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Guidelines
Northwest Chapter President

Duties
The President is the Chief Executive Office of the Chapter and performs all duties expected of the office and required by the Chapter Handbook. The President has the power to appoint or remove any Committee Chairperson, subject to any limitations described in the Chapter Handbook. The Chapter President is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Chapter during his/her term of office. The President shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board and as are customary to the office. The President shall preside at meetings of the Chapter membership and the Board of Officers. The President's general duties include:

• To serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter Board of Officers.
• To provide leadership and direction.
• To mentor the Chapter Vice President in preparation of the Vice President's assumption of the Presidency.
• To plan Chapter goals and objectives for his/her term.
• To conduct and preside over Chapter meetings, Board meetings and membership meetings.
• To collaborate with the Vice President in terms of monitoring Chapter committee progress toward attainment of their respective annual charges and take action as needed.
• To provide input to Chapter Regional Director relative to content for the RD's National Board reports.
• To succeed to the office of Past President.

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.