Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

Officers

These positions are elected by the members of the SWE Golden Gate Section.

President
Represent the section before the public and preside at meetings of the section and its executive council. Appoint and approve appointment of all committee members. Authorize disbursement of section funds and approve the year-end section financial report. Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned. Coordinate activities and execute the business and policies of the section between meetings.

Vice President
Assume the duties of the president if the president is temporarily unable to serve. Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned.

Secretary
Maintain the records of the section. Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned.

Treasurer
Be responsible for the collection, distribution, and safekeeping of section funds. Prepare a budget for the coming year, to be submitted to the council for their recommendations and shall act in an advisory capacity during the year to assist the Section on any necessary budget changes. Submit a financial report to the Society. Provide oversight and guidance to the committee chairs as assigned.

Chairs

Chairs of committees are appointed by the President. Those interested in serving on a committee or as a committee chair should contact the President or nominating committee members. 
     
Communications Committee Chair
Maintains the email listserve and social media presence and releases the email newsletters announcing Section events
     
Membership Committee Chair
Maintains the roster of members in the Section, greets new members and maintains a list of program attendance for Section records and planning
     
Outreach Committee Chair
Coordinates engineering outreach opportunities, bridging the professional section with the community and fostering STEM education
     
Programs Committee Chair 
Oversees executions of programs as indicated by the Section annual schedule
     
Scholarship Program Committee Chair
Oversees the activities that make the SWE-GGS Scholarship happen, like soliciting and thanking donors, distributing applications to local high schoolers, planning and attending work parties for envelope stuffing and scholarship evaluation, notifying recipients
     
Scholarship Awards Banquet Committee Chair
Plans and runs the scholarship awards banquet

Funds Development Committee Chair
Oversees and solicits the corporate donors for our SWE-GGS Section. 

Social Media Chair
Maintains the SWE-GGS social media platforms as a source of information for the members. Our social media platforms include Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. ​
     
Website Administrator Chair
Maintains the SWE-GGS website as a source of information for the members. 
                
Student Section Liaison
Interfaces as desired by the collegiate section. Help plan profession section / collegiate section events. We have one liaison per collegiate section in our region:
- SF State
- Santa Rosa JC
​- Sonoma State University
- UC Berkeley