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Programming Committee

Half-day workshops are well received

Director of Programming

Leslie Blaize
608.242.7779

Committee Members
  • Leslie Blaize – Chair
  • Barbara Jahnke, Kahler Slater
  • Amber Burke, Symbiont
  • Tony LaShay, Core Development Group
  • Erin Stenum, PDC

Committee activities

Programming Committee members assist with the education, training, and social programs for the entire chapter. This includes the monthly breakfast programs, half-day workshop, award event, membership events, regional conference, and any special events in a given year.

They identify inviting topics, top-notch speakers, and then coordinate agreements and timing to provide one of the most valuable local member benefits the chapter has to offer.

On a regular basis, they coordinate activities with speakers and panelists to collect the necessary informaiton to create the marketing materials used in e-blasts, direct mail, banner ads, and online postings. In addition they build interest with regular articles about programs in InTouch, the chapter e-newsletter.

A special team, of Speaker Ambassadors, have direct contact with speaker support. They begin by helping to make speaker's presentations customized to the AEC Industry and marketing professionals and follow through with greeting the speaker at the event and purchasing speaker gifts.

Director of Programming responsibilities

  • Identify programs and locate speakers for monthly luncheons and any other applicable chapter events.
  • Co-create event registration pages and conduct post-event surveys.
  • Co-develop joint programs with allied organizations.
  • Co-chair the Program and Logistics Committee.
  • Identifying long-range educational and program goals.
  • Find and lead the Speaker Ambassador team.
  • Write and develop marketing piece for each programming event, including speaker bio, topic description and input into newsletter articles.
  • Implement CEU program.

General Guidelines, every committee chair must ...

  • Conduct regular committee member meetings.
  • Find committee members, set roles, monitor committee activities and set tasks and priorities.
  • Lead succession planning for your role.
  • Assist in membership recruitment and retention efforts.
  • Complete appropriate training as defined by the Executive Committee to fill your role.
  • Attend our strategic planning session and annual kick-off meeting.

Every Committee Chair will submit:

  • A plan for their committee’s annual goals to the President.
  • Summation of committee’s monthly activities to the President.

You may serve on multiple committees, and you may also chair a committee while serving as vice chair on another. Sign up as many times as you like!

Why run for a Board position? You will gain more from your membership by the increased networking and leadership opportunities. Each Board member will receive one FREE standard program registration.

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