Council Positions Descriptions

Council Member
The mission of the Sections is to provide or support educational opportunities for their members and to support research that will enhance the professional lives of their members and the actuarial profession in general. The Section Councils are responsible for carrying out this mission by directing and managing the activities of the Sections. A Council consists of nine members of the Section; three members are elected each year for a term of three years. Each council member is expected to play an active role in the activities of the Council.

Responsibilities include:

• Attending face-to-face meetings as needed.
• Participating in conference calls as needed
• Participating as a section liaison to various SOA committees and project oversight groups, as needed
• Helping to develop spring meeting sessions, writing descriptions and assisting with speaker recruitment
• Helping to develop seminars on topics of interest to section members
• Supporting the newsletter editor by writing an article, recruiting writers, and/or offering constructive feedback

Officers
Officers are elected to serve for one year, beginning in October.

Section Chairperson
Usually a council member serving his/her third year on the Council

• Prepares the meeting agendas, presides at the meetings of the Section Council, and oversees the activities of the section
• Acts as the section liaison to, and member of, the appropriate practice advancement committee
• Attends two meetings of the Council of Section Chairpersons

Vice-Chairperson
Usually a council member serving his/her second year on the council

• May be assigned duties by the section chairperson or council
• Acts as chairperson in the absence of the elected chairperson
• Attends one meeting of the Council of Section Chairpersons

Secretary

• Records and sees to the distribution of all meeting minutes
• May be assigned other responsibilities by the section chairperson or council

Treasurer

• Produces a draft budget for the coming year, with projections of section income and expenses
• Oversees the income and expenses of the section
• Reviews the quarterly section financial statements as prepared by the SOA staff
• May be assigned other responsibilities by the section chairperson or council