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COMMITTEES/POSITIONS SEMINAR COMMITTEE (The President is the chair of this committee): Work closely with the MALA President and other Committee members to identify topics and potential speakers for monthly teleconferenced CLEs and the Annual Meeting. Alternate serving as moderator for the monthly teleconferenced CLEs. *Mahkia Clark (Chair), Sabrina Hallsten, Amanda Hewitt, Hannah Moore, Jeannette Asbury, Hailey Odom MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (The Vice President is the chair of this committee): Review membership applications for approval. Participate in membership drives. Check MALA emails for membership applications. Average Time Commitment: 1 hour (monthly) * Jenna Moseman (Chair), August Swanson, Rochell Standish, Kayla Churchill PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Solicit applications for the CP and ACP scholarships and select eligible recipients for award of scholarships at the Annual Meeting. Propose activities to the Executive Committee that will educate and promote the paralegal profession. Work with the President in scheduling and locating speakers for MALA' s Annual CP Review Course Seminar. * Sabrina Hallsten, Christie Pierce, Lauren Kaplan, Cassie Zimms COMMUNITY OUTREACH Work closely with MALA Executive Committee and MALA members to formulate ideas and plan events that will allow MALA to give back to local communities. * Christie Pierce (Chair), Kandy Fleurisma, Kayla Churchill, Courtney Johnson ADVERTISING/NEWSLETTER Prepare a quarterly newsletter that includes seeking out and obtaining articles, recipes, reports from the MALA Executive Committee and other MALA committee members. At the beginning of the fiscal year, contact vendors and ask if they want to continue advertising in the newsletter and/or on MALA' s website. Average Time Commitment: 3-5 hours per newsletter (quarterly) * Kelsey Thelen (chair); Sabrina Hallsten, Mahkia Clark BYLAWS COMMITTEE As directed by the MALA Executive Committee, work with the Parliamentarian to prepare proposed amendments to the Bylaws for submission to MALA members for a sustaining vote. Average Time Commitment: Dependent, but likely not more than 5 hours (yearly) * Sabrina Hallsten (Chair), Mahkia Clark, Abigail Dussault, Michelle Netzer LEGISLATURE MONITORING COMMITTEE Monitor events in the legislature that effect the paralegal profession. Share this information with MALA members at quarterly meetings and submit an article to the newsletter chair for publication in the quarterly newsletter. Average Time Commitment: 1-2 hours (monthly, but only during legislative session) *Sabrina Hallsten (Chair), Christie Pierce, Amber Flesch, Steve Henley MAIL COMMITTEE Pickup
mail from the downtown Missoula post office and scan to the President and
Treasurer. May assist with deposits from time-to-time. * Amanda Hewitt, Abigail Dussault SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE Monitor and manage MALA’s social media accounts. Upload upcoming seminars to the website and social media accounts with an email to members. Upload job postings to the website and social media accounts with an email to members. Discuss any comments/questions posted on social media. Average Time Commitment: 1-2 hours (monthly) *Mahkia Clark, Sabrina Hallsten, Cindy McGinnis, Christie Pierce, August Swanson, Hannah Moore, Kayla Churchill AUDIT COMMITTEE The Audit Committee is composed of a former MALA treasurer and two (2) members selected by the chairman to audit the treasurer's books at the close of the fiscal year prior to transfer of accounts to the newly elected treasurer. The audit will be performed following the Annual Meeting and prior to the first regular MALA membership meeting. Average Time Commitment: 2 hours (yearly) * Mahkia Clark (Chair), Cindy McGinnis, Christie Pierce, Kathy Clark, Rochell Standish MENTORING COMMITTEE Once each fiscal year, email MALA members and ask for volunteers to serve as a paralegal mentor. Also solicit requests from "new" MALA and non-MALA member paralegals and paralegal students to be matched with a MALA paralegal mentor. Facilitate contact between the student/new paralegal applicants and the appropriate MALA mentor. Coordinate contacts with paralegal program directors with the Student Liaison Committee chair. Average Time Commitment: 4 hours total (yearly) * Velvet Truzzolino, Amanda Hewitt, Jeanette Asbury, Lauren Kaplan, August Swanson NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS Prior to the Annual Meeting, solicit nominations for MALA Executive Committee officers, contact nominees to confirm they will accept nomination, prepare a summary of qualifications and a photo of each nominee for review by MALA members, prepare ballots, and count ballots at the Annual Meeting. *Kandy Fleurisma (Chair), Sara Pike STUDENT LIAISON Contact paralegal program directors throughout the State and schedule at least one classroom visit to present information about the benefits of MALA membership, CP and ACP scholarships, and mentoring opportunities. *Christie Pierce (Chair), Amanda Hewitt, Courtney Johnson |