Volunteer
Involvement with a committee is the best way to get the most out of your SMPS membership and connect with other members. While providing a service to others, committee involvement is the perfect opportunity to promote your firm, gain leadership skills, and advance in your career.
To begin the process, you can either contact our President to talk about the opportunities available to a new volunteer or you can contact any of the Committee Directors listed below to discuss what their needs might be on their committees.
And remember, this is not just about what experience you can bring to a SMPS committee. Serving on a committee can provide you with new experiences you haven’t been able to gain through your current firm. Just because you’ve never planned an educational event or run a social media account, doesn’t mean you are not a good fit for our one of our Committees. Joining a committee can provide you with additional marketing and business development tools to help grow your professional skills and opportunities.
The volunteers listed below are an important reason SMPS West Michigan is successful. Most committees meet on a monthly basis and assign tasks to the volunteers that they can complete throughout the month.
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee creates brand awareness for SMPS West Michigan through various communication efforts including the SMPS West Michigan website, various graphic design elements, blog, social media, and info-blast emails.
Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
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- Managing and posting on SMPS social media channels
If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact:
Lauren Sikkema, Communications Committee Director
Marketing Specialist, TowerPinkster
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee focuses on initiatives that drive, support, recruit, and sustain the membership of the Chapter. Activities surround welcoming and orienting new members, planning new member orientation meetings and evening networking events, and collecting member feedback for the purpose of attracting and retaining members.
Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
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- Planning new member orientation events
- Registration for all events
- Maintaining the Chapter mailing list
- Collecting member feedback
If you are interested in joining or leading this committee, please contact:
Allison Cummings, Chapter President
Programs Committee
The Programs Committee develops, plans, and produces all programs events. The content is geared to client panels and speakers with a goal of providing education and insight on topics relevant to the A/E/C industry and current market conditions.
Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
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- Help generate ideas for program topics
- Help pull together the best speakers for each topic
- Coordinate event logistics
- Produce program flyer for each program
- Promote event and increase senior leader attendance at all programs events
If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact:
Mandy Uekert, Programs Committee Director
Marketing Specialist, Fishbeck
