Offices & Committee Initiatives
Development & Programs
Professional Development
Description: This position assists the VP of Professional Development in identifying content, event activities, and exercises to further strengthen our chapter members in the three PMI PDU categories: Ways of Working, Power Skills, and Business Acumen.
VP Professional Development: Contact Us
Development Logistics
Description: Securing the necessary resources for chapter events, including featured speakers or event facilitators.
Project Manager: TBD
Director of Education
Director: TBD
Finance
Financial Controls
Description: Audits the chapter's finances quarterly, reviewing expenditures and their associated documentation. Ensures accurate reporting of chapter income and expenses.
Director: TBD
Description: Creates corporate invoices bimonthly for chapter events and updates StarChapter accordingly.
Director: TBD
MEMBERSHIP
Membership Relations
Description: Promotion of the services of the chapter members to include an introduction for new members to the PMI Central Illinois Chapter and the continued involvement of our veteran members. Responsibilities will consist of recommending opportunities for member retention, growth, and engagement– including the purpose of the chapter, our short and long-term strategic goals, available resources, and volunteer opportunities for their ongoing professional development. Planning and executing Networking events.
Director: Brady Cummings
Volunteer Management
Description: Maintains a current database of members interested in volunteering for the chapter and matches them with existing opportunities. Volunteer Social and Volunteer of the Year Program to be created.
Director: TBD
Operations
Information Technology
Description: Ensures the chapter can seamlessly leverage technology to function and collaborate virtually and more efficiently.
Director: VP of Operations
Policies and Procedures
Description: Documents and updated policies and procedure manuals utilized by the PMI CIC Board to assist in compliance with our approved By-Laws. New Board members will also reference procedures when onboarding.
Director: TBD
Outreach
Director: Herat Joshi
Military Outreach
Description: Mentor/guide active duty military, National Guard/Reserve, and veterans on how to leverage leadership and management skills as well as discover financial opportunity
Non-Profit Mentorship
Description: Mentor/guide non-profit organizations and work with other chapters to collect knowledge and patterns to benchmark.
Education Outreach
Description: Teach Youth Project Management Skills for Life so students can use the skills in their projects and introduce Project Management as a skill and profession. Professional Project Managers meet with College students pursuing Project Management as a career to answer questions about becoming a Project Manager.
Publicity & Sponsorship
Description: Our core purpose is to support all chapter initiatives and events through various means, which include the following:
- Support a sense of community for PMI-CIC members and guests
- Ensure and support brand consistency across social media, email communication, website content, and chapter events
- Inform PMI-CIC members and guests about chapter events
- Curate and design all advertising materials for chapter events
- Create and maintain the chapter e-newsletter
- Catalog and leverage all photos and video recordings at monthly chapter events, classes, and Personal Development Days for publicity/communication needs
- Identify and evaluate promotional channels (local newspapers, chapter website, local corporations, and via social media) to promote chapter meetings/events
- .Organize events that are aligned with the PMI Triangle to support the goals of the office and the chapter as a whole
- .Evaluate chapter opportunities that could benefit from sponsor/partnership relations
- .Identify, research, and evaluate potential sponsors/partners
- Create and maintain the sponsorship packages available to sponsors/partners
- Sponsor/partnership management and retention
- Recruit volunteers for the office and the chapter as a whole
See below for more information about our social media and sponsorship initiatives, as well as to view the chapter newsletter:
President's Office
Description: Support to the members and the board.
PM of Administration: Mamadou Sow
