Texas Chapter Annual Report 2020

submitted by Bruce Evans

Current Roster

Chapter Officers:

  • Bruce Evans, Chair (2020)
  • Rahni Kennedy, Vice-chair/Chair-elect (2020)
  • Pamela Pagels, Past-chair (2020)
  • Donna Arnold, Secretary/Treasurer (2022)

Membership Committee:

  • Rahni Kennedy (2020)
  • Adam La Spata (2020)
  • Kristin Wolski (2020)

Nominating Committee:

  • Carrie Moffett (2020)
  • Pamela Pagels (2020)
  • Charley Roush (2020)

Special officers:

  • Kristin Wolski, Web Editor (Appointed September 2020; term ends 2022)
  • Pamela Pagels, Joint 2020 TMLA/AMS-SW Meeting Program Committee, Co-Chair (TMLA rep)
  • Geo Flores, TMLA MLSTEP Liaison 

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Increase TMLA outreach and membership: Virtual Joint Fall 2020 Meeting with AMS-SW serendipitously greatly increased participation and attendance in annual meeting.
    • See future goals for additional efforts.
  • Reformat Texas Composer Database for online access and discoverability: Work ongoing.
  • (While this was not a goal per se, through our joint meeting with AMS-SW in September 2020 we supported the following item from the MLA Strategic Plan: “Engage with Other Fine Arts Professional Organizations to Pursue Collaborations for Meetings, Education, and Advocacy.”)
  • (Also not a goal: through our passing of a constitutional amendment to enable online voting for fall officer elections, we supported the following item from the MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”)

List of Future Goals

  • Establish a mentoring program for long-term TMLA members to be paired up with newer members to support career development and chapter involvement: MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”
    • Primary responsible party: Membership Committee.
  • Increase and social media presence, especially on platforms frequented by our members of all age groups. MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”
    • Primary responsible party: Membership Committee.
  • Explore virtual/in-person hybrid approach to Fall 2021 chapter meeting. MLA Strategic Plan: “Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association.”
  • Complete Officer Handbook. MLA Strategic Plan: Goal Area: “Organizational Excellence. Objective 1: Develop and sustain the necessary resources to ensure the vitality of the Association, its programs and services.”