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<title>OCDA News</title><link>http://www.ohiocda.org/index.html</link><description>News from the Ohio Choral Directors Association</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>webmaster@ohiocda.org</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009 OCDA</dc:rights><dc:date>2013-12-04T19:36:09-05:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:35:53 -0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>Nominations Needed for OCDA: December 15&#x2c; 2014</title><dc:creator>webmaster@ohiocda.org</dc:creator><category>General</category><category>Elections</category><dc:date>2013-12-04T19:36:09-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ohiocda.org/newsinfo/blog/files/355c47020656d8726df140a818bf2ad3-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ohiocda.org/newsinfo/blog/files/355c47020656d8726df140a818bf2ad3-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Call for Nominations


As an Ohio Choral Directors Association member, it is time for you to take a moment and make nominations for consideration toward several region chairs on the OCDA Board of Directors, President-elect, and Secretary.   We are also soliciting your nomination of a deserving colleague for the Distinguished Service Award.   As Vice President, I am charged with chairing the Nominations Committee.&nbsp;


This spring we will&nbsp;elect&nbsp;Regional Chairpersons for Northeast, Southwest,&nbsp;and South Central Regions.   According to the bylaws, each Regional Chairperson shall attend meetings of the Board of Directors, promote activities in his/her region related to OCDA, act as a coordinator for OCDA activities in his/her region, act as a liaison between his/her membership and the organization, promote the continuing recruitment of members and act as an advisor to the Nominating Committee in selecting a successor to his/her position.


Each nominee address of record must be in the region they are to serve.   The&nbsp;South Central Region&nbsp;shall consist&nbsp;&nbsp;of Adams, Athens, Brown, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Highland,&nbsp;Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Meigs, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto,&nbsp;Union, and Vinton Counties;&nbsp;TheSouthwest Region&nbsp;of Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton,&nbsp;Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, and Warren Counties;&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Northeast Region&nbsp;of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina,&nbsp;Portage, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties


The President-Elect shall assist the President as requested.   He/she shall become familiar&nbsp;with all functions of the organization and duties of the presidency; shall be responsible for the&nbsp;OCDA session at the OMEA state convention; shall exercise responsibility for membership; shall be&nbsp;responsible for programs of development of the organization, and shall develop a program of&nbsp;regional membership solicitation.&nbsp;


The Secretary shall work with the Executive Committee in keeping a complete and&nbsp;accurate record of all business meetings of the Association and all meetings of the Executive&nbsp;Committee and the Board of Directors.   At the conclusion of his/her term, the secretary shall update&nbsp;the Policies and Procedures Manual to reflect Board actions taken during his/her term.


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Please send to V.P.   Bill Zurkey (w.zurkey@csuohio.edu) your nominees for these positions by December 15, 2014.   You may also self-nominate.   I (Bill) will meet with the nominations committee and a ballot will be forthcoming for the membership vote in the spring.


...The second point of this piece is to solicit nominees for the OCDA Distinguished Service Award.   Below are the criteria and past recipients.   Please send me your nomination, also by&nbsp;December 15, 2014 to w.zurkey@csuohio.edu 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>OCDA Mentorship</title><dc:creator>webmaster@ohiocda.org</dc:creator><category>General</category><dc:date>2013-09-08T11:31:56-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ohiocda.org/newsinfo/blog/files/5aaa2fa2473c8de7fa873aed919b2072-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ohiocda.org/newsinfo/blog/files/5aaa2fa2473c8de7fa873aed919b2072-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[OCDA and the Mentorship Chair, Robert Jones, are available to help those in the choral profession in Ohio that are seeking a mentor to answer questions, troubleshoot problems, and the like; or those that show interest in becoming a mentor.    For more information regarding this program, please email Dr.   Jones.


For information on the OCDA Mentorship program, read the proposal.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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