Hello All,

Nominations are now open for two MLA Technical Service Caucus leadership positions.

This is your chance to grow professionally and personally!

 

Technical Services Caucus (TSC) has two open positions this year:

• Chair-Elect:  Supports the Chair as needed until position as Chair is assumed.
• Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee

Why:  Serving as an officer will benefit you in the following ways:

• Share what you already know with others. 
• Earn Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) points - these points even count for Distinguished level. (12 points for being chair)

• Gain professional experience that you can leverage for advancing your career.
• Build connections both within the section and in MLA as a whole. 
• Influence decisions and shape the section's activities. 
• Gain the satisfaction of doing something well and challenge yourself.
• Have fun! You will have many opportunities to enjoy working with your colleagues.

 

What you’ll do:

Chair:

• Appoints Committee Chairs and members for coming year and assigns charges.
• In consultation with the executive board and committee chairs, updates the section’s strategic plan by the date set by Section Council and shares a copy of the final version with the Executive Board (Appendix A.).
• Reminds Executive Board about Midyear and Annual Reports.
• Submits Midyear and Annual reports for the Section to MLA Headquarters, with copies to Section Council Chair (Board Liaison) and Executive Board.
• Prepares agenda items for Annual Meeting and finalizes meeting schedule.
• Appoints Parliamentarian for Business Meeting (optional). Assures that orientation of new officers and Committee Chairs takes place.
• Presides at all meetings of the Section and Executive Board.
• Serves as a non-voting member of Section Council.
• Acts as the section’s archivist to collect and submit copies of all important section documents to MLA Headquarters as specified in the Archiving Guidelines for MLA Units.
• Turns files over to new Chair.
• Writes appropriate thank-you notes. 
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Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee:

• Completes biographical information form and submits to Section Council for use in Section Council elections.
• If elected by the Section Council, serves on MLA Nominating Committee and attends meetings at Annual Meeting.
• Serves as an ex-officio member of the Executive Board. 
  

See the Policies and Procedures manual for more information on these positions.

Terms run June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021.

How:  If you are interested, please email me or any member of the TSC Nominating Committee: Jon Goodell -- jon.goodell@okstate.edu or Toni Hoberecht – toni.hoberecht@ouhsc.edu.   

Please let us know by January 15.   You can also suggest potential leaders to the nominating committee, and we will follow up.

We can answer any questions or provide moral support if you’re not sure yet. We’re looking forward to hearing from you and thank you for considering!

Joanne Romano

MLA Technical Services Caucus Nominating Committee Chair

Head of Resource Management

Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX

713-799-7144   --   joanne.romano@library.tmc.edu