2024-2026 MRG Board (Effective at end of Annual BBQ)
- Phil Vigil – President
- David Vehar – Vice President
- Carla Cano – Treasurer
- Angela Bogner-Jaeckel – Secretary
- Karen Barattino – Membership/Events
Board Member Duties
PRESIDENT – Supervises board members & chapter functions
- Shares wine information from other chapters
- Signs contracts for tasting events
- Conducts board meetings & provides an agenda
- Follows up on assignments given to board members
- Gives an introduction of hosts at wine tasting events, with closing remarks at the end of the events
- Keeps a copy of the credit card and pays bills associated with tasting events in the absence of the Treasurer
VICE PRESIDENT – Performs the duties of President due to absence or inability of the President to serve
- Conducts board meetings, wine tasting events & makes decisions in the absence of the President
- Advise and assist other board members as needed
- Represents the chapter at NMVWS board meetings when the President is not available
- Carries out other assignments as delegated by the board
SECRETARY – Records minutes of board meetings & records history of chapter events
- Records minutes of board meetings & distributes to board members prior to next board meeting
- Sends a reminder of board meetings 1 week prior
- Sends thank-you notes to hosts of tasting events
TREASURER – Manages the finances of the chapter and maintains membership roster and contact information
- Maintains records of monthly income and expenditures
- Issues refunds to members for supplies, etc., with receipts provided
- Reconciles bank records
- Provides a bimonthly report to the board
- Makes yearly dues payments to NMVWS
- Pays monies owed to hosts of tasting events, etc.
- Assists with contracts negotiated by the President
- Maintains updated membership roster
- Provides membership report at board meetings
EVENTS COORDINATOR – Plans and organizes membership meetings
- Solicits speakers
- Coordinates with hosts of events and finalizes cost and details
- Sets up tasting events for the calendar year
- Solicits feedback from members for tasting events yearly
- Check in members at tasting events and issue name tags
- Emails guests and hosts of tasting events a link to the website to register as a member
- Sends wine tasting event email invites to members as well as a reminder 1 week before the RSVP deadline, and keeps track of replies