F-14-08: SEPARATION OF TITLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITS DIRECTOR

[Valerie Lile]

RESOLVED, the National SOMA Membership and Benefits Director position will be dissolved and the roles and responsibilities thereof will be respectively split between the two newly created National Board positions of Membership and Alumni Affairs Director and Strategic Partnerships Director; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Article 1, Section 1 and 2 of the SOMA Bylaws will be edited to reflect this  change as listed below.

Bylaws of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association

ARTICLE II – National Board of Directors

  Section 1. Appointed Members of the National Board of Directors.

1. National Board Liaison (shall also serve on the Board of Trustees)
2. Community Outreach Director
3. Convention Director
4. Health Disparities Director
5. Membership and Alumni Affairs Director
6. Strategic Partnerships Director
7. Osteopathic Practice & Principles Director
8. Professional Development Director
9. Political Affairs Director
10. Senior PreSOMA Director
11. Junior PreSOMA Director
12. Public Relations Director
13. Research & Development Director
14. Website Director

Section 2. Applicant Eligibility Criteria.

In order to be eligible to serve in any National Board of Director position, applicants shall be active members of this Association and shall currently or have previously served as the president or NLO of a local SOMA Chapter or have served as a voting delegate for two consecutive SOMA National Conventions and be nominated by their  Chapter President or NLO. Chairperson of the National Board, Convention Director,  Membership and Alumni Affairs Director, Strategic Partnerships Director, and Senior PreSOMA Director applicants shall currently or have previously served as National Officers.

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