Committees

The ICF-CT Board of Directors is the governing body of ICF-CT. The Board is voted into office in April-May of each year through a membership ballot system. The installation ceremony is held at the final meeting of the year, usually In June, and officially takes effect July 1st. The Board of Directors consists of President, Past President, President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Credentialing Support, Membership, Marketing, On-site Meeting Management, Virtual Meeting Management, Technology and Programs.

Credentialing Support Committee – led by Credentialing Support Director The Credentialing Support Committee is responsible for creating a more connected professional pathway and network for coaching within our chapter. Main focuses of the committee is to educate and support members through the ICF credentialing process, and to educate the community-at-large about the field of coaching • Provide Quarterly Credentialing Q&A’s • Support new candidates through the credentialing process • Support members through the credentialing renewal process • Provide members with links to appropriate ICF Global resources o Credentialing exam o Credentialing requirements o Credentialing renewal requirements • Educate CT residents on what coaching is (and isn’t), and how to find a credentialed coach

Finance Committee - Led by the Treasurer • Assist treasurer, president and president elect in the preparation of the annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors • Review all the financial aspects and make recommendations for approval for expenditures.

Committee is charged with planning and executing on ICW events in alignment with Chapters strategic plan.

Marketing Committee - led by Marketing Directors The goal of the marketing committee is to promote and enhance the Chapter’s visibility and image in Connecticut by: • Developing, refining and coordinating internal and external communications to create sustained member interest, attract new members, and increase public awareness of coaching generally and ICF-CT specifically. • Refining and ensuring the consistency of messaging for the chapter. • Positioning ICF-CT as the “go to” resource for expertise on professional coaching in Connecticut. • Making the most of ICF-CT’s website, emails/newsletters and social media. • Using other media outlets for specific purposes, as appropriate, including business journals, newspapers, and local radio and television.

Membership Committee - led by Membership Directors The membership committee is responsible for the “internal marketing” for the ICF-CT. • Meets and greets participants at the meetings • Makes ambassador calls to new and prospective members • Ensures that first time attendees have a coach match for a 1 hour follow up call • Chair checks ICF global site 2x a month for new members • These new members are then added to ICF-CT member list by chair or appointee, in order to maintain up-to-date chapter membership list for emails • Membership committee identifies several times a year (Welcome Sept., Happy Holidays/New Year, Renewal season) when all members should be contacted and helps prepare draft of information to convey – recommend 3 attempts 1 call, 1 email and 1 contact of board member choice • Membership committee determines if ambassadors or board members will make the calls listed above This committee should work closely with Marketing to promote the ICF and local chapter activities.

Appointed by the President Elect. Committee: 2 non-board chapter members and the President Elect. Consults with: President. Active: January through April Coordinates with marketing for info distribution. Responsibilities: •Confirm current board members'tenure and interest to identify open board positions for the coming year •Draft letter to ICF-CT members to announce open positions •Committee obtains and recommends members for consideration for each office according to the bylaws •Draft letter to ICF-CT members to announce nominations •Draft a slate of officers for the election to send out ballot by early April

Meeting Management Committee – led by In-Person Meeting Management Director • Determine the meeting locations and menus. • Be the liaison for all dealings with the meeting location - room temperature, timing of food, paying for the meeting location and providing the treasurer with accounts and receipts. • MM will coordinate with Programs to determine the room set-up prior to the meetings. • Committee will receive reservations, confirm them, and interface with emails related to meeting attendance. MM committee provides the name tags for meeting attendees and staffs the check-in desk.

Programs, Education, & Professional Development Committee is led by Programs Director. Responsibilities: • Speaker acquisition: Identify, vet, and arrange for speakers and programs consistent with coach member journey, and aligned with Chapter strategic priorities. In-person and virtual Chapter meeting programming. • Obtain ICF continuing education credits for the Chapter meeting programming & other chapter events • Prep speakers & provide speaker publicity material to marketing committee team for the promotion of each Chapter speaker and program. • Prep speakers to work with meeting management committee team (virtual meeting management committee team or in-person meeting management committee team). • Conduct feedback surveys and distribute CCEU certificates under the guidelines of the ICF global

Technology Committee - led by Technology Director • Provide direction and leadership for the chapter’s use of technology to accomplish strategic goals, maintain chapter related business systems and technology infrastructure. • Maintain online systems to be current, provide interactive information and meet the needs of members. This includes the website, social media platforms, PayPal, Zoom, Google and other systems as needed. • The chair is the main liaison to website, virtual vendors and the chapter Virtual assistant

Virtual Meeting Management Committee - led by Virtual Meeting Management Director Manage Virtual Meeting management function, including the use of the visual communication platform Zoom