Louisville Area Excutive Board

Dear KD Sisters,

As the 2011-2012 year comes to an end it is a little bittersweet for me. I have taken on a Board position with the Junior League of Louisville and will no longer be able to serve as the Alumnae President. It has been an honor to lead you as President of this group for the past 3 years. It has been an amazing 3 year journey, as we have grown from a group of about 20 dues paying members to almost 50 last year....our highest membership in years...and over 185 sisters on our Facebook. I am so thankful for all of your work and support of our AC and hope that this will be a great opportunity for some younger members to step up and help lead our Chapter forward. The KDAC Board is a great way to get involved and give back to the Alumnae side of KD. Below is a list of positions (** - indicates a current member is not returning).  There should be 3-4 business meetings a year and the amount of time the rest of the position takes depends on how much you want to put in. 

**President (or Co-Presidents)

• Serve as contact for the AC to national Kappa Delta, on the Kappa Delta Website and to alumnae in the community. (If co-presidents, designate which one will assume this responsibility.)
• Meet with the new board to plan events for the year dates, places, and programs.
• Make sure all officers understand their duties. Encourage them to talk with their predecessors and to record the activities pertaining to their offices during the year.
• Conduct regular board and membership meetings.
• Report on time to the NVP-A and complete other reports as requested by National Headquarters and other national officers.

VP Membership

• Plan the membership recruitment campaign.
• Organize the membership committee in contacting potential and inactive members.
•  Follow up after events with calls or notes to first time attendees.
•  Compile a directory of members to be given to every member of the AC.

 **Secretary

• Take minutes at board meetings and member events and keep a record of attendance.
• Send get-well, condolence, and congratulatory messages to members.

**Treasurer

• With the board, establish a budget at the beginning of the fiscal year.
• Pay bills and collect dues.
• Send service fee to Headquarters by April 1 ($5 per dues-paying member).

**VP Public Relations

• Work with the program/event chair and philanthropy chair to develop and implement effective publicity tactics for your alumnae chapter activities.
• Work with the membership chair to develop ways to promote the AC among local alumnae.
• Publish the AC newsletter, or recruit someone to serve as newsletter editor. Decide whether you will mail a printed newsletter, provide an electronic newsletter via e-mail or both. Send copies of the newsletter to HQ and ACOS/ACMS.
• Use the Kappa Delta Website and KD Connect to advertise AC events.
• Send information to The Angelos as requested by the editor at KDnews@kappadelta.org.
• Report as requested to National Kappa Delta.

 **Philanthropy Chair

• Work with the program/event chair to plan a Shamrock Event or create events that incorporate working with Girl Scouts.
• Serve as the liaison between these organizations and the AC.
• Work with the public relations chair to develop a plan to publicize philanthropy events.
• Encourage individual members and the AC to make donations to the Kappa Delta Foundation by publicizing work of the foundation.

 **Program/Social Chair

• Survey members to determine the type of programs/events they would like.
• Plan a variety of programs/events for the year that appeal to members of all ages.
• Make reservations at restaurants and other venues.

**Collegiate Relations Chair

• Maintain close and frequent contact with local collegiate chapters through their alumnae relations chairs and CABs to determine ways in which the AC can best support the chapter.
• Coordinate alumnae support for chapter-sponsored joint events.
• Plan joint events with the chapters.
• Make arrangements for Senior Induction

 Alumnae Panhellenic Delegate

• Represent the AC on the local alumnae Panhellenic board.
•  Report Panhellenic news and activities to the AC membership.

**Member at Large

• Keep up to date on events and happenings within the AC.
• Wish to serve in a greater leadership role in the future.

If you have any questions or need any additional information please contact me at sarah@stengelhill.com.  If you are interested in any positions please also let me know as soon as possible.  We will have a meeting/pass it on in late April or May to transition the new board members.

Thank you all so much.

In our KD,

Sarah Barker
Louisville KDAC President