Have you been wanting to get more involved in team leadership? Several of you said so on this summer's survey (
, which we'll stop monitoring at the end of this week, so if you haven't responded, now's the time :).
Good news! We listened to you and have created three new exec positions, plus we're open to suggestions.
Email Kelly or I if you have an interest in getting more involved in these ways or others!design chair--Will be called in whenever any task has a design component. This role is less coordinating, more do-it-yourself, but can still call in others if there are too many projects going on at once or if you're super busy. This includes:
1. Designing T-shirt, uni, etc., without having to deal with any of the logistics.
2. Facebook logo design.
3. If we ultimately get a website, say for accepting donations, any web design (but not any of the web development, unless that's also your thing).
club swim liason--Kelly and I have always been a fan of increased cooperation with the component sport clubs (swim, bike, run). Kelly and I have the latter two covered (she's one of the cycling team leaders and I'll be living with a co-captain of DERT). For anyone who also moonlights as a pure swimmer or is particularly friendly with anyone (ideally a captain) on club swim, this lower-commitment position is for you. We would only ask you to:
1. be on their blitz list
2. attend informational meetings (or getting the recaps from someone who does)
3. get to know all their leaders (at least so they know who you are)
4. attend our exec meetings
alumni chair--We keep running into and getting contacted by really cool Dartmouth alums who've since become triathletes, some national- or world-class! Many of them have offered to contribute in different ways. This is the most open-ended of the new positions; it's limited only by your imagination and time. You'd be in charge of everything related to alumni. This includes:
1. Networking. Your job is to respond and reach out to all different kinds of cool people (personally and via newsletters), get to know them, their interests, their suggestions, and how they might be interested in getting involved. When we get any communication from one, we'll forward it your way. When one of us meets one at a race, it will be your job to follow up with them. We already have a few great ones we've been in close contact with and would get to introduce you to right off the bat.
2. Donations/entrepreneurship. When networking, there's a good chance you'll encounter some lucrative opportunities. If interested, you would have the opportunity to head some of our efforts to explore them. These responsibilities will likely also be shared by the co-captains, fundraising chairs, and treasurer. At the least, this chair would be responsible for informing other execs on these matters. There may be an opportunity as soon as immediately to make a business of selling dartmouth tri team swag/technical gear. To be clear, in all cases, all proceeds would go directly to the team, but you'd still be making money (even if not for yourself). ;)
3. Working closely with other execs yet to be determined, there will likely be some minor event planning, with possible opportunities to take this to a whole 'nother level if the chair is interested in taking it on.