chair and members of the Audit Committee with the approval of the Board of Directors

• Be an ex-officio member of all committees.

• Sign checks in the absence of the Treasurer.

• Present an annual report at the last annual meeting of the chapter.

• Become Immediate Past President upon completion of term as President for a specific period of time.

• Work with the chapter (leaders and members as appropriate) to complete and submit the chapter’s annual report to the state office annually. 

• Vote when there is a tie.

Typical Duties of chapter Vice Presidents

• Assist the President

• Act for the President in the event of their absence.

• Chair the Program Committee.

Typical Duties of chapter Past Presidents

• Assist the President.

• Chair the Nominating Committee.

• Provide continuity from prior Board of Directors

• In the absence of a past-president, the president will reassign necessary responsibilities.

NOTE: These are taken from the VMN Chapter Operating Handbook template. Each chapter may have added, to and/or removed, duties from this list. For the specific duties of the President and Vice President in your chapter, see your chapter's Operating Handbook. Your chapter leaders will know where this file is kept.