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Morulas Election

President/Director of Membership (DOM)

Carrie Hanna
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Beaverton, OR USA

Vice President/Director of Career Development (DCD)

Michael Peoples
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX USA

Vice President/Director of International Affairs (DIA)

Sebastian Ezequiel Demyda
University of Lomas de Zamora - Argentina

Morulas Executive Committee Descriptions

President/Director of Membership (DOM)

The DOM primary responsibility is to foster a cohesive, compact, and ever growing Morulas organization. In addition, the DOM will be the liaison between the Morulas and the Board of Governors of IETS. The term of this position will be three years.

Responsibilities:

• Liaison between Morulas and BOG of IETS
• Development of successful membership recruitment (i.e. email, social networking, web page)
• Maintains a directory of membership
• Strategic planning and execution of executive and membership meetings
• Motivate members to be active in the Morula community
• Execute Morula sponsored activities and events (i.e. Fundraisers)
• Assist other Executive Morula members in obtaining necessary resources to complete their tasks

Vice President/Director of Career Development (DCD)

The DCD leads the executive committee in developing programs that enrich trainees’ exposure to career development and creates a platform for exchange of job opportunities throughout the year and at the annual IETS meeting. The term of this position will be two years.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the career development needs of the Morula members
• Develop and coordinate career development programs for trainees alerting on job opportunities throughout the year
• Expand on annual IETS meetings with functions designed to match mentors and trainees
• Facilitate a career center at the annual IETS meeting
• Develop an idea and protocol sharing community for trainees
• Be a liaison between trainees desiring particular experience or career options and professionals
• Assist the Directors of Membership and International Affairs

Vice President/Director of International Affairs (DIA)

The DIA is responsible for providing an international perspective and awareness among the Morulas. This position shall be held by a non-U.S. citizen. In addition, the DIA will provide a written record of all meetings. The term of this position will be two years.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the needs international students
• Develop and coordinate programs that will address these needs
• Report to the executive committee what the Morulas and IETS can do to better assist international trainees
• Maintain a written record of all meetings
• Assists the Directors of Membership and Career Development
• Coordinates social events for members at the annual IETS meeting

Shared Responsibilities of the Executive Committee of the Morulas:

Website design.

Each Executive Officer will have a role in the website design particular to their area of interest.

Fundraising and balancing a budget.

The Executive Committee will develop an anticipated yearly expenses report. Each member will be responsible for writing a formal proposal justifying the need for the material and a detailed budget. Then the executive committee will discuss each proposal, make suggestions or revisions and determine an allocation of funding from the overall budget. The primary means of income will be from donations, sponsorships, trading/selling advertising space, T-shirt sales, etc.

IETS Meeting.

Each member will be responsible for the organization/planning of a single event at the annual meeting. This can be as simple as posting a time and location for members to meet and mingle or a fun activity like bowling, miniature golf. Or it can be an organized specific event. There is potential for financial support of the executive committee members’ attendance at the IETS annual meeting.

Also, a formal executive meeting will be held to discuss the Morulas’ policies, programs and procedures and make recommendations for future development based on member needs.