Elections

Staff Development Group
Election of Officers

How Elections Work
All W. P. Carey School of Business staff members are eligible to nominate and be nominated for the offices of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Staff Development Group. No nominations will be accepted for President, consistent with a Bylaw change approved in 2004 stipulating that the Vice President shall automatically advance to President.

Voting has now closed. We will announce winners shortly.

Job Descriptions for Elected Officers (from SDG Bylaws)

Vice President/President Elect

1. The duties of Vice President are to: act as the Program Chairman for the SDG meetings; arrange guest speakers for SDG meetings; assist the President in the operations of SDG; assume the duties of the President in the absence of that officer; and fulfill such other responsibilities as are given to this office elsewhere in these Bylaws or by action of the President of SDG.
2. If the office of Vice President becomes vacant because the occupant succeeds to President, or for any other reason, the Secretary will immediately succeed to Vice President for the balance of the term.
3. The Vice President shall advance to the office of President after the end of the term as Vice President.

Secretary

1. The duties of the Secretary are to: assist the President with the official communications and correspondence of SDG; reserve a room for meeting purposes; prepare and disseminate the required notices of meetings, agendas, and information through email; take meeting notes; disseminate meeting minutes through email; maintain a current membership roster in the form of a distribution list on email to be called STAFF; monitor and respond to incoming mail sent via email; and fulfill such other responsibilities as are given to this office elsewhere in these Bylaws or by action of the President of SDG.
2. If the office of the Secretary becomes vacant for any reason, a new Secretary shall be appointed by the President from among School staff members. The new officer shall serve in that office for the balance of the term.

Treasurer

1. The duties of the Treasurer are to: monitor, maintain, and reconcile the SDG budget that is appropriated each year by the dean's office; work closely with events that involve SDG fundraising; provide a quarterly report to the SDG Executive Committee on fund usage; report any discrepancies and work closely with the dean's office designee for approval of expenditures and revenues.
2. If the office of Treasurer becomes vacant for any reason, a new Treasurer shall be appointed by the President from among School staff members. The new officer shall serve in that office for the balance of the term.