LORREN

Ladies of Richmond Rosenberg Executives Network

1. LORREN standing rules and budget will be approved yearly by the membership, by the September monthly meeting and modified as the Board deems necessary. The rules will be distributed to the membership and all new member affiliates for approval.
2. The LORREN Executive Board may approve bills up to $250 quarterly and approve budget items without the approval of the membership. Requests for reimbursement must include an invoice/receipt approved/signed by two Board members.
3. Regular reservations must be made by the second Monday of the month by 12:00 Noon. Standing reservations may be arranged with the VP Marketing - Arrangements.  Members holding reservations, of any type, and not canceling within 24 hours of the meeting will be billed for the meeting at the regular meeting fee.
4. Only members of LORREN have the privilege of displaying or distributing business promotional materials at LORREN monthly meetings.  The networking table will be served for members only, and guests will be advised by the President-Elect to remove any materials placed by guests from the networking table.
5. LORREN will have the following officers with the duties:

President: Your leadership will guide LORREN in pursuing Executive Network goals throughout the coming year. All officers will look to you for guidance. All members pledge their support.
President-Elect: You are responsible for membership retention and growth. You shall assist the guests and prospective members with the membership information and the application process. You shall maintain a current and accurate roster of all members and report any changes in member information to the Board. You shall also contact prospective members, guests, and absent members on a monthly basis. You will report to the President and the Vice President of Internet/Marketing all new member information.  You are also responsible for greeting and introducing all guests to the members. Also, you are to assume the duties of the president in her absence. You will assist the President where needed. You will have a sub-committee to assist with membership.
Vice President of Finance: You are responsible for collecting and dispersing money, and keeping an accurate account of all transactions. You are responsible for paying the monthly invoice from the meeting place. You are to provide a financial report each month, and you are to submit your records for examination by the Auditing Committee when requested.
Vice President of Communications: You are to record the minutes of each meeting. It is also your duty to coordinate with the Vice President of Marketing/Internet Marketing/Public Relations any official communications and make them available to members. You will maintain all historical records.
Vice President of Programming and Arrangements: You are responsible for the planning of educational programs and speakers for the monthly meetings and other events. It is also your responsibility to coordinate the networking time at the monthly meetings and other events. You are responsible for planning the time, place, reservations, food and other special arrangements needed for the monthly meetings. You shall record all standing reservations and compile a complete meeting reservation list. You shall provide reservation lists to the meeting place prior to every meeting. You are to coordinate with the Vice President of Finance on billing members that had reservations and did not attend the meeting and to keep an accurate count of members and guests attending and paid at each meeting.
Vice President of Marketing/Internet Marketing/Public Relations: You are responsible in conjunction with the President Elect to encourage membership retention, and promote membership recruitment. It is also your responsibility to send all promotional information to media covering member achievements & Network activities. You shall maintain accurate information on the web site to which members have access. You shall also be responsible to advertise the Executive Network website on various websites and to local media.

8. Candidates nominated for the position of President-Elect must have previously served on the LORREN Board, or have previously served on another chapter/network board of directors, or a candidate suggested by the board of directors. Candidates nominated for the position of Vice President of Finance must have been a LORREN primary member for a period of at least one year..
9. New members joining will have their dues prorated if they join after September's meeting.
10. The following LORREN fees apply. Meeting fees for members with RSVP is $20. Members who make a reservation for a meeting, do not cancel in accordance with cancellation policy, and do not attend the meeting will be billed at the regular meeting fee. NSF fee equal to the NSF fee charged LORREN’s account by Bank will be charged for returned checks.
11. LORREN will be a Member of the Rosenberg/Richmond Chamber of Commerce and will pay appropriate annual membership dues.

(Rev 2011)