· President · Bylaws require that those running for president must have served at least one term on the board in an elected or appointed position.

· Vice President, Programs · Contacts teachers and books lectures and workshops. Also makes arrangements for guild members to house and, when needed, to transport our speakers. Same prior board experience requirement as President.

· Treasurer · Manages all guild funds. Pays bills as required; maintains records; submits tax returns annually. A bookkeeping/accounting background is helpful, but not necessary.

· Recording Secretary · Records and publishes minutes of the board and guild meetings.

· Membership · Maintains membership records, processes applications and collects dues, publishes a directory of members, hosts the annual new members tea. This is a great job for a team of two to co-chair. This is an automated task. Candidates require computer access and experience with Microsoft Excel.

· Newsletter · Gathers information and publishes our monthly newsletter. Responsible for printing and mailing as well. Again, a great job for co-chairs. An automated task that requires access to a computer and experience with Microsoft Word.

· Council Rep · SBQG is a member of the Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds. This person serves as our representative to the council and attends quarterly meetings held in various locations throughout Southern California.

· Quilt Show Chair · Chairs the Quilt Show Committee, which organizes our annual quilt show. A good job for a team. Prior service on the Quilt Show Committee is required.

· Quilt Show Treasurer · Manages the quilt show bank account. Pays quilt show bills; collects quilt show income; maintains records; submits monthly and final reports to the guild. A bookkeeping/accounting background is helpfu, but not necessary.

· Fashion Show Chair · Chairs the Fashion Show Committee, which organizes our annual Fashion show.

Appointed Officers

· Community Service · Oversees the guild's community service and philanthropic activities. Over the years we have done a variety of things from making and donating quilts to teaching quilting to children. You can make as much of it as you wish. Another great job for a team.

· Parliamentarian · Chairs the Nominating Committee, oversees the Guild elections and assures that all meetings are run according to the Guild By-Laws, Standing Rules and Robert's Rules of Order (as required).

· Facility · Responsible for initiating contracts with Torrance Cultural Arts Center and Sam Levy School for meeting space. Coordinates with Treasurer to ensure timely payment of rental fees. Provides fetch and carry service from storage unit to guild meeting for photo stands, projectors, etc., as needed. Again, a good team job.

· Hospitality · Coordinates annual catered dinner in December and pot luck dinner in June.

· Intra-Guild · Oversees and coordinates any activities within the guild such as round robin, block exchanges, fat quarter drawings, logo orders and whatever else you can think of. Another good team job.

· Historian/Photographer · Maintains the guild history and photographs events for inclusion in the history book.

· Corresponding secretary · Sends out condolence and get well cards as appropriate to guild members.

· Members' Corner · Selects and interviews a member each month for the newsletter. Another way of getting to know our members. Reports to the Programs V.P.

· Publicity · Brings show flyers and information to the guild meeting. Provides publicity information to local media as required.

· Internal Auditor · Audits the previous year's guild and quilt show treasurers' books. Also inventories the guild property in the storage unit.

· Travel Chair · Plans and arranges trips to several local quilt shows each year. Orders the motor coach, signs up passengers, plans the route and visits to quilt shops along the way, shops for snacks and door prizes. Attends board meetings and provides an accounting of expenses to the board. Best of all, goes on the trip and has lots of fun along with everyone else. Usually a two person co-chairmanship.

· Arts Alive Committee · Organizes and coordinates the guild's support to the Arts Alive Weekend that is held each year at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. The focus is primarily for children but many organizations operating within the city are invited to participate. Attends several meetings at the TCAC to find out the theme and layout of the event. Decides what our participation will be. ollects the materials and signs up volunteers to help on the weekend of Arts Alive. Sets up and takes down our area. Usually we try to make our area one where people can learn more about modern day quilting. It provides us with an opportunity to give back to the community and a chance to display our opportunity quilt and sell opportunity quilt tickets.

· Pre-meeting mini workshops · Schedules and arranges the occasional mini-workshops that take place 30 minutes before a general meeting. Reports to the Programs V.P.

· Website developer/webmaster · Maintains the guild's website, using information provided by other officers. Requires computer experience and some knowledge of web development, although this can be learned on the job.