Business Plan
OCCE Vision: for professional growth through leadership development
2012 Committee Structure
Program Committee
Ken Moore, Chair; Lisa Navrkal, Co-Chair
Includes planning the:
Annual Meeting /Volunteer Training (Nov)
Solicit bids, plan, organize and promote the 2012 and 2013 annual meeting with a goal of 60 participants. Solicit bids for Year 2013 Conference. Focus of the conference designed to look at critical issues facing chamber management. Plan and develop a program (VLS) in conjunction with the Annual Meeting that would result in volunteer leaders of local chambers having a better understanding of their roles. Targeted to officers, executives and directors of local chambers in Oklahoma this event will have an attendance goal of 75 people/chambers.
MAKO 2012 Conference Task Force
Ruth Littlefield (Co-Chair), Karen Wages, Danna Fowble, Mita Bates (Co-Chair 2014)
This task force will act at the direction of the OCCE Chair and will work to coordinate a Spring 2012 Regional Conference with Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas representatives (MAKO).
Awards and Scholarships
Charity O'Donnell, Chair; Debra Burch, Co-Chair
Select the Executive of the Year, the Executive Leadership Award and Hall of Fame winners with presentation at the Annual Meeting. Also look at additional ways to recognize excellence in chamber management from second level management with possible recommendations to the OCCE board for new award categories.
Identify and select individuals to receive scholarships for OCCE programs; the Institute for Organization Management, ACCE, MAKO and The Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence.
Nominating Committee/Bylaws
Matt Pivarnik, Chair
Responsible for recommending candidates to serve as officers and members of the board of directors for the year 2011+.
Annually review and make approved changes to the OCCE Bylaws.
Chamber Consulting Services (CCS)
OCCE provides the following services:
- Counseling services for local chambers of commerce
- Executive handbook designed for the new executive
- Survey of local chambers of commerce
- Mentoring: Manage a statewide network designed to assist each new chamber executive and welcome all new members of OCCE
- Publish every other year Wage and Benefit Survey (2012 renewal year)
Chamber Management Institute (CMI)
(Spring and/or Fall)
Suzanne Shirey and Wes Smithwick, Co-Chairs (Rich Cantillon/Lisa Friden are mentors during the year)
Plan and coordinate with OCCE staff, program content and speakers. Held one day a month for four consecutive months, this program, depending on the need, trains new professionals in the industry. Graduates from this course are recognized at either the Summer Management Conference and/or Annual Conference, depending on what session attended.
Membership Recruitment Programs and Retention Committee
Tracy Mosley (Chair-Elect of the Board)
Recruit new local chamber involvement throughout Oklahoma, while retaining the existing membership base. Utilize OCCE programs and members to promote benefits and member services of the organization with strong emphasis on retention.
Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence (March of each year)
OCCE President appointed Rich Cantillon - OCCE representative and 2012-13 Chair. Danna Fowble serves as The State Chamber representative
The Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence has been established to provide the skills needed to enhance the value of a chamber in a local business community. This program is designed to address much of the basic information one would need to successfully operate a local chamber of commerce.
Audit Committee
Matt Pivarnik, CCE; (2010 OCCE President)
This committee will act at the direction of the President and will work with the State Chamber’s Controller to review and audit the financial records of OCCE on an annual basis.
Other Services
* Career Bulletin: Job postings mailed to members and posted on our web site.
* Web Site: www.occe.com for the latest news, legislation and events calendar.
* Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin
* Resource Library – contact OCCE staff for samples of bylaws, job descriptions, etc.
Additional Resources
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