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