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Committee Chair List
Fundraising
CHAIR: Vacant
- Make plan for and achieve chapter’s financial goals
- Assist sponsors in identifying where to spend their sponsorship dollars
- Coordinate and implement sponsorship benefits
- Phone and emails; meetings July – June
Special Events
CHAIR: Vacant
- Make plan for and achieve chapter’s financial goals
- Help fundraising chair with fall and spring fundraisers
- Coordinate and implement annual awards gala and silent auction
- Phone and emails; meetings July – June
Monthly Educational Programs
CHAIR: Vacant
- Plan and implement monthly educational programs including satellite education meetings
- Select and coordinate topics and presenters for monthly programs
- Monthly conference calls, lead as part of the team 1-2 programs per year (July – May)
Cascadia Educational Conference
CHAIR: Amanda Houghton, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
VICE CHAIR: Janet Denman, MBA, CMP
- Plan and coordinate Cascadia Education Conference
- Develop agenda; educational content, food and beverage needs for event
- Develop marketplace opportunities; networking events; solicit sponsorships
- Create and develop marketing pieces
- Email, phone and face-to-face meetings September – March
CMP Study Group
CO-CHAIRS: Christina Devlin, CMP, CMM, Inspire ME - Meetings and Events and Amanda Eriksen, CMP, University of Oregon
- Coordinate CMP Study Group
- Plan and deliver CMP/CMM informational sessions
- Submit best practices articles for quarterly online magazine
- Phone, email and face-to-face meetings August – June
Community Outreach
CHAIR: Lisa Chan, CMP, Oregon Convention Center
- Plan and coordinate Community Outreach events and volunteer opportunities to strengthen MPI Oregon ties to the community
- Perpetuate activity to honor the late Pat Lynch at Oregon Food Bank; other events as identified by the committee
- Email and conference calls August – June
- Volunteer opportunities available periodically August – June
Publications
CHAIR: Vacant
- Design, print and mail quarterly informational postcards
- Coordinate and organize quarterly online magazine
- Coordinate membership updates and content for annual directory
- Design, write and coordinate chapter press releases
- Coordinate media relations for chapter
- Phone and email periodically August – June
Social Media
CO-CHAIRS: Kylie Nero, Craft Brew Alliance
- Post messages on behalf of MPI Oregon on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
- Coordinate activity or contest to drive traffic to MPI Oregon sites
- Phone and email July – June
Website
CHAIR: Vacant
- Coordinate updates monthly for website
- Phone and email July – June
Member Recruitment
CHAIR: Vacant
- Recruit new members to MPI Oregon
- Conduct MPI 101 (new member orientation program)
- Send membership materials to member prospects and welcome packets to new members
- Welcome new members and assist with networking at monthly meetings
- Phone and email periodically July – June
Member Retention
CHAIR: Vacant
- Develop and coordinate membership retention program
- Communicate membership value proposition to current members
- Greet and welcome members at monthly programs
- Plan and coordinate member socials
- Phone and email July – June
Annual Awards
CHAIR: Carole Astley, CMP
- Coordinate awards nomination process, including establishing criteria, soliciting nominations and judging
- Email, phone and face-to-face meetings January – June