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 LiaisonÂ
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.”