Board Positions and their duty statements 

Board members are expected to attend all board meetings. If this is a problem, please contact the President.

President SLO NightWriters

The board president is the head of the board and of the organization. The president works with board members to develop strategic initiatives. The president calls and conducts meetings of the board members and ensures that the board’s directives are implemented and monitored.

The President also creates committees and appoints committee chairs. The president collaborates with other organizations and bodies to carry out the organization’s mission and ensures accomplishment of goals. The president reviews, reports and records, and directs members in their roles. 

The president partners with the organization leadership to promote the organization or nonprofit. The president is tasked with providing strong leadership for the organization by working with the board and other board members to establish short and long-term goals and develop plans to carry out strategic initiatives. 

The president is responsible for presiding over the entire organization and will manage budgets in conjunction with the Treasurer and make sure resources are allocated properly.

Vice President:  

The vice president of the board, who may also be called the vice chair, is prepared at all times to assume the role of board president, if necessary. The vice president, whose knowledge and commitment mirrors that of the president, may serve in the president’s place for board activities and in the spokesperson capacity. The president may delegate special assignments to the vice president.

Board Secretary:

The Secretary must attend monthly Board Meetings to write down the decisions, deliberations and suggestions of the board members (officers).

The Secretary records the meeting time (start and finish), the place, members and guests present.

The Secretary's report (Minutes or Agenda) should include the written reports of each board member, including the Secretary's own. Officers' reports are normally obtained by email before the meeting, or at, or after the meeting from the board members.

The Secretary's report should be promptly emailed to the President, to be reviewed by the board members for any additions or corrections.

At each Board meeting, the Secretary's report is submitted for approval by the Board.

Programs Director:

The Program Director is responsible for finding speakers for the monthly meetings. The Program Director may solicit advice from the Board of Directors and input from members in good standing. All communication between speakers and the SLO NightWriters should be initiated by the Program Director including confirming speaking dates, asking for information about the speaker/presentation to be posted to the website, logistical matters, and whether a speaking fee will be paid. The decision to pay a fee to a speaker is up to the board of directors

Member at Large:

Unlike other executive board leadership positions, such as a president or treasurer, a member at large doesn't have a specific role. A member at large serves as a liaison to the general membership. Duties change as defined in organization bylaws or as needed to fulfill board requirements and address overall organizational goals. A member at large is a full voting member of the board of directors.

To properly represent the membership,  a member at large should attend  board meetings. Attendance gives the member an understanding of the board's direction and stance on issues. Taking information back to the membership in a timely fashion is imperative. It means the membership is able to contribute to the decision-making process before the board votes and finalizes its plans to carry out strategic initiatives.

Board Members:

Janice Konstantinidis

President 

Janice Konstantinidis, joined SLO NightWriters in 2010 with the goal of developing her writing skills.

Bio

Janice Konstantinidis lives in Paso Robles, on the Central Coast of California.

She enjoys writing poetry, memoir and short fiction. 

Born in Dover, Tasmania Australia, Janice immigrated to the USA in 2005

She draws inspiration from nature and a deep regard and sense of 

the transience of life. 

Janice has had many of her poems published in several literary magazines in the USA. She finds great joy and comfort in writing poetry.

Janice’s Wikipedia Page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Saint_Canice

Illustrates the various complexities of her life as “Forgotten Australian.”

Janice been featured as a guest writer for the Australian National Museum on several occasions. 

Janice recently published a book of Ekphrastic poetry in collaboration with a Tasmania photographer, Lorraine Flakemore.

Janice won the 2020 Lillian Dean Inspirational Award.

Janice has a lively sense of humor and is often mischievously guilty of writing several limericks a day.

Her poetry, often lyrical, often asks the reader to look deeply into the beauty of nature.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts   - University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Letters - Australian National University

Graduate Diploma in Education – University of Canberra.

Vice President:

Mary Silverstien.

Cheri Grimm

Treasurer