Secretary General’s Brief 2018

Ni Joe Fomukong, SG

The BCA-USA National Executive Council (NEC), includes the seven elected executives, fourteen chapter presidents and ten committee chairs. NEC meets on the last Sunday of the month through conference call and face to face during the Leadership Summit and convention. However, additional conference calls are sometimes scheduled to address pressing matters. I would like to express thanks to previous and current NEC members for making the organization successful for the past years. I invite more members to make time to serve the organization at committee level. As the organization grows bigger, sub-committees have been created to spread the duties. NEC continues to work to empower each chapter through regular updates from each chapter president and encourage members of each chapter to belong to a committee.

In the past year, BCA committees and chapters have continued to build on our accomplishments from the previous year. I am delighted to present to you an over view of some of the work our committees have been doing this past year. Each committee developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to guide them. To align with BCAUSA they were reviewed and approved by NEC.

The Culture Committee is working to equip each chapters’ with drums and shakers. Despite challenges with the educational system in Bali, the

Education Committee has encouraged different forms of learning and are paying teachers’ salary in Bali to engage students. While streamlining the election process, the Electoral & Constitution is working to update the by-laws. The Fundraising committee is constantly going above and beyond to raise funds towards completing the Multi-Purpose Center (MPC) project. The Health Committee has put great effort to develop health activities for members during this year’s convention. The committee has also began to work with the MPC Committee to develop initiatives that will be run out of the MPC once it is complete. Working in partnership with all the chapter presidents and other committee members, the Membership Committee took membership to 690. The Membership committee has Nkap-Ntod and Community Outreach Program sub-committees. These are to increase BCA-USA’s present within the United States (US) through volunteering activities. Various chapters have allocated days to engage in volunteer work within their community. Following post-convention surveys, the Process Improvement Committee (PIC) is working to ensure the smooth flow of events during convention as well as coming up with a draft for chapter’s by-laws. The Projects Committee continues to oversee the Fishnet Project in Bali. The committee is currently monitoring the progress of BCA-USA sponsored candidates. Information is the key to success continuous member engagement and progress. The Publications Committee has continued to publish a monthly electronic newsletter with updates from NEC, other committees and chapter to general membership. Publication committee is responsible for The Mirror (BCA-USA Annual Magazine) and website upgrade. The committee designed and launched a BCA-USA standard T-shirt during the Leadership Summit. The committee has also customized an app for use during this year’s convention. As BCA-USA grows stronger, children become very important in the process. The Social and Awards Committee caters for the needs of the children especially during the convention, reach

out to members during times of joy and sadness as well as recognize outstanding members for their contributions to the organization. This year the committee has developed a comprehensive program for kids during convention and have also worked to streamline the nomination process for BCA-USA awards.

The 2017-2018 chapter presidents and committee chairs are: Committee Chair

Culture Education Electoral & Constitution Fundraising Health Membership Process Improvement Projects Publications Social & Awards

Chapter

Carolina - Charlotte NC Eastern - Washington DC, WMA Great Lakes Detroit MI Midwest - Kansas City MO New England - Boston MA Northern CA - San Jose CA North Eastern New York NY Northern -Minneapolis MN Northern Texas - Dallas Oklahoma City OK Southeastern - Atlanta GA Southern - California LA Southern Texas - Houston Ni Samkeah Titanji (Oklahoma Chapter) Ma Evelyn Dohvoma (Southern Texas) Ni Edwin Fogam (Eastern Chapter) Ma Marie Nangah (Northern Texas) Ni Nubia Kaba (Northern California) Ma Evelyn Gwaabe (Eastern Chapter) Ni Mike Njambet (Oklahoma Chapter) Ma Justine Njafuh (Eastern Chapter) Ma Lilian Fokwang (Midwestern Chapter) Ma Lilian Fomunung (Southeastern Chapter)

President

Mi Nyuga Caspa Ni Gabriel Njinibot Ni Fidelis Kaspa Tita Nyuga Galega Ma Judith Fokum Ba Doh Nketti Ni Bekia Fosam Ni Patrick Nyuga Ma Candice Ngwa Ni Sama Njangah Ma Esona Fomuso Ma Kahlang Fondong Ma Valeria Ngafor

MEMORIES FROM ATLANTA, GA 2017