REGION II REPORT
Jason Hurdich, M.Ed, CDI Region II Representative
Representative Jason Hurdich, M.Ed., CDI, lives in South Carolina. He is a graduate of Boston University and the University of North Florida.
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n the past few months, we have started to dive into many extraordinary events happening across Region II. I am excited to see the increased collaboration between our Deaf community, interpreting community, and vested stakeholders throughout the region. I look forward to representing the RID Board of Directors at several affiliate chapter events in the upcoming months.
3. Discussion took place on RID’s requirements for affiliate chapter voting and its impact on chapter. According to the bylaws: “Affiliate chapters must also honor the dual membership agreement between the national organization and the affiliate chapters requiring a voting member of the affiliate chapter must be a member at the national level. At the same time, a voting member of the national organization must be a member of an affiliate chapter.” This discussion will be continued at the next meeting.
At the Region II Council meeting on March 31, 2022, many officers joined the discussion on critical issues and how the board on the national level can support Region II more effectively and efficiently.
4. An affiliate chapter brought up that it had not yet received a complimentary contact list of members in its state once per quarter. Carolyn Ball will follow up on this and ensure that affiliate chapters get the needed information to recruit members.
At this meeting, these topics were discussed: 1. RID Headquarters and its Board of Directors encouraged all affiliate chapters to submit events to https://rid.org/events/submit-events/, which will allow affiliate chapters to share their events on a national level.
5. A leadership program is also needed to allow members to fully understand what they may experience when accepting leadership or volunteer positions within affiliate chapters.
2. Dr. Carolyn Ball, Affiliate Chapter Liaison, shared how to effectively use the Affiliate Chapter Resource Center (ACRC). The ACRC is open to any affiliate chapter member with involvement by leadership. Affiliate Chapter Leaders and members can earn free CEUs through this resource, which also offers webinars. Dr.Ball demonstrated different positions and their responsibilities, along with how to draft bylaws, finances, and so forth.
Region II members, we are fortunate to have dedicated and committed affiliate chapter leaders wanting to better not only the profession but also the members of the Deaf community. I hope that each member will find the value of volunteerism and lift their affiliate chapters to new heights in the time to come.
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