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CANNP Officer Elections 2007

To maintain the energy and growth of this organization, we must have motivated individuals with new ideas in our leadership positions.

Please consider running for a position on the board and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

CANNP by-laws allow an officer to serve in the same position for two terms only.

Each office has specific requirements. All positions require the ability to use a computer. If current programs are unfamiliar to you, please remember that the officer currently in the position will assist you to ease the transition into your new responsibilities.

Please read the brief job descriptionfor each position and carefully consider your ability to perform these duties.

Current Officers

Job Responsibilities

Nomination Information

Please consider nominating yourself or an interested member of your NNP team for an officers’ position. Help maintain the energy and efforts of this organization.

Current Officers

• President: Lee Shirland
• Vice President: Carolyn Jones
• Secretary: Alisa Starbuck
• Treasurer: Annette Kibler
• Member at Large: Judy Philbrook

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Job Responsibilities

• President's Job Description
• Vice President's Job Description
• Treasurer's Job Description
• Secretary's Job Description
• Member-at-Large Job Description

Please read the following brief job description for each position and carefully consider your ability to perform these duties. Remember the officer currently in the position will help you learn to use computer programs necessary for the position.

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President's Job Description:

1. Organize and run the meetings of the executive committee two to three times a year, the association meetings and any special meetings that are required.
2. Act as the official representative of the organization.
3. Appoint, with approval of the executive committee, all special committee members and chairpersons and serve as consulting member of all committees.
4. Ability to use word programming for CANNP documentation, to include Publisher.
5. Oversight of CANNP finances.
6. Work well with other leaders within CANNP and have the vision and insight to lead the organization.
7. Serve on the Executive Committee for a period of one year after the term of president has expired and provide consultation as needed the second year.

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Vice President's Job Description: 

1. Be prepared to take over the president’s responsibilities should the president be unable to complete the term.
2. Attend two to three Executive committee meetings.
3. Assist as needed in annual conference planning.
4. Serve as chairperson on assigned committees.
5. Maintain the current membership including addresses on the computer program Mail List.

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Treasurer's Job Description:

1. Maintain current records of all official transactions involving monies for the organization. This is currently done using Microsoft Ledger.
2. Keep bank deposits current and issue CANNP authorized payments for bills incurred in a timely manner.
3. Attend the Executive committee meetings two to three times a year and report the organizations financial standing at these meetings.
4. Give the membership a financial report in the newsletter and at the annual conference.
5. Conduct all banking duties for the organization.

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Secretary's Job Description:

1. Attend Executive committee meetings two to three times a year and enter the minutes to these meeting into a computer.
2. Attend the annual conference and report the minutes of the annual meeting to the membership.
3. Write an officers update for the newsletter.
4. Serve on committees as needed and as chairperson as assigned.

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Member-at-Large Job Description:

1. Attend the Executive committee meetings two to three times a year.
2. Attend the annual conference and give a report on the current membership.
3. Complete all mailings for the Organization.
4. Write an article for the newsletter twice a year reporting the current status of memberships.
5. Be responsible for the annual membership drive.
6. Edit, publish and mail the newsletter twice a year. This requires using Publisher 2000.
7. Edit and publish the CANNP brochure and mail to NNP schools yearly. This is done in Publisher 2000.
8. Edit print and mail membership renewal cards with the summer newsletter.

Nomination Information

(pdf format)

• Election Board of Directors Ballot

• Candidate Information

The nominations forms are

also enclosed in the CANNP newsletter. Please fill out the forms and mail them to the following address by Sept. 1, 2007.

• Pam Player
• CANNP
• 3551 Weddinton Oaks
• Matthews, NC 28104

After Sept. 30, 2007, the ballot will be published and mailed to the membership. The ballots must be postmarked and mailed to the address stated on the ballot by Nov. 1, 2007. New officers will be notified and should be prepared to attend the Executive Committee meeting the first of the year to learn specifics about their position and computer programs used in the position. This will be an all day meeting.

If you have any questions regarding an office position, please email jlutes@capefearvalley.com. The message will then be forwarded to the appropriate person currently in the office.

Thank you for considering these important leadership positions.

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