Here's the list of positions along with their current nominations:
- Director of Professional Development
- Director of Community Service
- Director of Social Events
- Director of Public Relations
- Director of Information Technology
- Secretary
Explanations of Duties:
- Director of Professional Development: The board member in charge of professional activities will organize activities related to professional development. This includes organizing seminars and/or presentations that help our members build skills and or introduces tools that help build our careers. They will also be responsible for looking for new and innovative ways to help the careers of all members in the Honolulu Korean Jaycees. Presentation examples include Public speaking, resume building, and the such. They will also be a liaison between State and the HKJC.
- Director of Community Service: The board member in charge of community service will organize events that relate to the community. They will organize events that allows the members to help the community in any way possible. They will also be responsible for looking into new and innovation ways the Honolulu Korean Jaycees can benefit the community and society.
- Director of Social Events: The board member in charge of social events will organize social events for the enjoyment of all members of the Honolulu Korean Jaycees as well as anyone else willing to come. They will be responsible for planning and executing any social and fund raising events.
- Director of Public Relations: This board member will responsible for maintaining the image of the Honolulu Korean Jaycees. This includes responsibilities relating to marketing the HKJC to both the Korean community but also the rest of the island as well. They will be expected to interface with community leaders and to be mindful of the public implications of the actions of the HKJC. So don't make a fool of yourself, you'll make us look bad. They will also be responsible for networking with external venues and organizations to build relationships and awareness of KJC and working closely with other board members for executing events, meetings, and recruiting.
- Director of Information Technology: This board member will be responsible for all technology related matters. This include taking care of the HKJC website, email, blog, and Facebook page. They will also be responsible for helping the other members with any technology related needs such as helping other directors pass out notifications about event through Facebook, email, the website...They will also be expected to look for new ways to help the HKJC through technology. I am the current "IT guy" but if I do not win this position, I am more than willing to teach you.
- Secretary: This board member is expected to be at all board and general meetings. They will be expected to take down the minutes during meetings, and other things. I'm not sure what a secretary does because I've never had one but I'm sure Crystal will train you.
Nominations: We will open nominations for the rest of the month. If you want to nominate yourself or anyone else, please send an email to
HonoluluKoreanJC@gmail.com with the position you wish to nominate the nominee for and the name of the nominee. I will add their names to this list.
Election: On
January 5th (Thursday) December 29th (Thursday), we will hold a formal election at Alan Chu's residence. (Email:
HonoluluKoreanJC@gmail.com for directions) If you cannot make that date, inform me beforehand with your vote and I'll be sure to count it. After the election, the member will be sworn in and presented with a plaque or something cool like that.
The other positions previously created will be transferred over to the next year due to the fact that we've only been in existence for less than then the one year term for all board members. To help solidify our organization, they will remain in their positions for the next year where we will hold another election for all board positions.
Refresh your memories, here are the current board members:
- President: Danny Kim
- Vice President: James Chong
- Executive Vice President: Damon Myungki Kang (Will be leaving this position soon)
- Secretary: Crystal Kwak
- Treasurer: Alan Chu
UPDATE: I had the date wrong. The election is this Thursday the 29th!!!!
