Director of Badges Program  - this volunteer gets to implement our long-awaited member badge program. Review the success that the Mt. Baker chapter has with theirs. Find a vendor that will meet our requirements, determine who get them, get them ordered. 10 - 20 hours initially with some involvement in each meeting handing out badges to those who didn't get theirs yet. Reports to VP  Marketing.

Director of Certification Maintenance - be the know-it-all on PDUs! Help members claim the PDUs they are entitled to and give them ideas for getting others. A great opportunity to meet chapter members. 2 to 4 hours per month.  Reports to VP  Education. 

Director of Career Day - work with the VP Communications, VP Marketing, VP Ed, Gonzaga, and the speaker to make arrangements for the upcoming event. Including on site preparations (location, snacks etc.), marketing material, fee and fee collection, and timing. 10 – 20 hours.

Director of Training Events - interact with the provider and the VP Education on contract with provider and roles of the chapter and the provider.  Make arrangements for timing and locations. Work with VP Communications and VP Marketing on announcements and marketing. 

Director of Chapter Feedback - this volunteer would be responsible for developing and administering a meeting feedback mechanism or form.  They will need to attend the chapter meetings, or arrange for someone to hand out and then correlate the forms. This could be done in 1-2 hours per month, for the months we hold Chapter meetings. Reports to VP Communications.

Director of Student Membership - this volunteer would be responsible for contacting the local universities, colleges and possibly high schools to solicit student involvement.  He or she would contact the Salem Branch of Willamette Chapter to review their process.  About 1-2 hours each month after initial 8 - 20 hour effort. Reports to VP Membership.

Director of Volunteers Program - makes sure volunteer positions are identified and volunteers are matched to areas of interest. Provides for the care and feeding of volunteers to make sure they are retained. 2 - 4 hours per month. Reports to VP Membership.

Director of Community Outreach - leads the Outreach Committee to develop a strategy to cultivate relationships with corporate, professional, academic and non-profit organizations in greater Spokane area. Works with VP of Marketing to develop introduction letters and update the chapter presentation to be available for distribution and presentation to targeted audiences. Provides support to Outreach Coordinators in executing the outreach plans and is a resource for meetings and presentations with the targeted audience. The Director of Community Outreach position is estimated to require 16-24 hrs initially to coordinate development of the outreach strategy and plans for each of the targeted areas, followed by 2-4 hrs/month to support the Outreach Coordinators.

 Outreach Coordinator – Corporate - contacts managers of Project Management professionals and HR at local companies to introduce our chapter, explain PMP certification, and provide expertise on how to utilize project management in their organizations. Leverages these contacts to share program announcements and identify best practices and speaking opportunities that may be of interest to our membership.

Outreach Coordinator – Professional Groups - develops and maintains a contact list of other professional organizations in the Spokane area. Reaches out to explore mutual interests such as exchange of speaking engagements, holding joint meetings or co-sponsoring educational events.

Outreach Coordinator – Academic Institutions - establishes contacts with higher educational institutions in the area for collaboration through co-sponsored educational events and exchanging program announcements. Leverages these contacts to invite student involvement in the chapter and provide speaking opportunities for our membership. Utilizing volunteer database, identifies members that can be available to participate in classroom presentations, forums and coaching.

Outreach Coordinator – Non-profit Organizations - utilizing volunteer database, identifies volunteer resources that can be available to provide project management consulting and assistance to non-profit groups to help execute their projects successfully. Identifies and maintains contacts with non-profit groups that can benefit from such service. Each Outreach Coordinator position is estimated to require 8-12 hrs initially to develop a plan, followed by 2-4 hrs/month to develop and maintain contacts in the targeted areas.

Director of Venues - facility point of contact, contract negotiations, site visits, relationship maintenance, communications, audio/visual, catering. Contact the restaurants in the Spokane area and determine which would satisfy our requirements for a location. Research alternatives, such as corporate meeting rooms. Takes 10 -12 hours, then 1 hour per month. Reports to Treasurer.

Director of Documentation - maintains chapter templates, feedback forms, project plans, checklists, etc. 1 hour per month. Reports to and backs up the Secretary.

 So we hope that you’ll take the opportunity to become involved, learn what the board does, help back up a board member, earn PDUs (in category 5), and help the chapter grow! If you’re interested, contact Dave Lennstrom, Chapter President at president@pmiinw.org.