All leadership positions are either elected or appointed. There are 11 Elected Director positions. Those are filled at the annual member meeting by a vote of all dues-paying members present. Terms last until the next Annual Member Meeting, or the Elected Director steps down.
Elected Directors may cast votes at Executive Board Meetings, and constitute the “Executive Board.”
The remainder of positions are appointed by a majority vote of Elected Directors present at any Executive Board meeting.
The Executive Board may also create new appointed positions by a majority vote of Elected Directors present at any Executive Board meeting. (We accept suggestions for additional appointed roles, especially if you are the one who wants to fill it!)
If an Elected Director position is vacant, the Executive Board may appoint members to any of the 11 Elected Director positions at any Board meeting throughout the year. However, those roles will be considered appointed (non-voting) Directors. Only an election by the entire Society (i.e. at the annual member meeting) can grant them Voting Director authority. Interim Directors appointed in this fashion would fill out the remainder of the term until the next Annual Member Meeting.
Elected Directors and Appointees may hold/be accountable for only one official role, but may sit on multiple committees.
We hold special elections at the top of our monthly Board meeting. Please contact us if interested in any of the positions listed below, or have an idea for an appointed position of your own!
Elected Directors (11) – Members of the Executive Board. These positions are (roughly) 1-year terms filled at the Annual Member Meeting.
President – Alexander Rytel – Also Sits on Development Committee
Vice President – Tim Kocher – Also Sits on Development Committee
Chief Administrative Officer – VAVANT
Treasurer – Joan Smutko
Communications Director – Christyna Thompson – Also Chair of Communications Committee, sits on Cherry Blossom Program Committee, and sits on Membership Committee
Director of Membership – Andrew Pierce – Also Chair of Membership Committee and sits on Communications Committee
Development Director – Gabriel Jackson – Also Chair of Development Committee
The final four Elected Director positions are not locked to a specific role. However, these Elected Directors must also assume an appointed position.
Elected Director Position 8 – Brittany Higdon – Appointed Cherry Blossom Program Coordinator – Also Chair of Cherry Blossom Program Committee and sits on Membership Committee
Elected Director Position 9 – Julie Macmann – Appointed Director of Charitable Events and Community Service, also sits on Cherry Blossom Program Committee
Elected Director Position 10 – John Torres – Appointed Web Developer – Also sits on Development Committee
Elected Director Position 11 – Matthew Stanonis – Appointed National Conference of State Societies Delegate
Appointed Positions. These are created and/or filled at any board meeting throughout the year by a majority vote of the present members of the Executive Board.
The following positions may be appointed by a majority vote of Elected Directors present at any Executive Board meeting. Committees are formed and Committee Chairs are appointed through the same process. Committee Chairs have broad discretion over how Committees are organized, run, scheduled, and who is on them. Have an Idea about an appointed position or a Committee we didn’t even know we needed that you would be perfect for? Contact us! At present, all of the below potential appointed positions are vacant:
Director of Social Events
Director of Fundraising
Director of State Society Relations
Director of University Outreach
Director of Capitol Hill Outreach
Additional Applicable Government, NGO, Corporate, or Other Appropriate Liaisons as Needed
Director of Cyber Security
Parliamentarian
Director of Continuity of Ohio Society GovernmentÂ
Archivist
Historian
Cherry Blossom Program Assistant (Reports to Cherry Blossom Program Coordinator)
Administrative Officer (Reports to Chief Administrative Officer)
Newsletter Editor (Reports to Communications Director)
Communications Assistant I (Reports to Communications Director)
Communications Assistant II (Reports to Communications Director)
Membership Officer I (Reports to Director of Membership)
Membership Officer II (Reports to Director of Membership)
Development Officer I (Reports to Development Director)
Development Officer II (Reports to Development Director)
Committees
Cherry Blossom Program Committee (Jurisdiction over Candidate Selection Process, and more) – Brittany Higdon (Chair), Christyna Thompson, Julie Macmann
Development Committee – Gabriel Jackson (Chair), John Torres, Tim Kocher, Alexander Rytel
Communications Committee – Christyna Thompson (Chair), Andrew Pierce
Membership Committee – Andrew Pierce (Chair), Brittany Higdon, Christyna Thompson