JB USA Works

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JB USA

WORKS 2015-2016

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WHY WE WORK “This book, being about work, is by its very nature about violence—to the spirit as well as the body.”

—Studs Terkel in the introduction to his book, Working.

For us, “we work because it’s necessary” is only answering only part of the question.

The fact that without us, JB USA wouldn’t exist gives us daily motivation, but for us, it’s not comprehensive.

Our world today is often concerned with the difficulty of defining a person to a finite, and oftentimes small and inconsequential identity—their job. For those of us who find ourselves getting more and more involved, though, our work in CISV is not enclosing.

Instead of defining ourselves by the work we do in CISV, we see ourselves as contributing our identity, as donating our personality and perspective, to a vast network whose organizational culture and mission allow us to make a meaningful difference, and which continues to create a meaningful difference in us.

In this way, we work not only to keep JB USA alive, but to keep something alive in us formed long ago, on the 27th day of village, on the first night of our first minicamp, in some country we’d never been to with friends we’d just met.

We work because CISV has had such an immeasurable impact on our lives and in shaping who we are has irrevocably linked us to each other. We work to maintain this link which for us reminds us and assures us of that portion of us we cherish and which is there only because of the experiences we have had and the people we have met through CISV. We work because it inspires us. We work because although we leave long board meetings, sleep-deprived weekends, or the last line in a long email more tired than before and now subjected to fulfill our necessary other duties, like homework, with a will-testing lack of energy, we nonetheless are paradoxically filled with a long-lasting vigor. We are reminded why we got involved in the first place and are able to reflect on the ideals which have been instilled in us because of our continued involvement.

We work because we want to inspire others. We work because ultimately we want others to take this swerving struggle bus, because all the bus stops come with an incredible view, which has as much value in us seeing it as us knowing others are experiencing it as well.

But most concisely, and most importantly, we work because we love CISV.

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STRUCTURE

●JB Director

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●● National Junior Representatives (NJRs) ○Senior NJR ○Junior NJR Chairs Either

●●● National Youth Committee ●● (NYC)

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○East-Midwest Liaison ○Northeast Liaison ○South Liaison ○West Liaison ○West-Midwest Liaison

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National Junior Board of Trustees (NJBoT) ○East-Midwest Representative ○Northeast Representative ○South Representative ○West Representative ○West-Midwest Representative ○○○Members at Large ○National JB Advisor

National Mini Camp Committee (NMCC) ○○○○○Members ○Chair ○Past-Chair

DESCRIPTIONS Junior Branch Presidents●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● The Junior Branch Presidents, or Local Junior Representatives, lead the 21 Junior Branch chapters of JB USA. As a crucial part of the JB USA structure, JB Presidents make sure that their respective local chapters are active and thriving JBs. The JB Presidents also elect most of the JB USA leadership, including the NJRs, the NJBoT, the NJBAd, and the JB Director. The JB Presidents also choose the recipient of the annual “JBer for Life” award.

National Junior Representatives (NJRs)●● The Senior and Junior National Junior Representatives (NJRs) act as the heads of JB USA and administer the proceedings of our Junior Branch. In addition to maintaining the quality of all JB development and trainings, the NJRs also manage the budget of JB USA. The NJRs are the representatives of JB USA to the International Junior Branch, acting in the interest of JB USA in any governing procedures and communicating all necessary information to JB USA. They also manage JB USA’s communications and work with CISV USA committees.

Finally, the NJRs develop the visioning for JB USA and work throughout the year to make JB USA the best it can possibly be!

Junior Branch Director● The Junior Branch Director is the voice of the Junior Branch on CISV USA’s Board of Directors. As a full voting member of the Board, the JB Director helps govern the proceedings of CISV USA. The JB Director works very closely with the NJRs to ensure that the interests of JB USA are being represented on the Board of Directors.

National Youth Committee (NYC)●●●●● The National Youth Committee (NYC) is one of the essential organs of JB USA. Chaired by the one of the NJRs, the NYC is a 5 member committee in charge of developing and facilitating training programs for JB USA that are implemented during the Chapter Development Workshops and the National Junior Branch Meeting. The members of NYC also act as regional liaisons to the 5 regions of JB USA and work to ensure that JB USA is meeting all of the local chapters’ needs.

