Empty Officer Positions

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nader

 Hello everybody. For those of you who are not aware, there are six vacant officer positions on the Regional Council. We would really love to have all of these positions filled by mid-October, so that we can avoid any set backs that could occur as an effect of these vacancies. Regional Officers attend monthly meetings and help with the planning of regional events, fundraisers, and projects. Being part of the council is a wonderful leadership opportunity that lets you have a huge part in the growth of the region and work with some really great people. If you are even a little bit interested, please talk to your advisor about it or contact me for further information. The form avaliable online is to apply for the 2011-2012 Regional Council, so if you are interested in being part of this year's council, you can email me for the application or just change the dates on the online version.

 We are aiming to have a full council for the next year as well, so be sure to consider applying then also. Applications for next year's Regional Council will be due on the same date as Regional Fair registration. I will be posting more information on this as the deadline approaches (it will be in February). For anyone interested in applying for any position (current year or next year), it is important that you begin working on your application early enough to recieve the necessary signatures and still make the deadline. We would also like to see members of the Blue Ridge Region apply for some State Officers positions! State Officer positions open many doors and allow you to be the part of planning all state events (Technosphere, Leadership Academy, etc.). I hope to see your name on a ballot in the future.

 The State Vice President position is also currently vacant. Applications for the position were due in June and several remarkable students will be campaigning for it. At the September Exectutive Council meeting, the candidates will make speeches and then the Executive Council (State Officers, Regional Presidents, and the Immediate Past President) will vote. I look forward to announcing the sucessful election.

- Jill Pritts, Blue Ridge Region President