Get Involved!
Consider getting more involved in the Parent and Family Relations KC by joining the Leadership Team!
Leadership Team Positions
To be considered for a Leadership Team position, you must be a NASPA KC member and be willing to devote time towards the betterment of the KC.
If you are interested in being considered for future leadership opportunities, please contact Sheri King or Ken Gassoit.
In addition to specific position responsibilities listed below, all leadership team members are expected to:
- Communicate with national KC co-chairs on a regular basis
- Actively recruit new NASPA KC members through e-mail and at conferences
- Determine hot topics and trends to share with co-chairs and KC members
- Respond and contribute to blog topics on a monthly basis
- Attend the national NASPA conference in the spring and participate in KC-related activities
- Engage in or encourage new research in the field of parent and family relations
- Share ideas for improving KC services and resources
- Encourage members to submit KC-related program proposals to regional and national conferences
- Identify members for future regional and national leadership positions in KC
- Review programs for consideration as KC sponsored programs at the NASPA conference
Specific leadership team positions include:
Literature Review &
Pre-conference Institute (2 positions)
- Coordinate submission
of annual pre-conference program submission
- Identify topics,
coordinate presenters, and prepare logistics for annual pre-conference institute
- Identify current and
existing literature, articles, and research related to the KC
- Collaborate with
technology coordinator to post bibliography and website links to KC website
Communications &
Marketing Chair
- Take minutes at
annual NASPA conference KC meeting and prepare for dissemination through KC
website
- Develop goals and
objectives, establish schedule, solicit articles, and publish KC newsletter in
collaboration with co-chairs
- Create marketing
materials to advertise KC to NASPA membership
- Research promotional
items to advertise KC at NASPA conference and at regional meetings
Technology
Coordinator
- Conceptualize and
design additions to the KC website
- Make updates to
existing sections of the KC website as needed
- Collaborate with
Communications & Marketing Chair to post meeting minutes & newsletter
on KC website
- Identify new
opportunities to utilize technology to expand knowledge dissemination
Member Engagement
& Blog Moderator (2
positions)
- Lead KC efforts to
identify and recruit new members, including those to present new programs,
review proposals, etc
- Lead the sponsored
program review process for the annual conference
- Create regular
updates to KC membership for dissemination from co-chairs
- In collaboration with
Communications & Marketing Chair, develop annual communication and
engagement plan for KC
- Determine hot topics
and trends related to KC and post to KC blog monthly
- Send notice to KC
membership to inform members of recent posting(s)
Conference Activities
& KC Gala Coordinator
- Manage all KC
activities at annual conference, including KC gala, business meeting, and
reception
- Collaborate with
Communications & Marketing Chair to distribute materials to advertise KC at
annual conference
- Work with NASPA
headquarters on ancillary meeting requests, catering orders, and other
conference logistics
- Coordinate KC
representation at KC Gala during annual conference, including shift scheduling,
displays, and promotional handouts
Special Projects