Members of Northumberland County Dems (ahem, Northumberland County Democratic Committee) will be voting Thursday, December 18 to fill four seats, each with a two-year term, on the Executive Board.
Before we can vote, though, people need to step up and volunteer to serve in one of the four elected positions: NCDC Chair, Events Vice Chair, Administrative Vice Chair, and Communications Vice Chair.
If you have questions about any of the positions, email current NCDC chair Jim Hendrickson. If you want to run, simply email Jim and tell him.
NCDC Chair: the minimum duties of the chair are to nominate Democratic candidates to the Northumberland County Electoral Board, verify party affiliation of volunteers for election poll workers, and pay DPVA dues. Everything else I have done is optional and at the discretion of the Chair and the Vice Chairs. My goal has been to see what the committee can do, not just what it has done. We did a lot.
Events Vice Chair: Events Vice Chair will plan, organize and conduct NCDC events utilizing volunteer support as available. Candidate events, fundraisers, merchandise sales, election day tents, and others can also be delegated to volunteers who wish to participate. Events Vice Chair will coordinate with the Communications Vice Chair to ensure media, social media, and other marketing will amplify NCDC activities.
Administrative Vice Chair: The Administrative Vice Chair will be responsible for managing accounts, managing the members lists, the ActBlue account, the welcome table at meetings and the PO Box. These tasks can be delegated to volunteers to split the work as subsections of Administrative Vice Chair responsibilities.
Communications Vice Chair: This role will manage Facebook page and group as well as the NCDC website; assist with news releases announcing NCDC meetings and meeting results as well as any other communications, media, or marketing efforts by the NCDC; and support events by the Events Vice Chair. This work can be delegated to volunteer subsections to split work and magnify results. Susie Cambria, for instance, currently volunteers to manage the NCDC web presence and social media.
You’ve likely noticed the slimmed down number of elected positions. . . The bylaws were updated in September with an eye toward managing the committee with a more realistic number of volunteers. Members approved the updated bylaws in October.
The pared down positions, from 10 to four, eliminated much of the peripheral, extra tasks, that did not add value to our committee.
We need YOU to volunteer and support our local Democratic Committee.
Attend the Thursday, December 18 meeting to vote for new elected leadership and much more! Join us at 6:00 pm for the meet and greet. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm meeting. At Northumberland Public Library (7204 Northumberland Hwy/Rte 360, Heathsville).