Palm-Mensa

Local Secretary (LocSec)^†

Brian Keith Johnson

Liaison between the local group members and American Mensa Ltd., the LocSec is the distributor of information from the national level to the local level. The LocSec usually facilitates board meetings, assists in finding volunteers for various positions, keeps the group current with national programs, elections, and publications. PBCM’s LocSec is one of the three elected positions in the group.

Assistant LocSec

Position Vacant

Helps the LocSec disseminate information to the group; writes articles for the newsletter to tell members what’s going on at the national level.

Newsletter Editor^†

vacant; LocSec is interim editor

Collects submissions from members, generates articles of information pertaining to the national organization in the absence of an Assistant LocSec.

Creates and formats the monthly newsletter with a word processor.

Takes newsletter to the printer for reproduction and folding.

Assembles the newsletter in batches for bulk mail distribution by the United States Postal Service.

Works with the Webmaster to ensure that information in the newsletter and on the web site concur.

Treasurer^†

Tom Winchester

Handles all financial matters for the group.

Manages the group checking account and investments (if any).

Receives funds from the national office.

Manages group bulk mail postal account for newsletter mailings.

Produces semi-annual reports of the groups accounts for publication in the newsletter and submits such to the Editor.

Secretary

Position Vacant

Program Director^†

Position Vacant

Searches for speakers on topics Mensans are interested in. Examples: a talk by a museum director about a new exhibit, information on how to invest online from a knowledgeable person, a discussion on the local sightseeing attractions by a member of the convention & visitors bureau, a book signing by a local author, etc. Sometimes all it takes is a phone call.

Boca-Delray area program coordinator

Elissa Rudolph

Acts as a contact between members in a certain specific area and the larger group, organizes events in that certain area, but is not limited to that area. In getting to know the members in a certain area, encourages and supports ideas those members may have for a diverse variety of events, to which all members may be invited.

North area program coordinator

Bobbie Kadlecz

Acts as a contact between members in a certain specific area and the larger group, organizes events in that certain area, but is not limited to that area. In getting to know the members in a certain area, encourages and supports ideas those members may have for a diverse variety of events, to which all members may be invited.

S.I.G.H.T.* Coordinator

John Swick

Manages a the S.I.G.H.T. program that originates with the national office and International Mensa. It assists travelling Mensans to gain access to food, lodging, and other travelling assistance.

Webmaster

Dan Tobias

Works with the newsletter editor to ensure that all current information pertaining to the group and of interest to members is made available to members on the web site in a timely manner.

Creates the HTML pages and CGI programs to maintain the web site.

Checks the links in the web site to ensure none or broken or missing.

Membership Director

Position Vacant

MERF* Scholarship Chair

Janice K. Johnson

The chairperson oversees the committee that judges local scholarship entrants. The committee consists of the chairperson and three judges.

Proctor coordinator

Elissa Rudolph

Proctor

Henry Colman

Proctor

Janice K. Johnson

Proctor

Robert Reiffel

Proctor

Deche Hammill

Calendar editor

Position Vacant

Prepare the Calendar Events section of the monthly newsletter.

Receive events from members.

Solicit members to start new events.

Construct a calendar grid listing the events, as well as a section which briefly describes what the events are, along with other relevant information, such as the time,
location (with directions), kitty (if any), smoking restrictions, presence of pets, suggested parking areas, etc.

Format calendar in a word processor with graphics and deliver it to the editor.

MERF Scholarship Committee

Usually three people, one of which is chair, for an annual PBCM program. Essays from citizens in various educational institutions are solicited from the surrounding geographic area. The essays are read by the committee and one is selected to receive a monetary scholarship from the group. The selected essay goes on to national competition to join others from across the nation for additional monetary awards. Those awards are administered by the Mensa Education Research Foundation (MERF).

CultureQuest Coordinator

Ed Gross

Culture Quest is a 90-minute test of cultural knowledge taken by groups across the country at exactly the same time on the same day. The top 20 teams receive cash awards, traditionally designated for their groups' scholarship funds. Questions range from politics to science and from entertainment to current events. PBCM has participated in the last three CQs with our group, Beach Bums. W need a coordinator who will receive the test information, set up the site, and mail in the completed test.

Group of the Year Award (GOTYA) Program Coordinator

available

This is a relatively new Mensa program in which groups are awarded points for their various participatory efforts in Mensa programs and local community programs. The more a local group can demonstrate its service to its members, the more points are awarded. Most of the administrative work is carried out by the National Office; but locally we need a person to receive materials and help fill out forms. Again, this is a program that will help members get a broader picture of Mensa.

Membership Director

available

Our group would benefit from having a membership director whose sole responsibility is to see to it that new members are welcomed into the group by phone, letter, by email and/or personally, if possible. New members are enthusiastic and want to know more about the group they’ve joined. The membership director would be the main liaison between group officers and new members.

S.I.G.H.T.* Host

Available

Works with the S.I.G.H.T. coordinator to provide services to travelling Mensans.

Notes:

*

MERF - Mensa Education and Research Foundation

S.I.G.H.T. - Service for International Guidance & Hospitality

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Elected positions