National Junior Board of Trustees (NJBoT)●●●●●●●●● The National Junior Board of Trustees (NJBoT) is the governing board of JB USA. Chaired by the one of the NJRs, the NJBoT is a 9 member board comprised of the National Junior Branch Advisor, 5 Regional Representatives, and 3 Members at Large. The NJBoT works to develop any new procedures and policies that they see are necessary to develop JB USA as a Junior Branch.

National Junior Branch Advisor (NJBAd)● The National Junior Branch Advisor (NJBAd) is the adult member of the JB USA structure. In addition to offering the adult perspective on the NJBoT, the NJBAd supports the Local Junior Branch Advisors of JB USA. Motion Manager● The Motion Manager is responsible for helping JBers draft motions,updating the Book of Procedures and keeping track of motions that NJBoT has voted on in the Book of Motions.

National Mini Camp Committee (NMCC)●●●●●●● Chaired by the National Mini Camp Committee Chair with help from the Past Chair, the NMCC plans JB USA’s annual National Mini Camp, which takes place every year during Memorial Day Weekend. For this camp, the committee plans original educational content.

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NJRs ●●

●Senior NJR Daniel Krajnak

●Junior NJR Steph Ouellette

Shared Responsibilities Together, the NJRs represent JB USA in all CISV USA matters, manage JB USA through the facilitation of committees, local JB chapters, national events, and other responsibilities, work towards the goals of JB and make the responsibilities of JB USA their own, represent JB USA to the international community including attending the Americas’ Junior Branch Meeting, and the International Junior Brach Conference.

Senior NJR Daniel Krajnak, the Senior NJR, chairs the National Junior Board of Trustees and collaborates with the Junior NJR in all JB USA matters, including but not limited to trainings, workshops, and visioning. He serves as the communication branch with the International Junior branch and Americas’ Junior Branch. He consistently updates the Junior Branch section of the CISV USA, Inc. Book of Procedures. He also manages the finances of Junior Branch USA while working with the National Treasurer (on the adult side) to compile an annual budget and help manage funds during the year.

Finally, he works with the CISV USA Chapter Development Committee and the NYC to plan three regional Chapter Development Workshops. daniel.krajnak@us.cisv.org

Junior NJR Steph Ouellette, the Junior NJR was elected by the JB presidents. Next year, she will take on the role of Senior NJR, and a new Junior NJR will be elected. She chairs the National Youth Committee, and collaborates with the Senior NJR in all JB USA matters, including, but not limited to, trainings, workshops, and visioning. She also oversees the National Junior Branch Meeting’s Agenda and in doing so collaborates with the CISV In Motion Conference Committee. steph.ouellette@us.cisv.org

JB Director ●

●JB Director Rachel Buff JB Director Rachel Buff, the JB Director, was elected by the JB presidents for a two-year term on the CISV USA Board of Directors, the governing and fiduciary body for CISV USA. She represents the JB on this Board of Directors and communicates our interests. She works closely with the NJRs to formulate and carry out the strategic plan for JB USA. She also communicates the opinions of the Board of Directors to the NJRs and works with them to develop a response rachel.buff@us.cisv.org Rachel is JB USA’s voice in CISV USA, and , with the National JB Advisor, is CISV USA’s voice in JB USA.

NYC ●●●●● ●East-Midwest Liaison Kayla Mock

●West Liaison Nash Allan-Rahill

●Northeast Liaison Cameron Overholt

●West-Midwest Liaison Maddy Allan-Rahill

●South Liaison Charlie Wolfson

East-Midwest Liaison Northeast Liaison South Liaison Kayla Mock is the NYC Liaison to the Cameron Overholt is the NYC Liaison to Charlie Wolfson is the NYC Liaison to East-Midwest Region, which is made up the Northeast Region, which is made up the South Region, which is made up of of the Cincinnati, Columbus, Northeast of the Brandywine Valley, New York, the Atlanta Area, Chattanooga, Gulf Ohio and Pittsburgh chapters. Kayla Maine, Philadelphia, Springfield, and Coast, Jacksonville, and Smoky supports the JB Presidents of these Washington D.C. chapters. Cameron Mountain chapters. Charlie supports chapters and helps to coordinate supports the JB Presidents of these the JB Presidents of these chapters and various regional projects between them. chapters and helps to coordinate helps to coordinate various regional various regional projects between them. projects between them. kayla.mock@us.cisv.org

