Current Member reps are tenor Patrick Callaghan, alto Annie Park and soprano Jenny Swann. Patrick and Jenny will stand down in October as they have served their three years. There will therefore be THREE vacancies.
Summary: Represent members’ concerns and support the Trustees
Skills and qualities required: good interpersonal skills, tact, reliability, empathy, initiative
- Liaise between the members and the Board of Trustees, representing Members’ opinions to the Committee
- Respond to queries from members.
- Actively contribute to Trustee Board Meetings and the running of the charity
- Take on projects or tasks delegated by the Committee in support of the membership
- Support choir events as necessary
Members have 4 places on the Board of Trustees. Each Member Representative serves for 3 consecutive years and then stands down. four places on the Board of Trustees, and each Member Representative serves for three consecutive years.
After serving their term of office a Member Rep must stand down to enable another member of the Chorus to stand, thereby ensuring that Board membership is refreshed on a regular basis.
Member Reps are different from Voice Reps:
Member Reps
- Become trustees and help to run the charity
- Serve as trustees for three years only
- Attend trustee (committee) meetings
- Share member concerns and suggestions at trustee meetings
- Do not handle membership queries
- Don’t track member attendance etc
Voice Reps
- Do not become trustees
- Can serve for as few or as many years as they wish
- Do not attend trustee committee meetings
- Are not responsible for sharing concerns and suggestions with trustees
- Respond to queries from members
- Warn members if attendance is falling too low