Council: External Affairs: Membership Engagement Committee

Committee Vice Chair
Kara English

Council Chair
Erika Bailey

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Membership Engagement Committee

For information on joining AWWA, WEF, or NC SLAM refer to the Membership page.

The primary responsibility of this committee is to proactively engage new and existing members of NC AWWA-WEA through the following goals:

Retain Current Members – Identify opportunities to provide membership related benefits; leverage other subcommittees; develop partnerships with other organizations; establish retention and recruitment plan.
Attract New and Diverse Members – Develop marketing materials; market at strategic events; maintain connections to other committees; create new member activities; leverage existing direct mail campaign; establish retention and recruitment plan.
Increase Member Involvement – Maintain new member welcoming program; coordinate committee tables at training events and conferences; use NC Currents and eNews emails as tools to convey involvement opportunities; host Industry Newcomer/Student Meet & Greet.
Be the Diversity Example – Establish diversity within the committee; create visibility and awareness with target groups and employers; coordinate with other committees.
Be the Champion of Membership and National Awards – Champion NC members to national awards; champion NC related membership award opportunities; use NC Currents and eNews emails as tools to convey award opportunities.

2018 Chair

Kara English

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