THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GUIDELINES & RESPONSIBILITIES

(FROM THE VWS BYLAWS)

2011-2012

OFFICERS

Jan Olmstead, President - vws.jan@mindspring.com
Mark Nielsen, Vice-President - mjn.nielsen@gmail.com
Reggie Springer, Secretary -rcs4pas@comcast.net
Lois Macuga, Treasurer -lomacuga@comcast.net

DIRECTORS

Joann DiNicola, Director of Membership - lourig@comcast.net
Amanda Amend, Director of Volunteers -amanda.amend@gmail.com
Rebecca Gottesman, Director of Exhibits -rebecca@Rebeccasart.com
Claudia Carl, Director of Programs -claudiaec@yahoo.com
Diane Bell, Director of Communications -dgbell_adelphia1@comcast.net

The Vermont Watercolor Society was founded by a small group of painters in 1995 and today we are well over 200 members strong having just celebrated our 15^th anniversary. We are dedicated to promoting the awareness and appreciation of watercolor to our membership of all levels of ability and to the community by providing opportunities and venues for participation, education, fellowship, and exhibitions.

Membership
We have two levels of membership. Associate Member is our entry level membership and is open to anyone living anywhere with an interest in watercolor. Signature Membership is achieved by being juried into three VWS juried shows within a five year period. This gives the member the privilege of using the VWS letters after their name. To join click the "join now" button on the home page.

VWS Governance

We are a non-profit volunteer organization. We are governed by an eight member volunteer board of directors elected by the membership for a two year term renewable for two consecutive terms. Spiraling out from the board are special appointments and committees, all with the purpose of remaining true to our mission.

Communications
We do our best to keep our members informed and up to date on happenings in the Society. The majority of member communications are done electronically with a quarterly newsletter and updates as necessary.

Happenings

We hold two member meetings a year, conduct 3-5 exhibits annually and run various workshops and special events. Check out our calendar for upcoming happenings.

Volunteering

We are growing because we are a member driven organization and we are thriving because of the personal commitment of our members to be involved and to participate in a volunteer capacity when they can.

The Vermont Watercolor Society was founded by a small group of painters in 1995. Today we are nearly 200 members strong and about to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We are dedicated to promoting the awareness and appreciation of watercolor to our membership of all levels of ability and to the community by providing opportunities and venues for participation, education, fellowship, and exhibitions.