The CO NAPNAP Board is looking for Board/Committee Members to serve from July 2015-June 2016 for the following positions:

• President-elect (President for 2016-2017)
• Secretary (2 year term)
• Treasurer (2 year term)
• Membership Chair and Committee Members
• Committee Members for our Public Relations Committee, Education Committee, and Fundraising Committee

If you are interested in being a CO NAPNAP Board/Committee Member please email a.goodier@pediatrics5280.com by May 4, 2015. The CO Board/Member Meetings meet approximately every other month on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Ronald McDonald House in Denver. See the descriptions below for information on the President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer positions.

***You can earn 5.0 contact hours of PNCB Professional Practice Learning (PPL) hours by being a CO NAPNAP Board or Committee Member. (See pages 13 & 14 on the following link, http://www.pncb.org/ptistore/control/resource/content/certs/PC_CPNP_Recert_Guide.pdf)

Description of Positions:

President-elect: shall become familiar with the duties of the President and shall automatically succeed to the presidency at the conclusion of the President's term of office. The President-elect shall perform the duties of the office of the President in the absence of the President or in case of inability to act. When so acting, the president-elect shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the restrictions placed upon the President and shall perform such other duties as the members of the Executive Board may specifically prescribe. ***President-Elect attends the National NAPNAP Conferences for 2 years for FREE. Conference is in Atlanta in 2016 and this person will serve as our CO Board President when the National Conference is in Denver in 2017.

Secretary: shall

• Keep and maintain the minutes of the meetings and give all notices that are required to be given by these bylaws.
• Be custodian of the bylaws, membership roster and records of the organization.
• Attest all documents, the execution of which has been duly authorized by the members according to these bylaws.
• Send copies of Chapter meeting minutes to the Membership/Chapters Coordinator of NAPNAP.
• Perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as the Executive Board may prescribe

Treasurer: shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the chapter shall receive and give receipts for all monies due and payable to the chapter from any sources whatsoever and deposit all monies in the name of the chapter in banks or other depositories as shall be decided by the Executive Board. The treasurer shall account for and record all financial transactions by the chapter and prepare and render an annual report to the chapter and to the National office of NAPNAP at the last regular meeting of each calendar year and whenever requested by the National Association or chapter membership. (S)he shall authorize an annual audit/review of financial records of the chapter in such a manner as directed by the Executive Board and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the members of the executive board.

Membership Committee: this committee shall encourage desirable applicants to apply for membership, and shall formulate and recommend plans for increasing and maintaining membership. The chair shall develop up to date listings of all current chapter members, maintain records of current membership and distribute contact information for all Executive Board members at the beginning of the year.

Public Relations Committee: this committee shall be in charge of all publications by or in the name of the chapter to all media and membership. This committee shall promote the ideals of the local and National Association to prospective members and to the general public. They shall educate the public regarding the PNP role in health care and reach out to the medical and nursing community to inform them about our organization. The chair shall increase visibility in the community through service projects, speaker's bureau, press releases and through the chapter website.

Education Committee: this committee shall be responsible for the development of educational programs for the chapter during the fiscal year. They shall develop objectives for each program offered and identify and obtain appropriate speakers to meet these objectives. They shall assess the educational needs of the membership periodically through surveys and work with the PR committee to increase visibility and outreach through educational programs. They shall identify pharmaceutical and product sponsorship for programs in conjunction with the fundraising committee.

Fundraising Committee: this committee shall be responsible to coordinate chapter fundraising efforts in order to support chapter conferences and events. They shall work to secure outside funds from pharma reps to support chapter conferences and events. They shall also be responsible for coordinating the annual raffle to raise money for a local charity.