President

PRINCIPAL DUTIES PRESIDENT BLUE MOUNTAIN PROBUS

Responsibilities:

Principal executive officer of the Blue Mountain PROBUS Club charged with generally overseeing the business and affairs of the Club. Preside at meetings of the Management Committee and General Meetings Represent the Club in the community and with other clubs as necessary. Tasks:

Prepare monthly agendas for Management Committee and General Club meetings. Prepare a monthly President’s message to be included in the newsletter. Act as Chair/Emcee for Management Committee and General meetings. Monitor overall operations of the Club to ensure functions related to the management of the Club are being completed and that Club’s By-laws and policies are being followed. Organize ad hoc committees or engage additional volunteers to address specific needs that may arise. Assist members of the Management Committee in the completion of their tasks, as necessary. Arrange as needed additional meetings to address issues that may arise from time to time. Provide recommendations or direction to the Management Committee on issues or matters that should be considered to ensure successful operation of the Club. Assist in recruiting volunteers to assume roles within the Management Committee to replace retiring members. Best Practices:

Send the monthly President’s message to the Newsletter Coordinator approximately 10 days before the monthly PROBUS Club meeting Send the agendas for the monthly Management Committee and the General meetings to the members of the Management Committee approximately 7 days prior to the meetings. Assist (if necessary) the Guest Speaker Chair in recruiting a member to introduce the guest speaker at the General meeting. Bring and present a gift (more than one where there is more than one speaker) for the guest speaker at the General meeting. Ensure there is an adequate supply of gifts and bags for those gifts for the guest speakers, in the Blue Mountain PROBUS box.