AIAA Leadership

John RoseDep. Director, Public PolicyRegion VI

Agenda

• Institute Leadership• Regional Leadership

Regional Director Deputy Directors Regional Advisory Committee RAC Representative

• Section Leadership Responsibility of Leaders

• Staff Support

Institute – Board of Directors

• President • President-elect • Immediate Past President • Vice Presidents (8)

Education Member Services Public Policy Publications Standards Technical Activities International Finance

• Directors, Regional (7)

• Directors, Technical (7) Aerospace Sciences Aircraft & Atmospheric Systems Engineering & Tech Mgmt Information Systems Propulsion & Energy Space & Missiles Aerospace Design & Structures

• Directors, International (3)• Directors At-Large (2)• Student Liaison• Young Professional Liaison

AIAA Volunteer Structure

• The volunteer and staff structures are complementary. There are Institute, Regional and Section officers to look after each individual area of the Institute.

• A staff person(s) is assigned to work with the volunteers in each area, both by geography and by activity.

2010-2011 Board of Directors

PRESIDENTBrian Daley

PRESIDENT-ELECTMike Girffin

PAST PRESIDENTMark Lewis

VP - EDUCATIONNeal Barlow

VP - PUBLIC POLICYCarol Cash

VP - STANDARDSWilson Felder

VP - PUBLICATIONSMike Bragg

VP - ELECT FINANCERobert C Winn

VP - ELECT INTERNATIONALSusan Ying

VP - FINANCETom Smith

VP - INTERNATIONALMark Maurice

VP – TECHNICAL ACTIVITIESBasil Hassan

VP – MEMBER SERVICESMerri Sanchez

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGEJ Stephen Rottler

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGEBob Lindberg

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGEGeorge Lesieutre

DIRECTOR - INT’LShamim Rahman

DIRECTOR - INT’LIn Lee

DIRECTOR - INT’LMary Snitch

(TAC)

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALDavid Riley

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALNeal Pfeiffer

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALAllen Arrington

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALJames Neidhoefer

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALAshwani Gupta

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALTrevor Sorensen

DIRECTOR - TECHNICALKathleen Atkins

(RSAC)

DIRECTOR - REGION 1Ferdinand Grosveld

DIRECTOR - REGION 2Alan Lowrey

DIRECTOR - REGION 3Sivaram Gogineni

DIRECTOR - REGION 4James Walker

DIRECTOR - REGION 5Laura Richard

DIRECTOR - REGION 6Bruce Wilson

DIRECTOR - REGION 7Juergen Quest

YP LIAISONDarin Haudrich

STUDENT LIAISONMatt Cannella

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRobert Dickman

DEPUTY E. D./SECRETARYKlaus Dannenberg

TREASURERAngelo Iasiello

VP – ELECT PUBLICATIONSDaniel Guggenheim

VP – ELECT STANDARDSLaura McGill

IMMEDIATE PAST PRES

Mark Lewis

AIAA Standing Committees

VP-INTERNATIONALMark Maurice

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

VP-PUBLIC POLICYCarol Cash

PUBLIC POLICY

VP-STANDARDSWilson Felder

STANDARDS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

VP-TECHNICALBasil Hassan

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

CHAIRMANMerri Sanchez

AEROSPACE AMERICASTEERING

CHAIRMANJames Maser

CORPORATE MEMBER

CHAIRMANMike Yarymovych

HONORS AND AWARDS

VP-PUBLICATIONSMike Bragg

PUBLICATIONSPRESIDENT-ELECTMike Griffin

INSTITUTE DEVELOPMENT

PRESIDENTBrian Daley

EXECUTIVE

PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY

CHAIRMANNeal Barlow

ELECTION CHAIRMANDan Jensen

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

CHAIRMANCharles Saff

ETHICAL CONDUCT PANEL

AIAA Standing Committees (con’t)

VP-FINANCE Tom Smith

COMPENSATION

CHAIRMANChris Tavares

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

CHAIRMANJulie Albertson

STEM K-12 OUTREACH

CHAIRMANSteve Gorrell

PROFESSIONAL MEMBER

EDUCATION

CHAIRMANJeff Forbes

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

VP-FINANCETom Smith

FINANCE

CHAIRMANArt Sullivan

AUDIT

VP-MEMBER SVCSMerri Sanchez

REGION & SECTION ACTIVITIES

CHAIRMANTom Milnes

MEMBERSHIP

CHAIRMANMatt O’Kane

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL

CHAIRMANKaren Copper

CAREER AND WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT

VP-EDUCATIONNeal Barlow

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

US Regions and Sections

Regional Organization

Regional Director(RAC Chair)

Regional Deputy Directors

Education

Membership

AIAA HQ

Board of Directors

RSAC

StandingCommittees

MembershipOfficer

Honors & Awards

EducationOfficer

Public Policy

Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)

Section Chair

Individual Sections

Honors and Awards

Public Policy

Etc.Etc.

SectionReps.

Regional Leadership

• Regional Director (elected position) Oversees the health of the Sections within the Region Provides guidance to Section Chairs Represents the Region at the Region & Section Activities Committee

(RSAC) and the Board of Directors Meetings Oversees region’s CAT III funding

• Regional Deputy Directors (appointed positions) Most Section Officer positions have a counterpart Regional Deputy

Director Engages the section officer to communicate regional and Institute items of

importance. Represents the Region at the relevant Standing Committee meeting

Regional Leadership (Cont’)

• Regional Staff Liaison Staff support for the Regional Director and the RAC Assists Section and Regional Officers as requested Visits Sections Excellent resource

• Regional Activities Committee (RAC) Chaired by the Regional Director (frequency varies) Exchange news about Institute, Region and Sections Each Section should have a representative (for many it is the section chair)! Attendance and Active Participation is Critical

Engagement Opportunity: Offer to host a RAC meeting in your area.

Section Organization

• Factors: Bylaws Size of your Section Volunteers Support from businesses Geography, etc.

• Most Sections have, at a minimum: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer Larger sections can have Membership, Stem K-12, Young Professionals,

Public Policy, H&A, etc. Keep your structure simple and efficient. What make sense?

Section Leader - Responsibilities

• Establish goals for the year and motivate section officers• Oversee the activities of the Section• Identify future leaders• Establish a network within your Section and Region• Make use of the resources and staff• Hold regularly scheduled meetings with your officers• Understand the needs of the council AND the membership• Highlight accomplishments through the Section Annual Report• Engage the members and the community

Remember: It is about the members…

Communication Network

AIAA

Regions

Sections

Members

•Board of Directors•RSAC•Committees

•RAC•Deputy Directors

•Council Members•Programs•Email/Newsletter/Web site

•Surveys•Feedback•Participation

Summary

• Become familiar with the Institute and Regional Leadership Understand the roles of the elected and appointed volunteers All are here to help!!

• Establish an active Council Understand their roles and responsibilities Listen to your members and to your officers

• Review the Online Officer Manual for guidance• Use the Communication Network • If you have a question or concern, ask!

A contact list has been provided

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