Committees

Like most organizations, the Kentucky Storytelling Association thrives through the work of its members serving on committees. All KSA Members, and non-members with specific special skills, may serve on KSA Committees. In fact, your help is needed, wanted, valued, . . . please, volunteer.

Programs Committee: The Programs Committee proposes conferences, workshops, and performance venues to the Board of Directors, and coordinates such activities upon approval by the Board. One subcommittee plans the annual Kentucky Storytelling Conference. Another is working on the Wandering Tellers programs at Natasha’s Bistro in Lexington. Another is working on the Kentucky Youth Storytelling Showcases. If you like planning events, hosting events, working at events, this committee is for you. To volunteer for the Programs Committee, contact Betsy Fleischer, 305 Cole Lane, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 859-734-3194 Programs@kystory.org

Membership Committee: The Membership Committee develops materials and strategies for recruiting new members and renewing existing members, proposes membership dues levels and categories of dues, member benefits, and services. If you like making contact with people, finding out what’s on their minds and considering how KSA can best serve them, this is the committee for you. To volunteer for the Membership Committee, contact Cynthia Changaris, 2109 Wrocklage Avenue, Louisville, KY 40205 502-451-7144 Membership@kystory.org

Finance Committee: This committee oversees and monitors the fiscal affairs of the KSA, recommends changes in fiscal practice, and develops a proposed annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors, prior to the August Board meeting for the upcoming calendar year. If you enjoy creating budgets, developing record-keeping practices, and planning spending, this committee is for you. The current Treasurer always chairs the Finance Committee. To volunteer, contact Don ‘Buck P’ Creacy, P. O. Box 227, Georgetown, KY, 40324. Phone 859-402-0756 Finance@kystory.org

Communications Committee: This committee maintains contact with all the other KSA Committees and the Board of Directors in order to relay information to the membership of the KSA. We do this by overseeing KSA Publications, including but not limited to, the KSA website and our newsletter/journal. Our current KSA Newsletter Editor Thomas Freese needs an Assistant Editor. Mary Hamilton, our President, pulls double duty as our Website Subcommittee Chair, and she would like someone to take over this job. Ann Roseberry is our Website Calendar Editor. Buck P Creacy, Website Directory Editor, would also like to hand this job off to someone else. If you enjoy “being in the know” first and you like to share information, from and about the KSA, this is your Committee. Please contact Don Creacy, P O Box 227, Georgetown, KY 40324 859-396-3736 Communications@kystory.org

Fundraising Committee: The Fundraising Committee investigates potential activities to generate funds and explores grant opportunities and develops proposals. This committee needs to work closely with the finance committee to help meet the financial needs of KSA. If you enjoy the process of acquiring money, then this committee is for you. To volunteer, contact Mary Hamilton, 65 Springhill Road, Frankfort, KY 40601-9211. 502-223-4523 or Fundraising@kystory.org

Nominating Committee: This committee consists of three members. One is the immediate past-President, who bylaws decree may not chair this committee. Nominating Committee Members need not be Board Members and may not run for election during their service on this committee. Their duties are to identify potential candidates for annual election to the Board of Directors and for appointment to committees, to facilitate the annual election of members to the Board, and to recommend candidates to fill interim vacancies on the Board. Nominating Committee members must accurately describe jobs by sharing KSA’s Job Instruction Sheets with potential candidates. Committee members must be willing to phone or email KSA Members in an effort to find those who are interested in service on the Board and with KSA. P. J. Beckett is the current chair of the Nominating Committee. Past-president Don ‘Buck P’ Creacy and president-elect Donna Slaton are serving on the nominating committee. If you are interested in serving on the KSA Board or think you might want to work on a committee but aren’t sure where your skills would be a good match, the Nominating Committee would love to hear from you, so please contact P.J. Beckett, Nominating Committee Chair, 340 Jansen Trace, Owenton, KY 40359 Phone: 502-484-3359 Nominating@kystory.org

Audit Committee: The Audit Committee is responsible for conducting a yearly review of the KSA financial records and submitting a report of their findings to the KSA Board at the February Board Meeting. Neither the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, nor the prior year holders of these offices, may serve on the Audit Committee. Only one member of the Finance Committee may serve on the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has a brief yearly task. So, if you are good at understanding financial records, especially if you have an accounting background, and want a KSA job that does not go on year round, this could be the committee for you. To volunteer for the Audit Committee to review our 2008 financial records, contact P.J. Beckett, 340 Jansen Trace, Owenton, KY 40359. 502-484-3359, Audit@kystory.org

Ad hoc Committees: The KSA Board has the power to create additional committees for specific tasks. Unlike standing committees, which exist all the time, ad hoc committees exist to complete the specific task assigned. To learn if there are any ad hoc committees who need help, please contact P.J. Beckett, 340 Jansen Trace, Owenton, KY 40359. 502-484-3359, Volunteers@kystory.org