2023-2024 Regional Management Team
Mission Statement: Great Gulf Coast Region 10 provides opportunities for education, performance, leadership and personal growth to advance 4-part a cappella singing.
Some of the Regional Management Team’s objectives are to:
- Oversee all activities of the Region 10
- Ensure open communication at all levels
- Assess the educational needs and plan programs to meet those needs
- Provide counseling to Chapters within Region 10
- Monitor Chapter compliance with Corporate and Regional By-laws, Policies and Procedures
- Develop long-range plans based on the goals and core values of Region 10
- Oversee and evaluate the implementation of Regional strategies to meet long-range plans
- Perform administrative functions as delegated by the International Board of Directors
Meet your leadership team!
Team Coordinator
Bebe Caldwell – teamcoordinator@region10sai.org
Regional Appointment – Term begins even years
- Facilitates meetings of the Regional Management Team.
- Coordinates agenda for Regional Management Team meetings with input from members.
- Reviews and approves all chapter standing rules.
- Reviews regional standing rules and job descriptions, and makes recommendations for necessary revisions.
- Maintains the region’s long-range plan document.
- Approves all Chapter Date requests to maintain order within the regional calendar.
- Develops a support staff to assist in implementing important administrative responsibilities.
- Is responsible for recording and preparing minutes of all meetings of the regional management team.
- Distributes copies of minutes to members of the team, regional chapters, and the Meetings and Corporate Services Department at International Headquarters.
- Responsible for required elections.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Communications Coordinator
Karla Fenton – communications@region10sai.org
Regional Appointment – Term begins even years
- Receives communications from the International organization and disperses to the region.
- Maintains internal communication channels (MailChimp) among the region, chapters, and individual members.
- In consultation with the RMT, prepares and submits year-end State of the Region Report (SOR) to the Meetings and Corporate Services Department at International Headquarters by established deadline.
- Maintains and distributes the Regional Directory ensuring open lines of communication.
- Supervises production of regional online newsletter, Tune in with 10.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Directors Coordinator
Mary Beth McMurray – directors@region10sai.org
Elected – Term begins odd years
- Elected by frontline directors in the region.
- Represents the interests of regional directors on the Regional Management Team.
- Communicates with chapter directors to assess their needs.
- Communicates directors’ needs and the needs of their chapters to the Education Coordinator.
- Appoints a liaison to communicate with Assistant/Associate Directors.
- Provides and facilitates a forum for directors at regional events.
- Appoints the DCP coordinator and manages that program.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Education Coordinator
Kerri Mauney – education@region10sai.org
International Appointment – Term begins even years
- Develops, coordinates, and monitors regional educational programs in conjunction with other coordinators.
- Plans curriculum for educational events such as seminars and workshops.
- Works in coordination with Events and Marketing Coordinators on marketing events.
- Coordinates regional faculty visits to choruses.
- Maintains five-year education plan document.
- Implements the chapter revitalization plan for maintaining the integrity of the musical product and administrative process as outlined in the RMT Handbook.
- Approves chapters and prospective chapters for public performance.
- Auditions for approval Chapter-at-Large quartets for public performance.
- Develops faculty or staff to assist in implementing regional educational programs
- Appoints an Arrangers Coordinator who administers the program that offers training for aspiring arrangers within the region.
- Appoints a YWIH Coordinator to educate and inform the musical leaders in each chorus about the YWIH program.
Events Coordinator
Euna Poole – events@region10sai.org
Regional Appointment – Term begins odd years
- Facilitates the securing of appropriate venues for regional programs and events, including site inspections and negotiation of contracts.
- Coordinates on-site arrangements for all regional meetings and events, including regional competitions.
- Serves as or oversees the work of the Chair of the Regional Convention (CRC) as defined in the Guidelines for Regional Convention.
- Works in coordination with the Marketing and Education Coordinators on marketing events.
- Oversees registrations for all regional events.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Finance Coordinator
Janet Moe – finance@region10sai.org
Regional Appointment – Term begins odd years
- Ensures that all financial resources of the region are accounted for in an effective and efficient manner.
- Coordinates the long-range financial plan in conjunction with other team coordinators.
- Prepares and submits the annual budget for the region.
- Manages bank accounts and investments and keeps accurate and current records of all financial transactions.
- Receives all funds paid to the region and issues all payments.
- Negotiates contracts for equipment and services required by the region.
- Holds sole authority to sign contracts on behalf of the region.
- Coordinates on projects with Marketing Coordinator to raise non-dues income.
- Presents a report on the region’s financial condition at meetings of the RMT.
- Prepares an annual financial statement for submission to the Director of Finance and Administration at International Headquarters.
- Submits accounting records for audit at the close of the fiscal year to a qualified person (or persons) selected by the RMT or for examination or audit at any time as directed by the RMT.
- Files Annual 990 tax form (United States regions) with the Internal Revenue Service by September 15 for the preceding year ending April 30.
- Provides advice and training to chapter treasurers and serves as a resource to chapters with financial questions.
- Provides financial information necessary to complete application for corporate gifts/grants.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Marketing Coordinator
Laura DeGraw – marketing@region10sai.org
Regional Appointment – Term begins odd years
- Develops and provides marketing and public relations programs that promote chapter and regional events, and membership growth and retention.
- Designs and implements plans to market events and products.
- Works in coordination with the Events and Education Coordinators on marketing events.
- Works in coordination with Membership to implement plans to increase membership growth and retention.
- Serves as Webmaster, maintaining design, implementing changes, and conducting regular updates as needed by Regional Leadership.
- Maintains Regional Social Media accounts, posting updates and responding to networking inquiries as they are received.
- Invites media to regional events and serves as onsite media contact.
- Initiates media opportunities including on-air interviews and feature stories.
- Designs, negotiates, and buys advertising in local media.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Membership Coordinator
Carin Williamson – membership@region10sai.org
Elected – Term begins even years
- Elected by Region 10 Chapters & Chapter at Large (CAL) Members.
- Represents the interests of chapter management and membership on the Regional Management Team.
- Communicates president/team leader and chapter needs and issues to the Regional Management Team.
- Develops a plan, in conjunction with the Education Coordinator, to teach chapters in revitalization ways to attract new members and retain existing ones.
- Works in coordination with Marketing Coordinator on membership growth and retention plans.
- Maintains relationship with chartered chapters to promote membership growth and retention programs.
- Guides prospective chapters through the Steps Toward Chartering program.
- Assists chapters in revitalization with growth and retention programs.
- Develops support staff to assist in planning and implementing programs such as:
- Steps Toward Chartering
- Membership Recruitment
- Membership retention
- Chapters in Revitalization
- Appoints a Chapter-at-Large Coordinator to ensure CAL members’ awareness of and inclusion in regional events, programs, and publications.
- Appoints a Chapter Coordinator to maintain regular contact with chapter presidents/team leaders to assess and communicate chapter needs to the Membership Coordinator.
- Conducts Chapter Visits as requested by Education Coordinator.
Interested in leadership?
Want to join our team? Please review our Application for Regional Involvement.
There are many additional ways to serve Region 10 on the staff teams of our RMT leaders, as a volunteer at regional events, or on regional planning committees. If you are interested in getting involved in any of these capacities, please fill out the application above.