Executive Roles

The President shall:

  • Choose meeting dates, prepare agendas and preside at the AGM and meetings of the Executive Board and Council.
  • Be ex officio, a member of all committees.
  • Represent the BCTLA on PSA Council and to the BCTF.
  • Submit the per capita grant.
  • Authorize expenditure as per approved budget lines and projects.
  • Represent the BCTLA to partner groups.
  • Maintain BCTLA policy.
  • Notify all Executive Board members of meetings.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM and report to the Council on behalf of the Executive Board.
  • Coordinate meeting logistics 
  • Approve treasurer expenses
  • Advocacy work including developing and promoting advocacy resources.

The Past President shall:

  • this position only exists for 1 year immediately after stepping down as President.
  • Conduct elections.
  • Recommend revisions to the constitution and by-laws.
  • Mentor and assist the President.
  • Assist with conference organization.

The Vice President shall: 

  • In the absence of the President, preside and perform the duties of the President.
  • Coordinate special projects, e.g. The Points of Inquiry.
  • Coordinate BCTLA liaison people, e.g. YAACS, CSLA
  • Make recommendations for new position statements and other standards of practice including learning resources.
  • Liaise with post-secondary institutions especially with regard to specialist qualifications.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM that will be added to the website.
  • Writes the newsletters, 4 – 5 times a year.

The Treasurer shall: 

  • Receive and bank all monies and pay bills.
  • Keep bookkeeping records of such funds.
  • Prepare conference budget, finances and report and submit the conference report to the BCTF.
  • Process expense forms.
  • Issue LOAs.
  • Coordination of Square and other kinds of payments as needed.
  • Suggest guidelines for financial policies and create and review the budget.
  • Prepare a recommendation on fees.
  • Submit a complete financial report to the AGM.

The Secretary shall: 

  • Keep and distribute minutes of the meetings within a month.
  • Send minutes to BCTF; and Websites Coordinator when applicable.
  • Coordinate awards and grants.
  • Assist with conference organization.

The Coordinator, Membership and Surveys shall: 

  • Create and promote WLC survey and analyze results.
  • Write and share WLC report and send to Websites Coordinator.
  • Contact members for renewal.
  • Do conference registration and BCTF member batch file.
  • Update mailing list with current member list.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Chapter Relations shall: 

  • Liaise between the executive, Websites Coordinator, chapters and sections.
  • Locate and encourage new chapters and sections.
  • Notify Council members of Council and General meetings.
  • Revise the BCTLA Councillor’s Guidebook each fall.
  • Provide orientation to new Councillors each fall.
  • Maintain files of local chapter constitutions.
  • Maintain a current contact list of Chapter Councillors and chapter executives.
  • Accept and review chapter year-end reports.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Professional Development shall: 

  • Coordinate and host webinars.
  • Send webinars to the Websites Coordinator to archive.
  • Investigate and plan additional potential PD options as appropriate.
  • Coordinate the online portion of the conference 
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Co-Coordinators, Conference shall: 

  • Recommend a location, theme, schedule, program strands, presenters and keynote(s).
  • Coordinate with the Conference Committee
  • Provide input on the conference budget.
  • Liaise with the site contact around visits and logistics.
  • Coordinate with presenters and keynote(s).
  • Organize the registration platform and coordinate payments with the Treasurer.
  • Coordinate food for the conference.
  • Coordinate/assign other Executive members to work on conference tasks ie. swag, day of keynote wrangler.
  • Coordinate with Websites Coordinator to update website conference pages.
  • Maintain a conference planning document.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Conference Vendor shall: 

  • Recruit, organize and support Conference for online and in-person vendors.
  • Coordinate with the Treasurer for vendor payments.
  • Coordinate with Conference Coordinator, Social Media and Website Coordinator 
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Social Media and Communication shall:

  • Manage the BCTLA IG, Facebook and other social media accounts.
  • Advertise all BCTLA events.
  • Promote other PSA events and chapter social media posts.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Coordinate with Executive members for promotion of BCTLA sponsored events.
  • Take pictures and upload them for the PSA conference, award ceremony, and other BCTLA events. 
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Websites shall: 

  • Coordinate with Conference committee and update the BCTLA conference pages.
  • Manage the BCTLA website and YouTube account, keeping content correct and current.
  • Coordinate and upload approved resources and publications.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Renew website domain and WordPress subscription.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.

The Coordinator, Special Projects and Events shall: 

  • Assist with the coordination of additional one-off opportunities.
  • Liaise with other PSAs.
  • Assist with conference organization.
  • Organize Conference social.
  • Organize Executive Retreat.
  • Coordinate DEAR and LYSLD.
  • Submit an annual report to the AGM.