Committee Volunteers Needed

One of the best ways to become more actively involved in your professional organization is by volunteering to serve on one of our committees! VLGMA currently has openings on the following committees for 1, 2 and 3 year terms: Professional Development Committee (PDC), Civic Engagement, Strategic Planning, and the Communications & Networking Committee.  If you are already on one of these committees, then you do not need to respond.  However, if you are not currently a member and would like to volunteer, please email which committee that you would like to serve, and your preferred term by July 8th.  Craig will let you know your committee assignment and term.  The committee descriptions are below.

Strategic Planning, Civic Engagement and Communications & Networking usually meet in person at least twice a year at the two VLGMA conferences.  There may also be teleconferences or emails.  PDC usually meets in late August or early September, at the VML conference (Monday morning) and at the Winter Conference.  

PDC is responsible for improving the quality of professional development programs and promoting credentialing to underscore the professional expertise and resources that professional managers bring to their community and citizens.  This committee also plans and executes the 2 annual VLGMA conferences. 

Strategic Planning is responsible for reviewing and updating the strategic plan each year.

The Civic Engagement Committee, per the VLGMA strategic plan, is to develop a civic engagement program and/or resources that facilitate citizen participation to enhance involvement in the civic process.  To achieve this important goal the committee is active in collecting locality best practices to share with our members, creating resources materials for use by localities in partnership with our local schools, and promoting the annual April Local Government Education Week.  The work is shared among committee members and includes two meetings a year tied to the conference, one e-newsletter articles per committee member and as needed email/conference calls in between the committee meetings. 

Communications & Networking performs the following tasks for VLGMA: 1) Utilize an engaged Communications and Networking Committee to achieve strategic goals; 2) Ensure an environment exists for regional managers to interact through existing personal and/or professional group affiliations and 3) Leverage social media, e-mail and website tools to better connect all members to information and each other.  Members of this committee have an opportunity to contribute to the every other month eNews articles "A DAO in the Life."  This committee contains the Deputies, Assistants and Others (DAO) subcommittee to plan and organize DAO meetings.

Please let Craig or Molly know if you have any questions.  Thank you for considering an opportunity to serve!