Election time at doterati approaches!

If you weren't aware, the current doterati board was formed specifically to launch our community and is comprised of appointed volunteers. We've been working diligently for almost a year, and are proud of our progress, but our run as appointees is coming to an end.

It's time to move on the next phase of leadership. Board positions will be open to dedicated members who believe in doterati's value to the Central Florida interactive community and want to express that belief through volunteerism.

I've listed the available positions with a description of each below. If something piques your interest and you'd like to throw your hat into the ring, I'll be posting details on the nominating process in the next few days.

President - The President shall preside at all meetings of the Chapter and of the Board of Directors. It shall be the President’s duty to monitor the activities of doterati to provide a future vision to the Board of Directors, lead the strategic planning, provide a foundation of long-term goals, and to help guide the organization to the fulfillment of its goals and mission. The President shall be ex officio member of all committees and chair the nominating committee. The President is responsible for maintaining backup records of all Corporation documents.

VP/President-Elect - The VP/President-Elect shall, in the absence of the President, preside at all meetings of the Chapter and of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or by the President. The President-Elect shall convene and lead a strategic planning committee.

VP Operations & Finance - VP Operations & Finance shall provide guidance and strategic counsel to various committees and provides feedback on organizational operations to both the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He/she will be responsible for reviewing and reporting on the holistic status of the current state of the organization and provide recommendations on reforecasting as necessary. This person oversees doterati’s financial operations and supervises the collection and reporting of all income and expenditures and establishes proper accounting procedures for the handling of doterati’s funds in banks approved by the Board of Directors. He/she reports on the financial condition of Doterati at meetings of the Board of Directors and serves on the Executive Committee and at other times when called upon by the President. This position is also responsible for reviewing and reporting on the financial viability of the organization along with others to strengthen its position currently and in the future. This person is responsible for maintaining all financial records and related statements in issued form.

VP Marketing & PR - This person will oversee and coordinate both the internal and external communications produced and distributed to members, non-members, and the external community.

VP Administration - This person assists the President and Executive Committee at meetings of the Board and Executive Committee, providing strategic guidance and direction, serving in a fiduciary capacity to the corporation, and participating in board meetings as necessary. If the Secretary is unable to attend a board meeting, another board member will be selected by the President to take the minutes of the meeting. This person is responsible for maintaining all meeting records, Articles of of Incorporation, Bylaws and related items in issued form.

Membership Director - The Membership Director shall serve as doterati’s recruitment and retention chairperson. He/She shall seek to strengthen the organization by recruiting new members and by retaining those already on the roll and shall perform such other duties as may Incorporation, Bylaws and related items in issued form.

Partnership Director(s)

Programming Director(s) - The Programming director shall serve as doterati’s program chairperson. He/She will be in charge of the program and the logistics for each meeting and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Vice Presidents-Programs by the Board of Directors.

Communication Director - The Communications Director assists the Secretary/Vice President – Administration and the remainder of the Board on all communications related to the board of directors including, intra-board communications, development of meeting agendas, preparing meeting minutes at each board meeting, and managing action items to foster timely completion of issues. This person will also serve the general membership by fostering communications efficient and effective communications directly with members or as a liaison between committees. Will also assist in the development of editorial calendars, provide specific answers to current and prospective members, and assist in management and delegation of tasks to volunteers.

Marketing Director - The Marketing Director will oversee and coordinate both the internal and external communications produced and distributed to members, non-members, and the external community.

Web Director - The Web Director will be responsible for development, growth, and maintenance of doterati’s Web site(s). He/She will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of the platform(s) as well as being the chief technologist. This position is also responsible for site other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

Awards Director - The Awards Director will develop and oversee the doterati awards program.

PR Director - This person will develop and oversee the organization's overall public relations strategy.

Community Director - The Community Director will be responsible for monitoring and directing the content on doterati’s Web site. He/She will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of the online community as well as being the chief evangelist/blogger on other non-doterati sites. This position is also responsible for site optimization including SEO/SEM, link building, and other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

Creative Director - The Creative Director will be responsible for the design of promotional/marketing materials and website assets. This position is also responsible for other design and branding duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.