BHA National Council
| National Council |
President:  Email: OVERALL STRATEGY & CHAIR OF BHA COUNCIL .... Provides leadership and inspiration to Council and the general BHA membership - Represents BHA's interests with the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) and at the BHS International convention and other official functions - Oversees BHA Vice Presidents who ensure that BHA programs are implemented at all levels - Monitors and ensures efficient and timely accomplishment of all administrative functions and activities of BHA - Establishes annual priorities and goals for BHA and reports progress to BHA Council and members - Chairs meetings of the BHA Council and of the Association Secretary:  Email: CORRESPONDENCE - LEGAL AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ... Functions as the BHA business manager - Receives and replies to correspondence to BHA as appropriate - Maintains records of Council meetings including the AGM - Obtains and/or renews all necessary licenses from APRA/AMCOS relating to annual copyright and to audio and audio-visual recordings by BHA - Registers and maintains current records of Clubs, Choruses and Members - Updates the BHA Website where necessary. Supervises the Assistant Secretary Treasurer:  Email: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTS ... Manages receipts and payments and control of BHA's cash resources - Maintains BHA's computerised accounting system to produce monthly management reports - Produces an annual budget and records expenditure and income against the budget for reporting to the BHA Council on a monthly basis - Produces annual statutory financial statements VP Marketing & Development:  Email: OVERALL PROMOTION OF THE BARBRSHOP GENRE IN AUTRALIA ON BEHALF OF BHA ... Communicates who BHA is, what it does, why it does it, and how it makes a difference - Oversees national and local media relations, community relations, publicity, internal communications, etc - Advises Clubs, members etc on marketing strategies and techniques VP Music:  Email: MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ... Supervises and directs the operations of all activities involving music education and quartet and chorus development and performance - Promotes the musical education and growth of BHA in accordance with its stated objects and purposes; including designing and co-ordinating all music activities to improve and expand the musical knowledge and performance abilities of the membership - Co-ordinates, monitors and maintains effective music training programs and materials, including organising international and national music educators and coaches for all BHA members - Manages Harmony College and other similar BHA training activities VP Events:  Email: CO-ORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EVENTS ... Manages the effective planning, site selection and operation of BHA conventions and associated events - Supervises convention organisation, co-ordinates all convention events and assists with the management of the convention committees - Advises organising committees and Council on all matters related to conventions, including but not limited to, scheduling, planning, venues and marketing - Provides overall co-ordination and oversight for BHA events such a regional competitions and workshops and visiting educators and quartets performance tours - Liaises with the Chairman of the Australasian Guild of Barbershop Judges (AGBJ) to allocate judges to contests, both Regional and National, as required VP Membership:  Email: MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND RETENTION ... Implements, plans and programs to stimulate new members to join BHA - Assists existing members with retention and membership strategies - Works with the VP Marketing to design and execute national promotions to encourage men to become active members of BHA and its Clubs - Works with the VP Music to ensure that BHA has a music (development) program designed to keep committed members engaged in Club activities, including Music Director and Section Leader training, rehearsal planning, retreats and workshops, coaching, and public performances - Facilitates at Club level as appropriate to ensure they have good membership systems (including documents such as visitor packs and new member fliers), and ensures that each Club has a Club recruitment and retention co-ordinator - Develops, packages and communicates BHA's purpose(s) to its intended audience, be it the membership, the Clubs it serves or potential members - Ensures that BHA, its Clubs, Choruses and Quartets have appropriate marketing tools - Provides for effective communication strategies and the promotion of activities - Liaises with the Secretary for regularly distributed newsletters, updates for the BHA web site, etc. VP Youth Development: Currently unfilled VP Contest & Judging:  Email: The VP Contest & Judging (an ex-officio position) is responsible for the organisation of BHA contest and judging functions and acts as the Chairman of the Australasian Guild of Barbershop Judges. |