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Have you considered serving on the LDA Board of Directors but are unsure of what is involved? Below is a brief description of the responsibilities of the elected and appointed positions. If you have any questions about these positions or are interested in running for an elected office, please feel free to contact LDA Board members or the Nominating Committee.
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| President: | |||||
| The President presides over all regular and special meetings of the Association and the LDA Board of Directors and appoints members to various positions in LDA, including chairpersons of special committees. The President also spearheads the development of LDA’s Strategic Plan for the year. She/he approves all expense vouchers, serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors in the year following the term of office, and represents LDA in communications to and from MDA. | |||||
| President-elect: | |||||
| The President-elect’s responsibilities include: serves as a member of the LDA Board of Directors, performs the function of the Office of President in the absence of the President, and notifies MDA of the names of new board members. The President-elect plans the regular meetings of the membership for the year of their term, based on the members needs assessment, and makes arrangements for carrying out the programs, including obtaining approval from and submitting appropriate forms for continuing education to MDA and CDR. | |||||
| Secretary: | |||||
| This position serves a one-year term and records, distributes, and files the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and The Association membership, issues official ballots to each LDA member eligible to vote, tallies and records the results of the ballots, and notifies each candidate for office of the election results. The Secretary also prepares the annual membership and dues notice to be distributed to the membership, prepares the annual membership list for publication in the membership directory, and continually updates the membership database. | |||||
| Treasurer: | |||||
| This position serves a 2-year term and sees that full and accurate financial records are kept for all of LDA’s financial dealings. The Treasurer receives and has custody of all funds and securities of The Association and issues checks upon receipt of approved expense vouchers from the President. The Treasurer also reports the financial status of the Association to the LDA Board of Directors and members and assists with the preparation of an annual budget. | |||||
| Chairperson, Nominating Committee: | |||||
| This is an annually elected position whose responsibilities include: nominating candidates for the office of President-Elect, Secretary, and Nominating Committee and for the office of the Treasurer, when their term ends. This committee consists of 3 members, including the chairperson. | |||||
| Chairperson, Legislation and Public Policy Committee: | |||||
| The responsibilities of this position include: advises the Board of Directors on legislation issues and official positions or public statements to be made on behalf of LDA, educates district members regarding nutrition issues as they relate to professional practice (at LDA meetings or via the newsletter), advocates nutrition related issues with local state and national representatives on behalf of MDA, and develops professional contacts with local representatives to promote the MDA and ADA legislative platforms | |||||
| Chairperson, Communications Committee: | |||||
| Edits and publishes all official publications of LDA including the newsletter and posts them on the LDA Web site. | |||||
| Chairperson, Marketing and Public Relations Committee: | |||||
| Coordinates and implements public relations, career guidance activities and annual activities for Nutrition Month (i.e. Food-N-Fitness Race) for LDA as well as promotes the dietetic profession and The Association to the community. | |||||
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