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Committees

These are the committees defined within Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild. Click the "go arrow" or the committee name to see a list of committee members. Click the info link icon to view additional information about the committee. If there are subcommitees, a list of subcommittees will be displayed. Click on the name of the subcommittee to view the members.

Board of Directors

Led by the President. Made up of Executive Committee, Appointed Directors & Immediate Past President. Responsible to manage and guide OVWG within its constitution and by-laws.

Executive Committee

Elected by the Membership. Led by the President. Made up of President, VP of Programming, VP of Facilities & Equipment, Secretary & Treasurer.

Program Development Committee

Appointed and led by VP of Programming. Responsible for recruiting Pro Demonstrators for Monthly Meetings, Hands-On and 3-day classes, , Manage Wood Team - Procure wood for classes & members..

AV Development Committee

Appointed & led by VP of Facilities & Equipment. Responsible for all things AV, Inventory, Maintenance, Rental, Set-up, Recruit & Train Operators.

Facilities & Equipment Maint. Committee

Appointed and led by VP Facilities & Equipment. Responsible for Long Term Equipment plan, Recruit & Manage LC Coordinators.

Learning Center Leadership Team

Appointed and led by VP of Programming. Made up of VP of Programming, VP of Facilities & Equipment, Dir. of Skill Dev. & Dir. of New Member Dev. Responsible for ongoing leadership of the Learning Center development and use.

Skill Development Committee

Appointed and led by Dir. of Skill Development. Responsible for Creating & Implementing Intro. & Advanced classes, Turn & Learn, & one-time classes. Recruit Members for demos, classes and Monthly meetings.

New Member Development Committee

Appointed and led by Dir. of New Member Development. Responsible for Quality mentors & demonstrators (internal & external events), Mentor program & New Member sponsorship.

Communications Committee

Appointed & led by Dir. of Marketing. Responsible for PR, Marketing materials, Promotion, Securing Grants, Fundraising, Welcome Package.

Website Committee

Appointed and led by Dir. of Marketing. Charged with management of website, look & feel and content, recruiting webmaster.

Youth Turning Committee

Appointed and led by Dir. of Youth Turning. Responsible for defining and outreach to target population, program development & implementation.

Community Involvement Committee

Appointed and led by Dir. of Community Involvement. Responsible for identifying, planning, staffing, managing of outreach programs such as Empty Bowls, Pens for the Troops, External Demos, Art shows, etc.

Learning Center Coordinators

Appointed and led by VP of Facilities & Equipment. One or more coordinators must be present and responsible for LC anytime the LC is in use.

Approved Demonstrators

Appointed by Dir. of New Member Development. These folks are approved to be Demonstrators at Club functions.

Mentors

Appointed and led by Dir. of New Member Development. These people are available to mentor those who need a bit of help with their woodturning technique or processes.

Nomination Committee

Appointed by the President and responsible for recruiting and nomination of people to fill expiring or vacant spots on the Executive Committee.

Symposium Committee

Appointed and led by Symposium Director. Responsible for all things Symposium. Planning & implementation of biennial Symposium.

Hospitality Committee

Attend to drinks and food at meetings.

Wood Committee

Procure and prep wood for classes & members.

Only certain members can view this committee

Scholarship Committee

To solicit and evaluate applications for scholarships. Make recommendations to Executive Committee of scholarships to be awarded.

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	OVWG Learning Center is located at Kennedy Heights Cultural Campus 6620 Montgomery Road, Kennedy Heights, OH 45213 The entrance to our studio is on the South side of the building, by the loading dock area. Click here for map ---> Click here for a picture of the entry door to our studio--->
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