¶ Job Description
The President is the facilitator-in-chief. His or her primary role includes leading and facilitating a visioning and strategic planning process that includes all board members in order to arrive at a common vision, strategy and set of priorities that everyone can feel excited about and motivated to support. Strategic planning is identifying how we go from where we are to where we need to be. Strategic planning should take the skills and interests of the board members as well as the overall state of the community into consideration. See Strategic Planning Guidelines (to be drafted).
The President’s secondary role is to socialize the board’s vision and accomplishments to the broader community while relaying feedback from the membership. The President should be willing to make his or herself available to develop relationships with general members and direct them to appropriate avenues of participation according to their interests.
The President must also be aware of the individual efforts and wellbeing of every board member. His or her understanding of the overall state of the association and role as facilitator in chief should allow him or her to serve as a trusted source of motivation, advice, and secondary perspective among board members.
As the face of the organization, the President must also conduct his or herself in the best of manners and uphold the professional brand of the association. He or she will be expected to represent the MSA at large events and participate at engagements with other organizations when his or her appearance is beneficial. The President will be responsible for maintaining a positive atmosphere within the board and across the community. As is true for other board members, the President should serve as a source of motivation to the membership and spark interest about service on future boards and committees.
Strategic Planning How to come up with a year-long action plan
Facilitating Board Meetings Agendas and how to keep meetings on track
Advisory Board Role of advisors and their areas of expertise
Board Leadership Summit Planning guide