Listed below are the duties of each office. Each section also has an Immediate Past President who acts as a parliamentarian. A section may choose to have additional officers if needed. A prerequisite for the office of President is to have previously held a position on a section board. In our smaller sections we may need to adjust this policy. If a section has only one nominee for a position, that member will be appointed to office after verification of eligibility. If we have multiple volunteers for a given position, it may be necessary to hold section elections.

PRESIDENT Presides at section meetings and reports any related matters to the members and the VEA Coordinator. He/She is responsible for carrying out business according to the bylaws and the best interest and desires of the members. The President has control of the business within that section.

VICE PRESIDENT - Finance Acts as counselor to the President and is expected to keep in close contact with all the activities of the Association. In the absence of the President, he/she assumes the presidential responsibilities. Responsible for monitoring check requests, contracts, reconciliation forms and event closures.

VICE PRESIDENT – Events Acts as counselor to the President and is expected to keep in close contact with all the activities of the Association. Handles the organization of section events. Delegates duties to Social Committee Members and monitors their progress. Insures all events represent the VEA focus as set forth in the Bylaws.

SECRETARY Responsible for maintaining the reconciliation sheets and copies of all event documents for the section. He/She attends to the details of calling meetings, issuing bulletins, flyers and seeing that they are properly distributed to all members. Forwards all needed forms and check requests to the VEA Coordinator for processing. Handles all section communication.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE Each section will have a social committee consisting of at least six members and no more than ten. Committee members are responsible for planning, budgeting and coordinating social events. A Social Committee Member is not an officer of the Association. This position offers support to the officers.