Texas Chapter Annual Report 2021

submitted by Rahni Kennedy

Current Roster

  • Chapter Officers:
    • Rahni Kennedy, Chair (2021)
    • Madelyn Shackelford Washington, Vice-chair/Chair-elect (2021)
    • Bruce Evans, Past-chair (2021)
    • Donna Arnold, Secretary/Treasurer (2022)
  • Membership Committee:
    • Madelyn Shackelford Washington, Chair (2021)
    • Adam La Spata (2021)
    • Kristin Wolski (2021)
  • Nominating Committee:
    • Burce Evans, Chair (2021)
    • Cari Alexander (2021)
    • Mary Bower (2021)
  • Special officers:
    • Kristin Wolski, Web Editor (2022)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Establish a mentoring program for long-term TMLA members to be paired up with newer members to support career development and chapter involvement: MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”: Work ongoing
    • Primary responsible party: Membership Committee.
  • Increase and social media presence, especially on platforms frequented by our members of all age groups. MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”: Work ongoing
    • Primary responsible party: Membership Committee.
  • Explore virtual/in-person hybrid approach to Fall 2021 chapter meeting. MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”
    • Will be hosting a joint virtual meeting with the Atlantic and New England Chapters in October 2021
  • Complete Officer Handbook. MLA Strategic Plan: Goal Area: “Organizational Excellence. Objective 1: Develop and sustain the necessary resources to ensure the vitality of the Association, its programs and services.”
    • Completed for Chair and Past Chair
    • Vice-Chair/Chair Elect and Secretary/Treasurer in progress

List of Future Goals

  • Continue online presence to connect with membership in the ongoing pandemic
    • During the past year, the chapter hosted two online socials to connect with membership since meeting in-person was not feasible. Though not directly connected to a goal, we felt it was important to host these for both professional discussion and general well-being. It is our goal to continue this as the pandemic is still an ongoing situation.
  • Reformat Texas Composer Database for online access and discoverability: work ongoing