From the President's Desk

Dear Valued Members,

I trust this message finds you well. I hope you had a great time on July 4th. 

Dear PMI Great Lakes Chapter valued members,

“Call Out for Nominations”

This call out for nominations has three Vice President offices open for the 2-year term of 2025 and 2026. The open positions are Marketing, Outreach and Professional Development.

Please consider nominating yourself for one of these strategic leadership positions within PMIGL.

All input is evaluated by PMIGL nominations to ensure candidates are members in good standing, do not work for an ATP, possess the skills required and can commit to the Roles & Responsibilities.

TIMELINE:

• Call for Nominations opens on 7/8 and closes on 7/26
• Election open to membership on 8/12
• Election closes to membership on 8/23
• Results published by 9/3. 

The following roles are open for election:

• VP of Marketing - Still in need of nomnations
• VP of Outreach - Still in need of nominations
• VP of Professional Development

Nominations must be received no later than July 26, 2024.

Send to the Great Lakes nomination email: elections@pmiglc.net
Include the following:

• Your headshot formatted as a JPEG
• No more than a two paragraph Bio with the following:
  • Name
  • Why you are a qualified candidate
  • What you hope to do in this position
• Agreement of your commitment to fulfill the Roles & Responsibilities
• Statement of being a member in good standing

Below are the Roles & Responsibilities for each of the open positions.

MARKETING__________________________________________________

• Responsible for promotional materials being purchased for chapter events, programs, and Board of Directors
• Responsible for maintenance of documentation of all marketing, sponsorship, publicity, and promotions processes
• Responsible for developing and growing sponsorship engagement with the chapter
• Provide information needed and coordinate activities of marketing firms and other vendors used for PMIGL’s marketing & promotions.
• Coordinate and approve all Marketing, Branding, Sponsorship, etc. and promotional purchases for PMIGL.
• Ensure the development and completion of chapter identity and branding items such as brochures, communications templates, wall signs, chapter logo, etc.
• Year-over-year growth of revenue from and participation of sponsors engaged with the chapter membership.
• Support a clean and timely turnover of Chapter records to the position's successor.

OUTREACH___________________________________________________

• Oversee the relationship with the local schools, colleges, businesses, non-profits, community military and veteran organizations, similar umbrella organizations and any other external interfaces.
• Leverage the various other PMIGL groups, especially Professional Development, Programs, Communications, Membership, Sponsorship and Administration in the activities related to the external relationships and interfaces.
• Develop vision and strategic plan for Academic, Community, Corporate, Military and Research Outreach Programs and Affiliations.
  Engage and encourage new public and private organizations to join PMIGL.
• Create new events to attract external audiences to PMIGL.
• Recruit volunteer Directors, Managers, and team members to support the vision.
• Actively promote Outreach programs and sponsorship opportunities with external organizations.
• Support a clean and timely turnover of Chapter records to the position's successor.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT_________________________________

• Recommend an annual calendar of events for board approval prior to the annual meeting. The calendar of events shall run from January 1 through December 31 of the current year. Schedule Chapter meetings so that they do not conflict with the annual PMI Seminar/Symposium or ACP meetings.
• Manage all physical arrangements for the meetings (January 1 through December 31), coordinate the facilities required of other officers, and arrange with the facilities personnel for (1) seating arrangements, (2) timing of events, and (3) special equipment, projectors, microphones, flip charts, display tables, etc.
• Arrange for accommodations of speakers including dinners, gifts, special equipment, etc.
• Develop a backup agenda in the event of speaker/schedule conflicts.
• Prepare the program meeting notice, including a brief bio-sketch of the speaker and the topic in time for it to be included in the newsletter which must be mailed no later than 14 days prior to each meeting.
• Coordinate with Event Management a list of pre-registered attendees, including meal selections and payment status.
• Plan the Chapter's unique events such as social events, field trips, and seminars.
• Support a timely and clean turnover of Chapter records to the position's successor.

Thankyou,
PMIGL Elections