New Faces Old Faces Role Transitions From New

New Faces, Old Faces - Role Transitions From New Members to President EMU PRSSA @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Meet your presenters Josie Bobeck @josephine 3 laine Andrea Mellendorf @Andrea. Mell Nikki Mikolon @nikkimikolon

Learning Objectives - Gain knowledge on how to successfully transition in your Chapter - Hear first hand accounts of successful transitions - Learn ways to help facilitate a successful leadership transition @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

What do we mean? - Vice President of Professional Development: Coordinates agency tours - Vice President of Special Events & Programs: Plan Student Development Conference, Speed Mentoring and other special events - Vice President of Member Relations: Communicate with members and potential members, take meeting minutes, coordinate classroom visits - Chief Financial Officer: Treasurer @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Our PRSSA Journey @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

The Importance of Role Transitions - Successful transitions = Successful Chapter - Prevents a Chapter from “starting over” each year - Find out what works and what doesn’t for your group - “Hit the ground running” @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Effectively Transitioning Your Team @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Position binders @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Position binders What’s in a position binder? -Chapter and National Bylaws -PRSSA Contact List -PRSSA Style Guide -Administrative paperwork -Previous projects from that position -Schedule @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Training days @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Training days can be done in one of two ways: -Individual trainings -Executive Board training Purpose: -Build connections -Establish goals @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Documentation of goals @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Documentation of goals - Having individual goals helps board members excel in their roles - Track organizational goals - Keeps all members informed - Share projects, needs and goals with the group @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Getting to know each other @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Getting to know each other - Icebreakers - Social outings @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

So, what’s next?

Implementing into your Chapter - Make expectations of roles clear so members know what they are getting into before they decide to transition - Set a precedent from year-to-year so that members know what to expect - The use of the binders helps make the transition smoother @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Closing - Successful transitions enable the success of the Chapter - Take transitions seriously - and encourage your team to do the same @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions

Questions? @EMUPRSSA #PRSSAtransitions @josephine 3 laine @Andrea. Mell @nikkimikolon