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