Job Description of the AMSA President, President Elect and Past President

REPORTS TO: Membership

DESCRIPTION: Elected by the membership as chief elected officer; chair of board of directors and executive committee.

PURPOSE: Leads the AMSA Board and acts as official representative.

REVISED:June 27, 2023

• Appoints committee chairs and project team leaders when assuming office and periodically as needed, after approval by board of directors.
• Assigns board members to be liaison to committees/teams when assuming office and periodically as needed.
• Assigns liaisons to represent AMSA with other organizations.
• Represents AMSA at meat industry meetings with president-elect, if feasible.
• Represents AMSA at meetings of other organizations or designates an alternative.
• Appoints AMSA representatives to outside organizations.
• Responds to correspondence on behalf of AMSA or delegates that correspondence to the most appropriate individual.
• Determines board and membership meeting agendas with the Chief Executive Officer.
• Regularly reviews all committee/team and board activities and presents new ideas/information to appropriate persons.
• Reports to board and membership on meetings attended on behalf of AMSA.
• Mentors and facilitates transition of president-elect to president.
• Prepares annual report for presentation at annual membership meeting.
• Consults with past-president as needed.
• Directs the recognition of outgoing board and committee chairs/team leaders at annual business meeting/RMC.

Executive Committee – President-Elect

REPORTS TO: President

DESCRIPTION: Elected by membership; member of executive committee for one year immediately prior to term as president.

PURPOSE: Transitions to position of president. Assists the president by overseeing special projects and being a committee member/project team liaison as determined by the president. In the event of disability of the president or other emergency, the president-elect serves in the role of president.

REVISED: June 27, 2023

• Participates in program development of AMSA.
• Reviews and revises the Policy and Procedure Manual immediately after each board meeting as indicated.
• Supervises semi-annual Policy and Procedure Manual update (See Section VI-Policy and Procedure Manual, semi-annual update).
• Reviews and updates the board orientation packet.
• Presides at meetings in the absence of the president.
• Acts as parliamentarian at board meetings.

REPORTS TO: President

DESCRIPTION: Member of executive committee for one year immediately following term as president.

PURPOSE: Consultant to president.

REVISED: June 27, 2023

• Maintains archives of AMSA activities.
• Updates and revises the orientation packet for new board members.
• Chairs the Nominations and Recognition Committee
• Serves as the liaison to the Award Selection Committees
• Facilitates performance evaluation of Chief Executive Officer in collaboration with executive committee and board of directors.