1. Ohio University Alumni Association
Liaisons
Ohio University Alumni Association
This presentation is a guide for your session!!! Please add your own comments and emphasize things you think are important. Have fun!!!

2. OHIO Alumni Association Staff
Jennifer Neubauer Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations & Executive Director, OAA
Andrew Pueschel Special Assistant to the Executive Director, OAA

3. OHIO Alumni Association Staff
Megan Fowler Business and Operations Manager

4. OHIO Alumni Association Staff Campus Relations
David Bambrey Senior Director
Katrina Heilmeier Associate Director
Casey Arnold Assistant Director
Kellea Tibbs Assistant Director

5. OHIO Alumni Association Staff Campus Relations
Ali Wills Assistant Director, Strategic Partnerships
Vickie McFadden Assistant Director, Alumni Special Projects

6. OHIO Alumni Association Staff External Relations
Erica Lipscomb Associate Director
Dawn Werry Senior Director
Debbie Crabtree Administrative Services Specialist
Tyler Gagai Assistant Director

7. Tier Structure:Liaisons
Hold one event per year
Philanthropic
Around up event cost by $1 or to the nearest whole dollar
Dinner with live or silent auction
Alumni networking
Speaker or panel discussion with a reception post event
Wine Tasting
Student and alumni networking
Work with Katrina Heilmeier
We created the tier structure, as if we were starting from scratch. We took our personal relationships with the volunteers out of the equation to try and create a structure that would help our groups grow and our volunteers succeed.
Now all groups start as liaisons.
Able to move up the tier structure, but not necessarily required.

8. Community service
Volunteer in a soup kitchen
Organize a group for Habitat for Humanity
VAAN program participation
Annual reports
Promote OHIO university

9. Tier Structure: Next Steps
Network - Host 2 events per year
Small board
Chapter or society – Host 4 events per year
Executive board and meetings
1,000 in geographic area or able to participate
*Can not duplicate an existing group
These are the next steps for liaisons. You know not all groups will be able or want to advance to these levels and we’re fine with that.

10. Volunteer Alumni Admissions Network
(VAAN) represents a major effort on the part of Ohio University to expand, increase, and refine its student recruitment activities. It further represents a commitment by the university, undergraduate admissions, and alumni relations to the future excellence of the institution. We realize that alumni, parents of OHIO students/graduates, and others who have been positively touched by the university have a great deal to offer in terms of knowledge, skills, and expertise.
All groups are required to have one member participate in the VAAN program. Groups must register for the VAAN program as individuals. For a list of VAAN opportunities and to register please visit this website.

11. Volunteer Standards & Expectations
Promote a positive image OHIO university and the alumni association
Maintain appropriate social media manners.
Report to and work with the office of alumni relations in a timely and effective manner.
The standards and expectations are in their ALC books, just highlighted a few here.

12. OHIO Alumni Association Board Of Directors
Comprised 28 OHIO graduates from many different backgrounds, your alumni association board represents the diversity of more than 200,000 bobcats worldwide. The members serve to uphold the mission of the association - to connect you with your alma mater. The alumni association board meets three times a year. They consult with students, campus stakeholders, community leaders, legislators, and alumni. Bobcats forever, their work continues even after serving their term, at which point they join the Thomas Ewing Society.
The board is also divided into committees. External and Campus Relations and Awards, are three of these committees. The two committees that directly accept you our volunteers as a whole are External Relations and Awards.

13. External Relations Committee
The external relations committee advises the association regarding programs and services that are externally focused and engage alumni, including but not limited to alumni chapters, societies, and friends of the university, signature events, reunions, communication and online community initiatives. When possible, committee members assist and participate in such activities to enhance effectiveness of the committee.

14. Committee Members
Casey Christopher, Chair    Bryon Carley      Brenda Dancil-jones    Alissa Galford
Lyndsay Markley                  Jeff Laturell       Rocky Mansfield          Matt Latham
Carolyn Merriman               Julie Righter      Ken Rusche                  Larry Starr      
Ron Teplitzky                        Kyle Triplett
Professional Staff: Dawn Werry, Erica Lipscomb, Tyler Gagai, Debbie Crabtree

15. Year End Reports All alumni groups are required to submit:
Leadership roster
Year out planning calendar
The Ohio Alumni Association Board of Directors certifies new and existing groups annually. The certification and recertification process determines your available tier funding for the fiscal year.
The president or leader of your group will receive an with instructions for the year end report including due dates. An for this year’s reports will be going out in early June with a due date of July 31. These reports are important for your group because our board uses these reports to recertify your group, which is how you get event help, promotion, a university account and tier funding.

16. Chapter and Society Awards
Ohio University Alumni Association chapters and societies work hard all year to bring great programming and events to bobcat alumni across the country and around the world. Each spring we recognize their exceptional work at our annual alumni leaders conference.
awards/chapter-and-society.Cfm
You can nominate your group or another group for an award. (FOR STAFF ONLY – really talk up these awards as we had no outside nominations for this year’s awards ceremony.)

17. Cutler outstanding chapter/society award
Glidden innovation award
Alden community service award
Baker philanthropy award
Templeton networking award
Lindley student networking award
Konneker volunteer of the year award

18. Board of Directors Awards Committee
A committee of the Ohio Alumni Association Board of Directors reviews all nominations and presents the nominated chapters and societies to the full board for approval at the annual winter meeting. Upon approval, award recipients and nominating individuals are notified via a congratulatory letter from the Alumni Association.

19. Committee Members Jeff Laturell, Chair Joe Becherer Craig Brown
Bryon Carley                            Steve Ellis                                Connie Lawson-davis
Rocky Mansfield                     Carolyn Merriman                 Julie Righter    
Ken Rusche                              Dustin Starkey                        Stacia Taylor
Kyle Triplett
Professional Staff: David Bambrey, Dawn Werry

20. Volunteer Tools
Updated tier documents Finance information Event notification Event evaluation Your Ohio Alumni Association liaison
Talk about the importance of the event notification; for marketing purpose (2 weeks notice for and 8 weeks for a postcard). Talk about how we use their event descriptions in the s sent to their alumni.
Talk about the importance event evaluations and attendee lists; we code for future event s and mailing

21. Thank you!