Term: 1 year (preceded by one year term as Chair-Elect, and followed by one year term as Past Chair)

Appointment: Elected by the membership

Qualifications:

• Must have served on a past team. Experience with NAFSA organization and activities. Attendance at past conferences and conference workshop presentations a plus.
• Must be NAFSA member working in education.

General responsibilities include:

• Serve as voting member of chair stream and regional team.
• Work with chair stream to coordinate and oversee regional business
• Develop agenda and chair four team meetings:
  
  
  • Spring team meeting
  • Summer team and conference planning meeting
  • Team meeting at national conference
  • Team meeting at regional conference
   
• Develop agenda and coordinate two business meetings:
  
  
  • National conference
  • Regional conference
   
• Assist Conference Planner with plans for regional conference
• Approve expenditures and sign checks for regional business.
• Liaise with national headquarters to coordinate regional and national business
• Initiate search for chair of nominations committee
• Attend national leadership training when required
• Initiate search for and review future conference sites
• Respond to membership needs and requests
• Work with Info Tech team member to keep web site updated.
• Initiate call for award nominations for conference presentations.
• With Chair and chair-elect, consider appropriate candidates for regional team positions.
• Share information with other regional chairs.
• As available, attend other events: Spring Immigration Workshop, Advocacy Day, etc.
• Serve as an ex-officio member of the GRAC team.