Connecticut State Rep Job Description

Term: 3 years

Appointment: By chair stream

Qualifications: NAFSA member working in education in the corresponding state.

Responsibilities:

Serve as an active voting member of the regional team and represent state interests to team. Report on state wide activities and needs at annual spring planning meeting.
Build a state wide communication network. Maintain and update state email and mailing list.
Actively reach out to members and non-members. Try to involve all international educators in state activities including community college and K-12 members and non-members.
Identify state needs and plan relevant programming. Set periodic Connecticut state meeting schedule, invite guest speakers/presenters, and assign host institutions. Hold meetings on topics of interest to state NAFSAns and other international educators. Depending on constituency, meetings can be held monthly, bi-monthly, or twice annually.
Serve as a conduit for discussion of issues of educational interest to state international educators as well as forward important updates on NAFSA, events, training, or special session.
Serve as liaison with government officials and offices as appropriate.
Special additional planning duties when regional conference is in state (e.g. serve on Local Arrangements Committee).
Correspond and collaborate with the Regional team on developments, programs, issues, concerns at the regional level.
Manage state budget. Disperse funds as appropriate based on state needs. File necessary paperwork with treasurer.
Attend and participate in the following events:

Serve as an information source for members, advising and referring as appropriate.
Assist the Regional Chair Stream in identifying potential candidates for the next term.
Orient successor.
Other duties as assigned!

Region XI