You can find personal and professional satisfaction and growth by volunteering with NTLSC. Besides, being an NTLSC volunteer is fun.
There are many ways to get involved. The following table lists all the current committees and volunteers serving those committees.
Last updated 8/10/20
Committee | Key Tasks | Current Manager | Committee Members |
Awards & Nominations | Collaborate with Administrative and Community leaders to detail chapter accomplishments. Apply for national awards for the chapter. Also initiate local awards for chapter volunteers. | Admin Council & Volunteer Coordinator | |
Communications | Coordinate Communications with LSC Members and DFW Tech Comm professionals | [Open] | |
Historian | Perform research to discover the background of NTLS Chapter. Document details and provide as reference resource to members. Also add selected information to the About Us section of the NTLS Chapter website. | [Open] | |
Programs | Includes conferences, live meetings, webinars, and workshops. Update calendar of events, seek speakers, maintain communication with speakers, manage program schedule backlog. | Agnes Mends-Crentsil | Bob Want, Sara Glauda |
Event Management | Coordinate event creation through Eventbrite. | President, Webmaster | |
Newsletter (Lone Star Lowdown) | Create and schedule Lowdown, the email newsletter. | Webmaster | |
Photography | Photograph events. | [Open] | |
Videography | Record live meetings, edit and process recordings, upload final videos to YouTube and provide links for the Lone Star Chapter website. We plan to make these videos available to our members. | [Open] | |
Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Meetup, Twitter) | Coordinate Social Media broadcasts and post photos and videos (when applicable). | Zohra Mutabanna | |
Website | Website coordinator and Webmaster. | Webmaster | |
Corporate Sponsorships | Seek sponsors from area businesses to support chapter activities, establish rapport and ensure mutual benefit. | [Open] | |
College Outreach Other Colleges | College Outreach to Tech Comm programs | [Open] | |
College Outreach UNT | College Outreach to Tech Comm programs | Laurel Beason, Professor | Tina Wilson (Student, UNT) |
College Outreach UTD | College Outreach to Tech Comm programs | Victoria McCrady | |
College Outreach TCU | College Outreach to Tech Comm programs | Brad Lucas | |
College Outreach UTA | College Outreach to Tech Comm programs | [Pending] | |
Hospitality | Responsible for identifying new attendees to Chapter events, introducing them to people, and informing them about what to expect. Follows up with new attendees and members to help retain members. | [Open] | |
Local SIG Manager | Manage local Special Interest Groups (SIGs) | Zohra Mutabanna | |
Membership | Maintain and grow membership, create value incentives for members, maintain membership lists, welcome new members, membership services. | [Open] | |
Mentoring | Mentoring new to tech comm and those who want to enter tech comm. Includes mock interviews, portfolios, and resumes. | Agnes Mends-Crentsil | |
Parliamentarian | Works with Chapter Bylaws. | [Open] | |
Community Awards Program | Monitors and tracks chapters’ activities to meet annual CAA requirements | Secretary | |
Scholarships | Grant scholarships to Tech Comm Majors in DFW area for STC Student volunteers. | Admin Council | |
Succession Planning | Perform ongoing recruitment activities for chapter Council and Board. | Admin Council and Board | |
Technology Research | Research software for LSC Chapter use such as Cloud Storage, Project Management, Videography, and Web Conferencing. | Bob Want | |
Volunteer Coordinator | Track and manage volunteer activities. Create reference resources for volunteer tasks, maintain ongoing lists of volunteer engagements and contributions. Provide input into nominations of volunteers. | [Open] |