Executive Board Roles

Executive Director (ED)
Nominated by the previous Executive Director or Board of Advisors, this individual must have a Bachelors Degree from an accredited university, be involved in the APIA community, and commit to serving two years as a mentor, advisor, and liaison between the Board of Advisors and the Executive Coordinating Committee.

Board of Advisors (BOA)
Nominated by the Executive Director, the Board of Advisors is comprised of 3-10 individuals with a Bachelors Degree from an accredited university and be
committed to serving two years as a mentor of the Executive Coordinating Committee.

Executive Coordinating Committee (ECC)
Executive Officers must be current students of a member school in good-standing, and are elected during the general assembly meeting at the annual MAASU Spring Conference.

    Chairperson (1 position available)
    • Provide vision to each member of the ECC by supporting the established vision of MAASU.
    • Coordinate with the host schools for the Leadership Retreat and Spring Conference to receive regular updates on the progress of program planning.
    • Update application files and Constitution when necessary.
    • Venture into new projects that will provide stability in MAASU's future or financial future.
    • Represent MAASU at as many other conferences as possible while maintaining ECC priorities.
    Public Relations (2 positions available)
    • Produce press releases, press packets, and marketing packages for all MAASU-sponsored events and provide these materials to member schools.
    • Create regular newsletters and video logs with MAASU content to be distributed on the website, Facebook, Youtube, and other forms of media.
    • Work with Technical Networking, Communications, Programming, and Advocacy for content and distribution.
    Fundraising (2 positions available)
    • Prospect, recruit, and develop potential MAASU partners and sponsors by maintaining close relationships with alumni, employers and other external organizations.
    • Manage all communication between MAASU donors and sponsors, as well as coordinate an annual career fair at Spring Conference.
    • Work closely with the Chairperson and Spring Conference planning committee, especially the Finance Chairs.
    • Work towards the advancement of MAASU as an organization, with a main priority geared towards fundraising and long-term partnership development with other organizations.
    Programming (2 positions available)
    • Establish programs in line with MAASU's vision/mission to provide unity across campuses.
    • Draft program proposals to be distributed to member schools to aid in their understanding of the program and their involvement.
    • Partner with Advocacy to identify potential programs to promote advocacy.
    • Work with Technical Networking, Communications, and Public Relations to distribute program proposals.
    • Assist the Leadership Retreat and Spring Conference planning committees in organizing and planning events to develop MAASU programs not related to the LR or SC.
    • Approve of all programming and workshops for the Fall Leadership Retreat and Spring Conference by working closely with the respective planning committees.
    Communications (2 positions available)
    • Establish relations with MAASU Representatives (M-reps).
    • Be the liaison between ECC and M-Reps and distribute information to M-Reps on a timely basis.
    • Promote interaction among M-reps, including M-Rep meetings and conference calls.
    • Maintain, update, and expand database of M-Rep contacts at each member school, beginning with identifying the new M-Reps for the following academic year right after Spring Conference.
    • Work with Executive Director to ensure the information on new membership forms are updated in the M-Rep contacts list.
    • Work with Membership Outreach to recruit new member schools through the M-Rep network.
    Membership Outreach (2 positions available)
    • Establish relations with new schools, communicating MAASU’s mission and the benefits of becoming a member school.
    • Research history of involvement of member and potential schools.
    • Plan one recruiting event with Communications, Programming, and PR and one event before the Spring Conference for all member schools to participate in.
    • Collaborate with Communications and Public Relations in M-Rep development, while collaborate with Programming to establish new programs.
    • Help Communications connect with new member schools.
    Advocacy (1 position available)
    • Keep abreast of issues and organize mobilization on advocacy and education.
    • Update MAASU members of current issues that may affect students across the regions.
    • Collect and provide information on issues to be distributed through various forms of media.
    • Search for opportunities to develop coalitions with other minority groups.
    Secretary (1 position available)
    • Document all MAASU meetings with MAASU Representatives (M-Reps), ECC, and any other general assembly, assisting with the maintenance and record of files.
    • Distribute minutes after meetings and collect responses to polls.
    • Maintain Facebook and work with Technical Networking and Public Relations to ensure content is consistent with website and newsletter.
    Technical Networking (1 position available)
    • Update website content regularly and maintain archives of files.
    • Aid host schools in hosting their conference website if necessary or forwarding capabilities.
    • Create @maasu.org e-mails for ECC members that forward to their personal e-mails.