STC Rocky Mountain Chapter May 21, Year in Review

STC RMC Year in Review  President's Goals  Chapter Membership  Chapter Finances  STC RMC Meetings  Blog  Social Media  Website  Awards Programs  Member Recognition  Incoming and Outgoing Officers  2014 – 2015 Volunteer Needs

President’s Goals Initiatives 1. Improve Service to Members Offer more webinars and networking opportunities, offer a variety of programs at different prices in various locations 2. Increase Online Presence Reach out to new groups and potential members through Meetup and compatible groups such as BWA and DMELD 3. Recruit More Volunteers RMC needs managers and committee members to fulfill its mission, offers Active Member Rewards Program (AMRP) 4. Continue Fiscal Responsibility Evaluate costs vs. value and spend money wisely 5.Get all of the logins and passwords in a single, simple location 6.Come up with a security plan if needed

Chapter Membership  127 members as of May 21  Located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, and Utah (USA) plus Ontario, Canada

Chapter Finances  For the last several years, our financial goal has been to attain a zero-based budget  Expenses for the year  $2, (through May 7)  Income for the year (through May 7)  $2, (includes rebate)  International rebate based on dues: $2,550  RMC has a healthy financial reserve thanks to the efforts of the late George Hoerter

STC RMC Meetings  Northern Colorado Satellite  Chapter Meetings

Northern Colorado Satellite Coffee Night  Who: Anyone  When: 2nd Wednesdays, September-June  Where: Panera Bread, Front Range Village, Fort Collins  Manager: Carmen Carmack  Purpose:  Mentoring  Networking  Supplement to Denver programs

Chapter Meetings  Who: Anyone  When: 3rd Thursdays, September-May  Where: Location varies per event  Purpose  Professional development  Networking and support  Learn something new!

Chapter Programs  May 2015: Bette Frick, Oral Questioning Skills for the Technical Communicator  February 2015: State of the Chapter meeting at Earl’s restaurant downtown Denver  October 2014: Resume Critique Session, Panera Bread on Hampden, Denver  September 2014: STC RMC, BWA, DMELD Networking, LoDo Bar & Grill, Westminster

Webinars  January 2015: Information Architecture Webinar (lunch & learn)  November 2014: Acrolinx Webinar (lunch & learn)  Ongoing: STC Leadership series (program planning, tools, etc.), open to all members

Networking  March 2015 (2 locations) at Panera Bread in Denver and Westminster  April 2015 at Panera Bread on the 16 th St Mall in Denver

Programs Committee  Programs Manager  Jen Voelker  Programs Manager/Committee  Michelle DesPres  Susan Post Jason Owen

RMC Blog/Newsletter  Technicalities –  This year’s contributors:  Marie DesJardin  Joel Meier  Martha Sippel  Frank Tagader  Marcia Wood  Everyone is welcome to post articles or reviews related to the technical communications field  Register for Technicalities or your submission to

Social Media  Social Media Manager for RMC includes:  Anna Harvilla

Website and Web Team  The Web Team  Updated entire website, all meetings, and Eventbrite events  Enhanced repository of website procedures  Continued improving council access area and developing intuitive file structure  Maintained website and blog accounts  Performed ongoing maintenance and archiving  Wrote blogs for technicalities

AMRP  Active Member Rewards Program (AMRP) rewards chapter members for participation  Various activities earn 1 or 2 points  Earn 15+ points for a $25 Amazon gift card  Earn 10 – 14 points for a $10 Amazon gift card  7 members earned 15+ points in 2014 for effectively a free chapter membership  Several members on track for  Blog, attend meetings, or volunteer to win!

Awards  President’s Awards  Jessica BetterlyDebbie Peebles  Carmen CarmackMarie Desjardin  Joel Meier John Endicott  Martha SippelMichelle DesPres  Marcia Wood Deb Lockwood  Anna Harvilla

Council and Committee Volunteers Jessica BetterlyConlan BrownCarmen Carmack Marie DesJardinMichelle DesPresJohn Endicott Anna HarvillaDeb LockwoodJoel Meier Deanna MoslerDebbie PeeblesMartha Sippel Jennifer VoelkerDave WilksMarcia Wood

Officers Outgoing officers:  President, Dave Wilks continuing as Prez  Past President, Marie DesJardin  Vice President, Dave Wilks, now President  Secretary, Conlan Brown  Treasurer, Jessica Betterly  Nominating Committee, Joel Meier and Martha Sippel

Officers Incoming officers:  President, Dave Wilks  Vice President, Carrie Sheaffer  Secretary, Paige Frame  Treasurer, Marcia Wood  Nominating Committee, 2 positions open

Volunteer Opportunities Needed:  Nominating Committee – 2 members  Volunteer Coordinator  Membership Manager  Blog Contributors  More on our website under Membership/Volunteer

Thank you to… Our dedicated volunteers who contribute so much to our success. You are Awesome!

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