SASFAA Vice President Information

SASFAA Vice President Information

Submitted by Zita Barree, Nominations & Elections Committee Chair

The polls for SASFAA’s 2015 election will open later this week on February 12!  To help you prepare, I am high-lighting each office for which you will be asked to vote by sharing with you what the SASFAA Policy & Procedure Manual describes as the duties of these positions.  The President-Elect office information was shared with you over a week ago.    

The second office you will be asked to select a candidate for is the office of Vice President.  This is a one year term.

The candidate for the office of Vice President is:

• Michael Morgan (4 year private, Rhodes College – Tennessee)

You can learn more about this candidate by reviewing his candidate statement and biographical information on the SASFAA website at www.sasfaa.org/elections.

The SASFAA Policy & Procedure Manual describes the duties of this position as follows:

5.4 Vice President

The vice president is elected for a one-year term and has a leadership role in the professional development and training activities for the Association. Included in this role are the following responsibilities:

a.       plans and coordinates the new aid officers and mid-level workshops,       including curriculum development, recruitment of faculty, site selection and   advertising the workshop (the workshop guide is referenced in Appendix B);

b.       coordinates other new aid officer and advanced level seminars and selects           instructional faculty and training sites;

c.       in the absence of the president serves with the powers and performs the duties of the president;

d.       serves as chair of the professional advancement committee; and

e.       performs other duties as requested by the president.