Student Representative

NSDA Board Job Description - 

To submit your interest for this position, please email northsounddietassoc@gmail.com. You can tell us which position interests you and submit your resume. The goal is to help us learn a bit more about you.

Position:  Student Representative  (The duties of this position can be shared among two people)

Term:  Elected by membership – 1 year term

Qualifications:

1. Member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

2. Member of the North Sound Dietetic Association (NSDA) -Board members get free NSDA membership

General Duties of all NSDA Board Members:

• Attend all board meetings, events and professional development meetings.

• With assistance from the board, create the Fall Newsletter

• Assist with social media, advertising and email, as needed.

• Assist with recruitment and orientation of your position for the following year.

• Assist in recruiting sponsors, planning events, recruiting speakers.

• Perform any additional duties as directed by the BOD. 

General Duties of the Student Representatives:

• Attend all board meetings, events and professional development meetings, representing student perspective and bringing any student centered issues before the board.

• Contact schools/internships: 

• At the beginning of each year (starts in September) to advertise the upcoming years events.

• Throughout the year to advertise professional development meetings.

• Distribute the Fall Newsletter to the mailing list (email).

• Draft professional development ‘email blasts’ (or possibly evites, facebook), coordinate with Media Chair - Email should go out a month before the event with reminders 2 weeks before event and  1 week - 3 days before.  

• Email blasts should be sent out three weeks, one-to-two weeks and two-to-three days prior to a professional development meeting or NSDA activity.

• Must Include: Title of presentation, location, date, time, speaker name, pertinent info (is dinner included), and the list of upcoming events

• If available consider including CPEU learning codes and learning competencies, sponsorship information, professional development calendar (for remainder of year) and any other announcements. 

• Confirm final draft with one other board member before sending.

• Maintain the master mailing list (email).

• Remove addresses that are no longer active or if removal is requested. Add the addresses of those who attend meeting or ask to be added. 

• Maintain the master professional development roster.

• Collect membership forms and update roster on Google Drive. 

• Add PayPal and by-mail purchases to roster before meetings. 

• Assist with set-up before professional development meetings:

• Welcome/sign-in people as they arrive at event.

• Provide sign-in sheets, membership forms, list of future events and name tags.

• Collect membership dues and drop-in fees to give to treasurer.

• Update master mailing list and professional development roster via NSDA Google Docs. 

• Be the “point-person” for other students at events.  Assist students with membership information, and connecting with each other and other professionals.