Emily Mann, Chair

Alison Oswald-Keene, Events Chair

Events Committee: Rosy Escandon, Nancy Foote, Deena Jorgenson, Ann Lumm, Laura Sheehy, Tricia Troiano, Jannifer Wolframm

Victoria Schmitt, Blog Chair

Blog Team: Jannifer Wolframm, Nancy Foote, Deena Jorgenson

Thank you everyone for taking part!

Roles and Responsibilities

Chair

• Serve as liaison between DEN LC and DEN Team
  • Monthly meetings with DEN point of contact
• Maintain consistent communication with LC and state-level STAR DE community
  • Create and send monthly email updates to state-level STAR DE community
• Organize and arrange LC team meetings
  • Meetings held a minimum of five times per year
• Support LC members to ensure activity
  • Work with DEN point of contact on yearly review process
  • Chairs maintain activity report of LC members (meeting attendance, event support, etc.)

Blog Coordinator

• Maintain an active LC blog
  • Average at least one post per week
  • Develop schedule for blog team
• Attend online blogger training with Steve Dembo
  • Blogging guidelines
  • Consistency and customization
• Meet with DEN point of contact as needed
• Support members of LC Blog Team

Events Coordinator

• Meet with DEN point of contact to develop year-long schedule of state LC events
  • Minimum of 4 events per year (should include Fall and Spring Virtual Conferences)
• Take an active leadership role in planning and organizing at least 4 LC events per year based on input from your LC
  • Submit LC Event Request Form for all events
• Work with DEN staff to provide support for regional and state events (e.g., DEN pre-conference events at state conferences)

Blog Team Members

• Help Blog Coordinator maintain an active LC blog
• Attend online blogger training
  • Blogging guidelines
  • Consistency and customization

Events Team Members

• Take an active leadership role in planning and organizing at least 2 LC events per year
  • Work with Events Coordinator to prepare the LC Event Request Form (official request must come from or be approved by the Events Coordinator)
  • Work with DEN staff to provide support for regional and state events

Benefits

• Active voice in shaping the DEN
• Increased networking opportunities
• Access to the Discovery Education suite of products
• Formal recognition (e.g., press releases, features on the DEN website, etc.)
• Priority for exclusive events (e.g. Summer Institute, Discovery Channel events, etc.)
• Opportunity to attend LC Symposium and LC retreats