Eastern Mass. State Rep Job Description

Term: 3 years

Appointment: By chair stream

Qualifications: NAFSA member working in education in the corresponding state.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as an active voting member of the regional team and represent state interests to team. Report on state wide activities and needs at annual spring planning meeting.
  • Build a state wide communication network. Maintain and update state email and mailing list.
  • Actively reach out to members and non-members. Try to involve all international educators in state activities including community college and K-12 members and non-members.
  • Identify state needs and plan relevant programming. Set periodic meeting schedule, invite guest speakers/presenters, and assign host institutions. Hold meetings on topics of interest to state NAFSAns and other international educators. Depending on constituency, meetings can be held monthly, bi-monthly, or twice annually.
  • Serve as a conduit for discussion of issues of educational interest to state international educators as well as forward important updates on NAFSA, events, training, or special session.
  • Serve as liaison with government officials and offices as appropriate.
  • Special additional planning duties when regional conference is in state (e.g. serve on Local Arrangements Committee).
  • Correspond and collaborate with the Regional team on developments, programs, issues, concerns at the regional level.
  • Manage state budget. Disperse funds as appropriate based on state needs. File necessary paperwork with treasurer.
  • Attend and participate in the following events 
    • the Annual NAFSA National Conference
      • team meeting
      • region meeting
      • regional state rep meeting
    • the Region XI Annual Conference (organize State basket)
    • Region XI Leadership Team meetings
  • Coordinate with Western and Central Massachusetts State Representative on all duties to ensure tailoring to each region of the state and to avoid duplication of efforts.
  • Serve as an information source for members, advising and referring as appropriate.
  • Assist the Regional Chair Stream in identifying potential candidates for the next term.
  • Orient successor.
  • Other duties as assigned!