The State Representative serves on the Local Council of Leaders (LCOL), works with the Membership Chair, Professional Development Chair and regional staff to coordinate and support ACA membership, professional development, volunteer engagement and government relations work in their state.
Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge of and passion for camp and ACA
- Be an active member of ACA
- Maintaining an open line of communication with team members
- Completing quality projects/initiatives in a timely manner.
- Cultivating and recruiting local volunteers.
Participation May Include
- Welcoming new camps and professionals.
- Checking in with and providing support to existing camps and professionals.
- Recruiting new camps and professionals.
- Inviting prospects and members to local office events.
- Providing ideas or content for local office newsletter.
- Support local professional development events.
- Monitoring state legislation/regulation and keeping LCOL informed.
- Helping celebrate successes of camps in local area.
- Helping plan and attend networking events and/or recruitment initiatives.
Essential Responsibilities
- Ability to listen, analyze, think clearly and creatively, work well with individuals and groups, balance volunteer tasks with other commitments, manage time, and adhere to deadlines.
- Willingness to prepare for and attend LCOL and state meetings
- Ability to complete quality projects/initiatives in a timely manner.
- Cultivate and recruit potential future volunteers.
- Possess honesty, be sensitive to and have tolerance of differing views, be friendly, have a responsive and patient approach, have community-building skills, possess personal integrity, and possess a dedication to ACA.