Volunteer with MVMA

Board of Directors 

The MVMA Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers from the MVMA membership. The membership votes on new board members every year. Each board position is a two-year term commitment. A volunteer cannot hold a position for more than four consecutive years. Each year different board positions become available. To apply, you must be a current MVMA member and submit a headshot and bio to president@mvma-stl.org by October 22, 2024.  Once you apply for a position your name will appear under the position as a current applicant until voting has occurred. 

There are no current vacancies in the Board of Directors. Please check back later this year for Board positions for 2025.

President

- Meagan Patterson

Strategic Planning Vice President

- Sherry Keller

Membership Vice President

- Hannah Stillman

Programming Vice President

- Ebony Sherod

Communications Vice President

- Jovany Otero

Secretary

- Meghan Steineker

Treasurer

- Rob Gatz


Committee Members 

There are various committees surrounding programming, membership and communications that you can get involved with. While not a full-time board commitment, these opportunities make MVMA sustainable. It truly does take a village and engaged members to recruit and retain diverse membership, create programming that reflects the needs and interests of stakeholders and members, and communicate opportunities for job openings and further volunteer opportunities.

Please review the committees below and express your interest here: MVMA Committee Interest Form



Communications Committee

Purpose: To enhance the knowledge and skillset of volunteer professionals by providing them with valuable resources and ample opportunity for continuous learning.

Membership: The Communications Committee will consist of at least 3 but no more than 5 individuals.

      • Encouraged to attend at least half formal committee and board members meetings and serve as active participants in content generation, resources sharing, awareness, and strengthening the impact of MVMA in the St. Louis community
      • Term is 1 year with renewal opportunity based on good standing and participation
Responsibilities:
      • To research additional resources to be listed on the website and/or included in newsletter including articles, websites, trends, etc.
      • To serve as innovative leaders by creating unbiased content for the blog feature on the MVMA website’s blog feature
      • To represent MVMA via social media by sharing resources, highlighting volunteer managers, and compiling information to contribute to resource sharing within the volunteer management community
      • To keep content creation and messaging concise, informative and focused on impact and awareness



    Program Committee

    Purpose: To develop a fully robust and informative program for MVMA by bringing innovative, inclusive, and meaningful advancement opportunities to members.

    Membership: The Program Committee will consist of at least 3 but no more than 5 individuals.

        • Encouraged to attend at least half formal committee and board members meetings and serve as active participants in creation, scheduling, facilitation, and evaluation of program-focused events
        • Term is 1 year with renewal opportunity based on good standing and participation

    Responsibilities:

        • To oversee new program development, and monitor and assess existing programs
        • To initiate and guide program evaluations
        • To facilitate discussions about program priorities for MVMA
        • To assist with all programmatic planning for both formal and informal:
        • To helping to strategize speakers by attending planning meeting in January
        • To collaborate in setting upcoming speaker schedule
        • To assist in securing locations/venues for speakers
        • To assist in ordering food and food setup/breakdown
        • To assist in securing locations/venues for speakers and order food


    CVA Subcommittee (Program Committee)

    To help formulize the Certified Volunteer Administration certification program will look like and how it is sustained.

    • To coordinate meetings that incorporate trainings from various sources (ALIVE, study groups, local training)
    • To consider timing requirements to accommodate a spring or fall test
    • To leverage experienced CVA members to assist in training



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