President (2-year term)
The President shall serve as the primary contact officer for the Chapter during this term and shall oversee all areas and activities of the Chapter – and shall be assisted by the Immediate Past President to ensure seamless transition of chapter leadership. Duties include:
- Direct the chapter’s strategic goals.
- Set strategic vision or goals for the Board.
- Responsible for achieving the chapter vision, mission and objectives as detailed by the chapter board, PMI and chapter strategic plans.
- Direct the activities of other officers toward chapter goals and objectives.
- Ensure that the chapter board works together as a team.
- Represent the chapter at public events.
- Ensure strategic alliance, planning and annual reporting.
- Be ultimately accountable for all board operations and chapter activities.
- Act as a liaison between the chapter and PMI.
- Updates CCR System with the name of the new Officers and remove former Officers from the system.
- Ensure that the charter renewal is updated and that the chapter is in compliance as specified by PMI.
- Complete Annual Charter Renewal by end of first quarter of each year. Approve programs in the CCR.
- This includes updating the list of Officers and granting their access in the PMI global systems (access to DEP, CCR system for ex).
- Updates Bylaws and sends to the Chapter Administrator at PMI Global.
- Preside over the board of directors’ meetings and the annual general membership meeting.
- Ensure that all chapter business is being done legally and ethically.
- Assume responsibility for the overall functioning of the chapter.
- Legally represent the organization (this role is co-dependent with the finance officer).
- Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance in consultation with the vice president of finance.
- With the board, ensure prudent disbursement of chapter funds.
- Drive implementation of PMI policies and guidelines and ensure that they are reflected in chapter processes.
- Manage periodic policy audits.
- Promote leadership development opportunities for board development.
- Develop and implement a succession and transition plan.
- Create agenda for each board meeting and distribute at least 3 days in advance.
- Make final go/no go decision regarding remote chapter meetings, if applicable (based on the number of registered attendees on the web site).
- Has check-writing authority and authority to utilize the chapter debit or check card for expenses as approved by the Board.
- Develop and implement succession and transition plan.
2-year term consists of: 1 year as President, 1 year as Past-President