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Executive Committee Members and Responsibilities
RPN Executive Committee Members 2010 |
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| Chair | Amy Sood, Winnipeg, MB |
| Chair Elect | Judith Marin, Surrey, BC |
| Past Co-Chairs | Joanne Jung, Vancouver, BC Karen Shalansky, Vancouver, BC |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Karen Wong, Scarborough, ON |
| Communications Coordinator | Ryan Leppert, Oshawa, ON |
| Education Coordinators | Jenny Ng, Toronto, ON Marisa Battistella, Toronto, ON |
| Website Coordinator | Elaine Cheng, Vancouver, BC |
Chair
- one year term
- chairs meetings
- develops networking links with other provinces
- serves as a primary liaison with other organizations
- oversees recruitment of sponsorship for functioning of the Network
- strikes ad hoc task forces as needed
- edit / review newsletter prior to distribution
- review corporate funding status yearly
Chair Elect
- one year term
- assumes role of Chair in subsequent year
- assists the Chair in carrying out the responsibilities, and assumes the role of Chair in his/her absence
- implements new projects as identified
- edit / review newsletter prior to distribution
Secretary /Treasurer
- one year term
- sets agenda for meetings
- takes minutes of general and committee meetings
- ensures minutes and agenda are mailed in a timely matter
- maintains financial account of Network and prepares year-end report
Education Coordinators (2)
- one year term
- coordinates national annual renal conference task force (CSN AGM, CANNT,etc.)
- seeks ideas for educational topics and speakers
- ensures contact with speaker is made and sends letter of confirmation to speaker
- works with sponsor in coordinating educational events, such as location, food,announcements
- facilitates the collection and dissemination of clinical and educational materials to members
- responsible to organize educational meetings during the year
Communications Coordinators (2)
- one year term
- solicits submissions for the quarterly Network newsletter
- coordinates and edits newsletter and ensures distribution to members
- works with graphic designer in production and distribution of the newsletter
Website Coordinator
- one year term
- responsible to coordinate updates to the Web site including keeping news and events up to date
- communicate with the Web Site Management company any changes needed to the Website
- review the updates to the Web site on a regular basis
- liaise between the Web Site Management company and the RPN executive including any invoices forwarded by the Web Site Management company
- with the executive determine a budget for the Web site for the following year after consultation with the Web Site Management company
- calling for and evaluating contracts with a Web Site Management company, on a 1-2 yearly basis
- evaluate Tables of Contents for renal journals and adding pertinent article links to the Articles of Interest section
Elections are held yearly in September.