Call for Nominations
by adminThe TJEA Elections are just around the corner and we are at the end of the nominations period. The open positions this year are:
All nominations need to be to Patrick Trahan (patricktrahan@sbcglobal.net) by 5:00 PM on Sunday the 28th.
Below are the duties of these officers:
4.05 President - The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Association and shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Association. He shall preside at all meetings of the Members and of the Executive Board. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the Association authorized by the Executive Board, any contracts or other instruments which the Executive Board have authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Executive Board or by these bylaws or by statute to some other Officer or agent of the Association; and in general he shall perform all duties incident to the office of the President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Executive Board from time to time.
4.06 President-Elect - In the absence of the President or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, the President-Elect shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.
4.09 Secretary - The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Members and of the Executive Board in one or more books provided for that purpose; give all notices in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Association, and affix the seal of the Association to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Association under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws; keep a register of the post-office address of each member which shall be furnished to the Secretary by each member; and, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Executive Board.
1.1 Duties of the Directors
* Provide leadership in strategic planning for the organization.
* Act as representative and liaison with other state or national educational, arts, news and professional organizations.
* Maintain frequent communications and a close working relationship with other state and national jazz educator organizations
* Direct the maintenance of an archive of all important business and activity conducted by the organization including the minutes of all meetings, the financial and historical records, records of important correspondence and newsletters and all official reports. Assure that all such records are gathered from the Treasurer, the Secretary, and other officers at the conclusion of terms of office and transmitted to new officers.
* Be responsible for maintaining, recruiting and retention of members.
* Serve as liaison to the advisory board.
* Conduct official correspondence for TJEA.
* In cooperation with TMEA, oversee the All State Jazz audition process including publication of audition materials, coordination of the judging panels, and coordination of the All-State performance ensembles.
Thank you for your time and service to Jazz in Texas!
TJEA Nominations Committee
