Please note that responsibilities include, but are not limited to what is described here.  Members can sign up for committees by either contacting a Board Liason or Chairperson for the committee or by completing and submitting the Committee Sign Up Sheet.

Board of Directors

2010 - 2012 Board of Directors contact information

Policies & Procedures

Entire Board will serve on this committee.

Records Retention

Entire Board will serve on this committee.

Communications

Board Liason            Cathy Easton        cathy.easton@pr.mo.gov

Newsletter Chair      Amy DeSalme        amdesalm@gocolumbiamo.com

Website Chair          Amy DeSalme        amdesalm@gocolumbiamo.com

Responsibilities:  Collecting information, committee reports, and articles for the Gazette and website, turn in sponsorship/donation information to the Awards Committee, produce and distribute Gazette, provide newsworthy information to national and local media, and maintenance of the Chapter website.

Nominations & Elections

Board Liason            Maurine Hill           Maurine.R.Hill@dss.mo.gov

Responsibilities:  Solicitation of nominations, distribution and receipt of ballots, ballot verification and tabulation, notify Board of election results, provide articles for Gazette.

Awards & Honors

Board Liason            Debbie Alderson   debbie.alderson@courts.mo.gov

Responsibilities:  Solicitation of nominations for Supplier and Planner of the Year, distribution and receipt of ballots, ballot verification/counting, collect values for donations to determine award levels, compile committee membership lists, collect attendance records for determination of Attendance awards, order certificates and awards, provide articles for Gazette.

Hospitality

Board Liason            Vicky Buschjost     vicky.buschjost@dhe.mo.gov

Chairperson             Joyce Becker         joyce.becker@ded.mo.gov

Responsibilities:  Provide "ice breaking" activities, send out meeting notices, distribute and collect nametags, sell fundraising raffle tickets, sell lapel pins and other merchandise, collect completed evaluation sheets, turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee and greet members at the registration table.

Membership

Board Liason            Lagina Fitzpatrick, CMP, CHSC    lagina@funlake.com

Co-Chair                  Nicole Kever              nicole@toadcove.com
Co-Chair                  Maria Davis               mdavis@4seasonsresort.com

Responsibilities:  Recruitment of new members, process applications and monies to National, distribute new member packets, recruit and assign mentors, contact members to encourage membership renewal, providing article for Gazette and advertising.  Turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee.

Charity

Board Liason            Michele Burrows     michele.burrows@jqh.com

Co-Chair                  Marianne Thies       marianne@visitjeffersoncity.com

Responsibilities:  Obtain and distribute information converning nature of charity, recruit membership participation, solicit donations, create, distribute and count charity raffle tickets, organize and manage other fundraising events, provide article for Gazette and turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee.

Programs

Board Liason            Betty Kinney        bettyk@mosers.org

Chairperson             Carrie Spicer        cspicer@kinseth.com

Responsibilities:  Arranging meeting locations and program presentations, distributing meeting announcements, selecting menus, compiling agendas, obtaining and collecting valuation of function sponsorships, producing evaluation sheets, and meeting information for Gazette and website.

Scholarship

Entire Board will serve on this committee.

Responsibilities:  Recommend any changes to application, estimate travel expenses, distribute applications, receive applications, and make recommendations to the Board, provide recipients with scholarship package, register scholarship attendees and make necessary reservations, ensure scholarship recipients complete requirements of scholarship, presentation of Gazette article, and turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee.

Joint Trade Show

Co-Liason              Michele Burrows       chelb@mchsi.com

Co-Liason              Stephanie Bommel    sbommel@columbiasussex.com

Responsibilities:  Coordinate with MSAE, MO Travel Council on division of responsibilities.  Assistance may include soliciting presenters and/or educational topics, invitation and registration functions, set up oversight, select menus, address manpower needs, send thank you letters, and provide article for Gazette.

Holiday Extravaganza & Silent Auction

Liason                Annette Wallace, CMP               annette.wallace@ded.mo.gov

HE Co-Chair        Karen Holterman                       karenh@mosers.org

HE Co-Chair        Brenda Buschjost                      brenda.buschjost@health.mo.gov

SA Chair             Melissa Adams                          melissa.adams@dnr.mo.gov

HE Responsibilities:  Send our RFP, review bids, and select event site.  Notify event site of selection, send thank you letters to other bidders, conduct site visit, coordinate with location staff, determine costs and registration, create and distribute invitations, provide on-site registration and manpower for event, send thank you letters, provide articles for Gazette, turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee.

SA Responsibilities:  Solicit donations for auction, provide bid sheets, identify and tag donations, manpower for auction, provide advertising, summarize articles and donation sheet for Gazette, send thank you letters, and turn in sponsorship/donation information to Awards Committee.