cameron.overholt@us.cisv.org

charlie.wolfson@us.cisv.org

West Liaison West-Midwest Liaison Nash Allan-Rahill is the NYC Liaison to the West Region, which Maddy Allan-Rahill is the NYC Liaison to the West-Midwest is made up of the Dallas, Rocky Mountain Denver, and San Region, which is made up of the Detroit, Miami County, and Francisco chapters. Nash supports the JB Presidents of these Michigan City chapters. Maddy supports the JB Presidents of chapters and helps to coordinate various regional projects these chapters and helps to coordinate various regional between them. projects between them. nash.allanrahill@us.cisv.org

maddy.allanrahill@us.cisv.org

NJBoT ●●●●●●●●● ●East-Midwest Representative Max Rogow

●West-Midwest Representative Kelsey Vinzant*

●Northeast Representative Aliza Glatter

●●●Members at Large Sofia Goodman Luke Hussung Ellie Utter

●South Representative Nikita Raheja

●West Representative Julia Beasley

●National JB Advisor Samantha Coltart

*Kelsey is also NJBoT’s Motion Manager Mission Statement: To foster the growth and development of JB USA through visioning, innovation, and legislation.

East-Midwest Northeast South West West-Midwest Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Max Rogow, NJBoT’s Aliza Glatter, NJBoT’s Nikita Raheja, NJBoTs Julia Beasley, NJBoT’s Kelsey Vinzant, Representative to the Representative to the Representative to the Representative to the NJBoT’s East-Midwest region, Northeast region, South region, ensures West region, ensures Representative to the ensures that the ensures that the that the chapters in that the chapters in West-Midwest region, chapters in that chapters in that that region have a that region have a ensures that the region have a voice on region have a voice on voice on NJBoT. In voice on NJBoT. In chapters in that NJBoT. In addition, NJBoT. In addition, addition, Nikita works addition, Julia works region have a voice on Max works on various Aliza works on various on various national on various national NJBoT. In addition, national projects to national projects to projects to improve JB projects to improve JB Kelsey works on improve JB USA. improve JB USA. USA. USA. various national projects to improve JB max.rogow@us.cisv.org sofia.goodman@us.cisv.org nikita.raheja@us.cisv.org julia.beasley@us.cisv.org USA.

Members at Large National JB Advisor Sofia Goodman, Luke Hussung, and Ellie Utter Samantha Coltart, the National JB Advisor, all serve as Members at Large on the NJBoT. serves as an adult perspective for the NJBoT With no particular region in mind, they vote on and assists all of the JB Advisors within JB USA. behalf of JB USA as a whole. All three of them also work on various national projects to improve samantha.coltart@us.cisv.org JB USA. sofia.goodman@us.cisv.org luke.hussung@us.cisv.org ellie.utter@us.cisv.org

Motion Manager Kelsey is also NJBoT’s Motion Manager. She helps JBers draft motions, updates the book of motions, and updates the JB Book of Procedures. kelsey.vinzant@us.cisv.o rg motion.manager@us.cis v.org

NMCC ●●●●●●● ●●●●●Members Aaron Glatter Dani Gurevitch Olivia Miller Bryce Owens Addie Wilson

Members Chair Aaron, Dani, Olivia, Bryce, and Addie, Quinn Porter, the National Mini Camp the National Mini Camp Committee Committee Chair, supports and members, collectively plan the National facilitates the work of the committee Mini Camp, or NMC, a weekend-long and, with the help of the Past-Chair, camp which occurs every year during manages the logistics of NMC. Memorial Day weekend. aaron.glatter@us.cisv.org dani.gurevitch@us.cisv.org olivia.miller@us.cisv.org bryce.owens@us.cisv.org addie.wilson@us.cisv.org nmcc@us.cisv.org

quinn.porter@us.cisv.org

●Chair Quinn Porter

●Past-Chair Laura Berstler

Past-Chair Laura Berstler, the National Mini Camp Committee Past-Chair, helps the NMCC Chair and shares relevant experience from the year before to ensure that NMC is constantly improving. laura.berstler@us.cisv.org

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