Accepting Officer Nominations

Chicago’s Leading Edge is now accepting officer nominations for the positions of Vice President and Secretary. Each position includes a two year term and new officers will receive training from the outgoing VP and Secretary.  If you would like to nominate yourself, please respond to this email and tell us which position you’d like to run for and include a short biography.

We encourage every member in good standing to consider running for a leadership position. Serving our membership in any capacity is an opportunity to both learn and mentor.  It is an opportunity to lead and fulfill our mission of encouraging and advancing women in all aviation career fields. Your contribution will make a great difference in someone’s life, career and in our industry.

Below is a brief overview of the open positions. If this sounds interesting to you, don’t be shy about nominating yourself.

Vice President

  • Support the president with monthly meetings as necessary
  • Publish the quarterly newsletter
  • Oversee the mentorship program
  • Mentor a successor

Secretary

  • Support the president with monthly meetings as necessary
  • Send emails
  • Take minutes at required annual membership/board of directors meetings
  • Perform quarterly audits of membership list and coordinate with headquarters
  • Welcome new members and coordinate with the mentoring program
  • Mentor a successor

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