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January 09, 2007

Being More Than Just a Member

Emerge Lakeland has a number of initiatives underway for the new year. As a member of the organization you can take one more step in helping us fulfill our mission by joining the efforts of a sub-committee. The more professional and diverse input we have, the stronger and better we’ll be.

Listed below you will find the current Emerge Lakeland committees, the contact information for each chair and, where applicable, the respective co-chair. If you would like to become more engaged and think you can help make a difference for Emerge, please contact one of the individuals listed below.

EVENTS COMMITTEE
Chair: Punam Saxena/Punam’s Perfections (P: 648.2843)
Co-Chair: Shannon Lanier/The Learning Resource Center (P: 688.9477)
Committee Description: Members are charged with coordinating all aspects of the special events slated for 2007 to help ensure all details are carried out to the benefit of Emerge Lakeland members. The Events Committee is responsible for scheduling events, identifying monthly coordinators for each event, and helping with the details of putting the event together (including day of activities such as set up and tear down where needed). The monthly event coordinators may also solicit Emerge members to help on their respective monthly committees. Planning is a critical component of the Events Committee and responsibility rests here to ensure events are planned far enough in advance that everyone enjoys themselves and the events help achieve the mission of Emerge. This committee reports directly to the Emerge Lakeland Steering Committee.

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE:
Chair: Alison Anderson/Clark, Campbell & Mawhinney (P: 647.5337
Co-Chair: Rachel Cassidy/FL Southern College (P: 680.6298)
Committee Description: This committee is charged with coordinating all aspects of volunteer opportunities for the 2007 calendar year. The committee members are asked to help make all communications to Emerge Members to ensure they are informed about Emerge Lakeland events and activities and opportunities to get involved as a volunteer. The committee should develop forms of thank you and recognition for Emerge volunteers who get involved in community initiatives. The Volunteer Committee is also charged with communicating volunteer opportunities that exist in the community for members to take advantage of and get involved. This committee must stay closely connected to United Way of Central Florida to understand current needs of the non profit sector and identify how Emerge members can make a difference in helping address these needs. The Volunteer Committee should have a presence at all Emerge Lakeland events manning booths at functions and being prepared to explain the opportunities to members or give referral numbers and contact information for agencies in need of volunteer services. This committee reports directly to the Emerge Lakeland Steering Committee.

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Chair: Kristin Carlson/Creative Contractors (P: 603.9439)
Co-Chair: Christina Moore/Waller Construction (P: 688.8870)
Committee Description: The Marketing & Public Relations Committee members are charged with coordinating all communications, branding and public relations efforts for Emerge Lakeland. The committee members will be responsible for media coverage through press releases and notification of events to the appropriate media outlets. Members will design and print letterhead, brochures, and other marketing materials. They will be responsible for communicating all news and events to the Emerge Lakeland members through blogs, emails, newsletters and the website. They will also be charged with communicating to the community Emerge activities. Committee members will promote the branding of Emerge Lakeland through various printed and web-base materials. They will coordinate with all other committees to promote Emerge Lakeland in the best, most effective way. This committee reports directly to the Emerge Lakeland Steering Committee.

MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Brian Altman/SunTrust (P: 284.4856)
Co-Chair: Debra Wright/Word Alive Ministries (P: 686.2227)
Committee Description: This committee is charged with coordinating new member orientation at the beginning of each fiscal year. The Membership committee is responsible for growing and maintaining our membership base through activities such as writing letters, making phone calls and providing welcome packets so new members have all the tools to get involved with Emerge. The Membership Committee is also responsible for working closely with the marketing committee to measure retention and develop action plans for addressing needed areas of concern relative to growth and satisfaction of the membership. This committee reports to the Emerge Lakeland Steering Committee.

STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVOCACY GROUPS
Chair: Cauney Bamberg/Watson Clinic Foundation (P: 802-6221)
While this is not a long-standing committee commitment there are needs for help in the development of an Emerge Lakeland Strategic Plan to map out the future of Emerge. The Strategic Plan is being developed through three Key Strategic Initiatives. Once the Strategic Plan is adopted the three Advocacy Groups for each Key Strategic Initiatives will only meet on an as-needed basis but until such time, we are diligently working to build an effective and cohesive strategic focus for Emerge.

To get involved, simply contact the Key Strategic Group Leader listed below, as we would encourage your involvement and input.

Key Strategic Initiative (KSI) Contact:
Communication - Kristin Carlson/603.9439
Christina Moore/688.8870

Governance - Sam Nimah/413.8345
Rachel Cassidy/680.6298

Membership - Punam Saxena/648.2843
Steve Madden/682.0013

As always we serve at the pleasure of the membership. Thank you for supporting and believing in Emerge Lakeland now….GET INVOLVED!

Posted by Kristin Carlson at January 9, 2007 09:03 AM

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