officers 2019-21
President: Lynne Victorine
Vice President: Hugh Springer
Treasurer: Marlene Wine
Vice President: Hugh Springer
Treasurer: Marlene Wine
- Secretary: Jennie Sue Murdock
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Welcome to Roanoke Valley Unit of National Association of Parliamentarians! While we may be a small unit, there is a lot of parliamentary experience among us, and we are so happy to share our knowledge in order to help YOU have a great meeting!
Each of us has a story to tell when it comes to what motivated us to start showing up at meetings. For some, it was having problems with an organization that couldn’t get anything done. For me, it was belonging to an organization whose meetings followed Robert’s and I didn’t have the first clue as to how to function in that setting. Whatever the reasons, our common thread is that we all know there is nothing worse than a poorly run meeting that drags on for hours and accomplishes little - or an organization that is controlled by people who will not follow process. All of those things can be resolved by a decent working knowledge of Robert’s Rules of Order, and a well-written set of bylaws. You are not alone! We can help you with that!
Please come to a meeting! We’ll ply you with coffee, cookies and the generosity of spirit that embodies our mission to educate all those who wish to learn how have a good meeting. Our meetings are brief, but followed by a “clinic” where you can describe a particular issue and our crack team of parliamentarians will show you how to solve the problem. After that, we have a program that is always informative, never pedantic, and likely to generate a lot of good discussion.
We offer workshops that are tailor made for the group’s particular needs. But most of all, we offer you the peace of mind in knowing there is a group of very kind folks who will point the way.
With best wishes,
Lynne Victorine, President, Roanoke Valley Unit, N.A.P.
Welcome to Roanoke Valley Unit of National Association of Parliamentarians! While we may be a small unit, there is a lot of parliamentary experience among us, and we are so happy to share our knowledge in order to help YOU have a great meeting!
Each of us has a story to tell when it comes to what motivated us to start showing up at meetings. For some, it was having problems with an organization that couldn’t get anything done. For me, it was belonging to an organization whose meetings followed Robert’s and I didn’t have the first clue as to how to function in that setting. Whatever the reasons, our common thread is that we all know there is nothing worse than a poorly run meeting that drags on for hours and accomplishes little - or an organization that is controlled by people who will not follow process. All of those things can be resolved by a decent working knowledge of Robert’s Rules of Order, and a well-written set of bylaws. You are not alone! We can help you with that!
Please come to a meeting! We’ll ply you with coffee, cookies and the generosity of spirit that embodies our mission to educate all those who wish to learn how have a good meeting. Our meetings are brief, but followed by a “clinic” where you can describe a particular issue and our crack team of parliamentarians will show you how to solve the problem. After that, we have a program that is always informative, never pedantic, and likely to generate a lot of good discussion.
We offer workshops that are tailor made for the group’s particular needs. But most of all, we offer you the peace of mind in knowing there is a group of very kind folks who will point the way.
With best wishes,
Lynne Victorine, President, Roanoke Valley Unit, N.A.P.