Committes and Officers
Committees – Since it takes many hands to succeed, these committees have been formed to organize our activities:
- Property & Management – David Nelson, Chair – Identifies needs for physical improvements at partnered schools in Tanzania. Coordinates projects at schools with Executive Director and the Board. Determines costs of projects in conjunction with the Executive Director and the Project Manager, and researches best solution for the project.
- Educational – Mary Nelson – Maintains coordination between Tanzanian educational consultants, Board, and schools through the Executive Director. Monitors Continuing education program for teachers through the Executive Director. Makes recommendations to Board for educational programs and costs to support them.
- Scholarship and Sponsorships – Haldor Finnerud, Chair –Maintains sponsors/student records, sends Annual letters to sponsors and prepares Welcome letter to students being sponsored outlining benefits and expectations of sponsorship on part of sponsors and students.
- Financial Committee – Jenny Bona, Chair – responsible for funds and budget.
- Fund Raising – Lola Deane, chair – Assumes responsibility for major and incidental fundraising events throughout the year.
- Public Relations, Outreach, and IT – Kristina Tamm-Finnerud, Chair – Coordinates promotional information and publications as provided by Executive Director, Board, and Committee Chairs for public presentation. Continue search for public relations events to promote Safi School Project. Prepares brochures and other promotional materials for public use. Maintains and updates Website
- Youth Travel Scholarship – Earla Ferry, Chair – Prepares Criteria for Youth Travel scholarship application. Promotes information about scholarship to membership and solicits applications from appropriate candidates. Evaluates candidates and recommends candidate to the Board of Directors for approval.
Officers
- Ken Ahlf, President
- Earla Ferry, Vice-President
- Mary Nelson, Executive Director
- Jenny Bona, Treasurer
- Nancy McGlamery, Financial Secretary
- Lola Deane, Secretary
Board Members
- Kenneth Ahlf (Chair)
- Mary Nelson
- Jenny Bona
- Christine Gourley
- John Stamm
- Courtney Bell
- Zakayo Mmari
- Carrie Martin
- Elizabeth Hudgin
- Haldor Finnerud
- Earla Ferry
- Nancy McGlamery
- Kristina Tamm-Finnerud
- Lola Deane