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Guidelines
Northwest Chapter Past President

Duties
The office of the Past President shall be filled by the departing President at the end of his/her term as Chapter President. The Past President will act as an advisor to the President and the Chapter Board of Officers. The Past President shall perform other such duties customary to the office. The Past President's general duties include:

• To serve as the Chairperson of the Chapter's Nominating Committee; and to lead the Nominating Committee in its attainment of the Nominating Committee's annual charges.
• To attend Chapter meetings, E-days, and other meetings as scheduled, and to participate in Board teleconferences.
• To serve as a member of the Chapter Board of Officers.
• To perform other duties and activities, as assigned by the NW Chapter President and/or Board of Officers.
• To provide input to the Chapter President, Vice President and Regional Director relative to content for RD's National Board reports.
• To keep the Chapter President and Vice President informed of all matters relating to the office.
• To perform other duties and activities, as assigned by the NW Chapter President and/or Board of Officers.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent mentoring skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skilled at change leadership approaches.
• Ability to structure, organize and prioritize workload to multiple and competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to lead, oversee and direct multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to facilitate group meetings.
• Skilled at team building, negotiation and consensus building.
• Ability to make prompt decisions and recommendations in the absence of specific direction.
• Solid understanding of basic financial accounting and reporting principles.

or the equivalent of education and/or relevant experience.