Member Meeting: June 8th
Footlight Club June Member Meeting
Monday, June 8, marks the Footlight Club's annual June Membership Meeting. Join us in the Parker Room in Eliot Hall at 7pm to get an update on Footlight Club business in season 149, and cast your vote to elect Board positions. This is an important meeting that helps to shape the future of the Footlight Club. There are 6 Board positions up for election or re-election, and three Trustees of Eliot Hall up for election or re-election.
Board and Trustee positions up for re-election:
President: 2-year term - Michael Colford, currently serving as Vice President is running for election as President of the Board
Vice-President: 2-year term - David Alger, currently completing his one-year term as Board Member At-Large is running for election as Vice President.
Promotions Director: 3-year term - Elizabeth Curran, appointed by the Board last year to complete the Promotions Director term, will be running for a full 3-year term.
Board Member At-Large: 1-year term - Ryder Nguyen completing his third term as Board Member-At-Large and will be running for a fourth term.
Trustees of Eliot Hall (3 positions): 2-year term - There are three Trustees completing their term and all three incumbents are running for re-election: Matt McKee, Bill Shamlian, and Jason Sheehan. There is one open position for the Trustees of Eliot Hall if anyone is interested. Members can self-nominate from the floor at the Member meeting.
We are also looking for several committee members. Please reach out to vicepresident@footlight.org if you might be interested in any of the committee positions listed below.
Nominating Committee: 1 slot
Endowment Committee: 1 slot
Bylaws Committee: 1 slot
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: Up to 3 slots
The President shall be executive officer of the corporation and of the Board of Directors. They shall preside at all meetings of the corporation and the Board of Directors. They shall be ex-officio member of all standing committees.They shall have the general powers and duties usually vested in the office of President of a corporation. They shall oversee any outside partnerships and shall delegate responsibility of managing those partnerships as appropriate. They shall make a full written report of the affairs of the Footlight for the preceding year at the Annual meeting and may recommend such measures, as they or the Board of Directors deems advisable.
The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or incapacity of the President. In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice President shall assume that office with no other action by the Board of Directors or the Membership. The Vice President shall organize and schedule each year the first meeting of the Nominating Committee and shall serve as chairperson of the Bylaws Committee. They shall advise the Board of Directors of the requirements of the Bylaws in any actions the Board might take and shall perform such duties as the President may from time to time designate.
The Promotions Director shall be responsible for the publicity of the productions of the Footlight, in addition to the promotion of the Footlight as a whole, as well as Eliot Hall. They will coordinate advertising and publicity efforts with producers and managers of the different activities of the Footlight and will attempt to maximize the size of the Footlight’s audience and the participation of the community in each of the Footlight’s activities. They will oversee all public relations and community outreach programs of the Footlight.
The At-Large Directors (up to three) shall be responsible for providing diverse perspectives and represent important segments of the community which we seek to serve. As Board Directors, they will bear full voting rights and participate fully in meetings, bringing their perspectives and their voices to the leadership of the organization. At-Large Directors will be encouraged to support aspects of the organization, serve on committees, and will be an opportunity to engage interested and invested community members without a barrier of extensive knowledge of the theater. At-Large Directors will serve a one year renewable term.
The Trustees of Eliot Hall shall be responsible for the restoration, preservation, renovation and/or upgrade of Eliot Hall, home of the Footlight Club. Duties of the Trustees include planning the afore-mentioned activities, soliciting, writing and accepting grants in coordination with the Board's Development Director, and execution of any approved plans.
The Nominating Committee shall, not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the subsequent Spring or Annual meetings, succeeding their election, propose one or more candidates for each unexpired Board term to be filled.
Bylaw/Operations Committee shall meet during the fiscal year to review the Bylaws of the Footlight and propose necessary changes thereof to the Board of Directors. Said changes must be proposed in sufficient time to be approved by the Board of Directors and mailed to the Members for action at the Annual meetings.
Endowment Committee oversees the endowment fund. Oversight shall consist of:
Review of the portfolio no less than one time a year;
Review of the investment policy and plan no less than one time a year;
Recommendations for any needed changes to the investment policy and plan to the Board of Directors for both approval and implementation;
At each Annual Meeting and at such times as the Board of Directors or a quorum of voting Members may request, the Treasurer of the Footlight shall make a written accounting statement of the state of the fund; and
Acceptance of gifts, donations, and bequests in the name of the fund, and invest them in accordance with the then current investment policy and plan.
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee shall be dedicated to ensuring that the Footlight Club is incorporating best practices in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The committee shall review all policies and processes related to Footlight business and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. Membership fees shall be waived for the committee members. A member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee shall sit on each of the other committees.