Officer and Director Responsibilities

Officer and Director Responsibilities

The Chapter’s Board of Directors consists of elected Officers and the Directors of all committees.  Per the Chapter Bylaws, the Board is tasked with supervising the affairs and business of the chapter and performing the duties of the Chapter.

The Chapter Bylaws outline specific responsibilities for Officer positions and general responsibilities for Directors. The pages identifies these responsibilities and others identified by the Chapter Board.

Elected Officers


President

  • Preside at meetings of the Chapter and the Chapter Board,
  • Appoint all committee chairpersons and members,
  • Be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee,
  • Represent the Chapter at Leadership Conferences and other conferences and functions, where appropriate or appoint another Chapter Board member as a representative,
  • Present an annual report to members at the annual general meeting - such report to consist of reports from various Chapter officers and committees,
  • Maintain communications with the Association and respond to Association enquiries,
  • Be responsible for submission of the required annual chapter reports to the Association within 30 days after the annual general meeting,
  • Supervise budgetary matters and proper internal control of finances, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to the office of President, or which may be delegated by the Chapter Board

Secretary

  • Take minutes of the meetings of the Chapter Board, membership meetings, and annual general meeting, and maintain a copy of the records,
  • Maintain accurate attendance records,
  • Be responsible for the legal affairs, Chapter records and correspondence pertaining to the Chapter,
  • Assist the President in the administration of Chapter membership meetings, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Treasurer

  • Be custodian of Chapter funds,
  • Receive and disburse such funds of the Chapter as shall be required in the conduct of its affairs and the carrying on of its activities or as directed by the Chapter Board,
  • Remit dues to the Association as required,
  • Submit a written report at each regular meeting,
  • In concert with the President, authorize expenditures from, or transfers of funds from/to, the Chapter US
    dollar credit account held at the Association,
  • Submit annual financial statements for presentation to the membership at the annual general meeting,
  • Submit books and records for audit when required,
  • File any and all tax forms required, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Assistant Treasurer

  • Submit a written report at each regular meeting,
  • Perform monthly backup of Chapter financials, receipts and other documents,
  • Review all expenditures and receipts monthly to determine reasonableness,
  • Reconcile and balance all chapter bank statements monthly,
  • Assist with annual financial statements for presentation to the membership at the annual general meeting,
  • Assist with the annual audit as needed,
  • Assist with filing any and all tax forms required, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Communications VP

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Maintain accurate lists of membership,
  • Issue CPE certificates,
  • Distribute and collect evaluation forms at appropriate meetings; provides report of results to Board,
  • Maintain a record of monthly meetings and attendees. This record is crucial for when a CISA/CISM/CGEIT/CRISC in the chapter is audited and needs to verify attendance.
  • Disseminate membership lists as directed by Chapter Board, with due regard to security and privacy issues,
  • Coordinate participation in conferences (such as ISSA InfoSec), including registration of Chapter, booth space, setup and staffing representatives,
  • Purchase and produce marketing materials and giveaways to promote Chapter,
  • Report on membership data from the Association,
  • Coordinate plans for maintaining and Increasing Chapter membership, and
  • Conduct general marketing and publicity of the Chapter, Certifications, COBIT, Val IT the Association, and any other new initiative,
  • Coordinate initiatives involving partnerships and alliances,
  • Acquire any required marketing materials from ISACA International as authorized by the Chapter Board,
  • Exercise general policy control and direction of any mail-out kits, publications, editorial or advertising which the Chapter may issue, authorize or sponsor under the direction of the Chapter Board, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Education and Certification VP

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Maintain resource material related to ISACA certifications,
  • Promote accreditation within the Chapter membership, including exam preparation sessions,
  • Maintain exam participation rate to sustain the local area as an exam writing site,
  • Report to Chapter Board on exam results,
  • Act as a liaison between exam participants and the Association,
  • Coordinate Annual Educational Session with Programs VP and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Professional and Academic Relations VP

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Encourage Chapter membership to participate in review of Association standards and guidelines,
  • Promote CGEIT accreditation within the Chapter membership,
  • Act as liaison with Association re: IT governance issues and approaches to dissemination,
  • Assist in the inclusion of IT governance presentations in the chapter education sessions,
  • Coordinate with outside bodies on awareness, presentations and conferences related to IT governance,
  • Stay current with the offerings of the Association as related to COBIT and other IT-governance resources
  • Work with Education Director to arrange training sessions on COBIT
  • Assist in expanding awareness and use of COBIT, and
  • Act as liaison with academic institutions,
  • Establish opportunities to brief appropriate classes of academic institutions on ISACA, Certifications and IT governance,
  • Coordinate scholarship initiatives approved by the Chapter Board,
  • Liaise with appropriate professors, and where appropriate take steps to establish an "Academic Advocate" program in local academic institutions, and
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Programs VP

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Develop monthly topics lists and annual education budget for submission to the Chapter Board
  • Coordinate education committee activities as needed with other officers and chairs (e.g., programs and/or arrangements chair, newsletter editor, publicity chair)
  • Arrange and recommend interesting, informative topics that will contribute to the personal and professional growth of the membership
  • Draw on chapter members, when possible, to present the session in a presentation, panel discussion or workshop format
  • Identify programs that are professionally demanding and aimed at the needs of beginning and advanced information systems audit, control, security and governance professionals
  • Identify speakers or leaders for each meeting
  • Locate speakers from other chapters and other organizations (e.g., federal law enforcement, police departments, professional organizations, local companies, employers)
  • Collect biographical information about the speaker for use as introduction,
  • Manage all speaker arrangements (i.e., travel, hotel, materials),
  • Coordinate registration for meetings (including receipt of payment if required), meeting locations, and lunches
  • Build a library of program topics, course materials and speakers; polls membership (with the programs committee and membership director) to determine topics of interest,
  • Coordinate with the treasurer to obtain a gift, honorarium or fee for the speaker, if desired
  • Send letter of thanks to the speaker
  • Provide biographical material of all speakers to the newsletter editor for publication in the chapter newsletter
  • Provide speaker and topic recommendations to the conferences department at ISACA International
  • Headquarters to be considered for the Computer Audit, Control and Security (CACS) conferences, the IT Audit Management Forum, the Network Security/Information Security Management Conference, the IT Governance Risk and Compliance Conference and the International Conference
  • Promote the participation of volunteers to assist in the development of CISA and CISM study materials and communicates the same to the education department at ISACA International
  • Headquarters Contribute to the work of the Chapter Board on a wide variety of topics and projects, as directed by the President and Chapter Board.
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Technology VP

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Obtain and maintain all technical equipment and software utilized by the chapter
  • Setup equipment and establish connectivity of presenters and remote users for chapter meetings
  • Setup equipment and establish connectivity as needed at conferences or other chapter events
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Board Advisor

  • Be an active boar d member in 3 of the previous 5 years before serving as Board Advisor,
  • Assist in transitioning the new board,
  • Consult the President and Board with any questions and provide guidance,
  • Transfer contacts and make introductions to help the new board,
  • Share past knowledge to ensure board continuity
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

Lexington Coordinator

  • Create an annual plan and present that plan during the second Board of Directors meeting of the year for approval by the Board of Directors
  • Coordinate registration for meetings (including receipt of payment if required), meeting locations, and lunches, for Lexington and surrounding area members
  • Perform other duties that pertain to this office.

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