2021 Elections: Call for Nominations

Do you want to make friends, stay connected to your time on JET and be involved in the Japan community in the Southeast? Now's your chance - become a JETAASE officer!

Anyone within our membership can run for office, you do not need to physically live in Atlanta where the consulate is located. Board meetings are held online monthly for approximately an hour. Training for each role is available by previous Board members! We are asking for platforms of all interested candidates to be submitted by February 14 to info@jetaase.org. If you’re interested in joining the JETAASE board, please submit a platform!

What we need:

• Less than 200 words

• Self-introduction, including where and when you were on JET

• What you want to accomplish in your time as an officer

• Headshot if you’d like to share one

The following positions are open:

Vice President – The Vice President provides both leadership and follow-through on planned projects. The Vice President supports the President and the Board, remains current on chapter initiatives and projects, and facilitates the President’s role.

Secretary – The Secretary records the minutes for all meetings with the Board and ensures the meetings are stored and shared appropriately. The Secretary archives and documents JETAASE information at all levels. The Secretary collaborates with the Social Media Chair and Webmaster to provide public relations support in chapter communications and represents the chapter at public events.

Treasurer – The Treasurer plans the annual budget in conjunction with the Board. The Treasurer maintains and balances the bank account, collects receipts and writes checks for any chapter expenses, and deposits checks. The Treasurer oversees the Venmo account and reimbursements. The Treasurer requests funding and then submits the follow up reports and receipt submissions to CLAIR yearly.

Social Media Chair – The Social Media Chair manages our external presence on our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The Social Media Chair creates and promotes events on all platforms including Zoom, and issues timely reminders. The Social Media Chair designs infographics to be used on all communications, collaborating with the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster.

Newsletter Editor – The Newsletter Editor compiles information from various sources and composes email newsletters to share the details of events and other resources with our membership. The Newsletter Editor collaborates with the rest of the Board to ensure information is disseminated in a timely manner. Newsletters should be composed at least quarterly. No previous experience with Constant Contact necessary.

Webmaster – The Webmaster manages our external communications and our strong online presence. The Webmaster keeps content up to date on the website and posts content to the website, such as job descriptions and events for the calendar. The Webmaster maintains and organizes the officer-accessible documents and resources, and manages the shared email account, responding to all inquiries. The Webmaster collaborates with the Social Media chair and Newsletter Editor on communications to members, infographics, membership lists, and surveys. Previous experience with Google Drive, and website design (Squarespace) is not required.

Spring Elections 2020 - Voting Open

Voting is open! The voting period for open JETAASE officer positions runs through March 12, 2020. To submit your vote, please use the voting ballot available via the link in the email you should have recieved.

Election results will be posted in an upcoming newsletter newsletter.

Platforms received:

President:

Ingrid Galinat

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for considering me as your next JETAA SE President. 

Why am I running as your next JETAA SE President? 

It has been 19 year since I left the JET program, yet my passion for the JET Program and for collaborating with other JET Alumni has not wavered. 

I envision a JETAA SE Alumni program that is inclusive to all the states that incorporate the JETAA SE, and to bring positive new changes to our organization. 

My volunteer experience has been extensive in national volunteers committees with members that incorporate the entire United States and Abroad to chairing a volunteer organization locally. 

My passion for the JET Alumni association, with my volunteer experience would be an asset to the organization. 

Bio

Ingrid Galinat has worked in the field of international education for 19 years. Ingrid gives credit to the JET Program for her career trajectory, working with international students and American students that want to study abroad. She was on the JET program in Toyama Prefecture from 2000-2001. In 2019 she co-founded the JET Alabama Sub-chapter, and she co-wrote a proposal and was awarded a grant through the Sasakawa Japanese Peace Foundation USA and USJETAA to present to college students on job opportunities working with Japanese companies in Alabama. Furthermore the grant collaborated with Japan - American Society of Alabama and the Japanese Consulate of Atlanta.  Ingrid lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with her husband and three children. 

Secretary:

Sabrina Cramer

Hi! My name is Sabrina and I'd love to be your new secretary! I spent an amazing year in Gunma Prefecture where I worked at an all-girls high school. As a chemist by trade, after returning from Japan, I worked at a biotech startup in Boston. I became active in the NEJETAA community first by attending JETAA events before moving to representing NEJETAA at various events such as the annual JET Q&A at the Boston Children's Museum and JET Pre-Departure Orientation.

Since moving down to North Carolina to pursue my PhD in chemistry in 2018 (go Tar Heels!), I have continued to take an active role in JETAA as a North Carolina Triangle area chapter lead and Social Media Coordinator. I established our Instagram presence, updated our website, led recruitment events, and attended NatCon (the national convention for JETAA) in Chicago where I was able to get a deeper glimpse into how JETAA functions.

I believe I am a great candidate for secretary due to my excellent eye for detail and organization. If elected as secretary, I want to help build a stable membership for this chapter through better planning, structure and organization. I hope to strengthen ties across the entirety of our chapter in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina by finding realistic ways to engage our community. I look forward to working with our chapter to make it the best it can be! 

Education Chair:

Julia Lattarulo

Bio: 

Julia Lattarulo is a seasoned public speaker who enjoys organizing events and networking between communities. She currently volunteers and helps run the social media platform for the Japan American Society of North Carolina. She was on the JET Program from 2018-2019 in Bunkyo-ku Tokyo where she was an active officer of the TJET Event Committee and ran many successful events, such as her Trivia Nights in Shibuya and the 2019 Masquerade Event in Shinjuku. Since being back in the US, Julia has remained an active part of the Japanese community in North Carolina, received her North Carolina Real Estate License, and has become a manager for one of the local swim teams where she develops informational documents for interested parties and instructional lessons for her coaches. 
Julia hopes to bring a streamlined, fun, and informational presentation to any and all JET Program hopefuls. She understands that the E in JET stands for Exchange and has continued to promote greater understanding of cultural events, public affairs, and educational programs between the two countries.

Q&A Session: 
Julia's main goal is to have a well-rounded informational session in any environment, which addresses the educational program, the unique JET experience, and the difficulties of navigating a new culture and a different way of life. The Q&A session serves a purpose to create an exchange of views and information. To do so, Julia envisions a presentation that is open and interactive, where the audience feels engaged in the information at hand. She also thinks that reaching out and asking future JETs to submit questions they may have prior to the informational sessions may be beneficial to see what concerns them the most about traveling to another country. These questions will then be reviewed, made into an FAQ sheet, and discussed at the informational session.
Julia believes that staying positive, active, and approachable are key qualities to any successful program. These are characteristics she feels she embodies and that would contribute to a successful Educational Chair Officer. 

Spring Elections 2020: Call for Platforms

Have you been thinking about getting more involved in JETAASE, but you’re not sure how? Do you want to make friends, stay connected to your time on JET, and be involved in the Japan community in Southeast? Now is your chance - become an JETAASE Officer!

Self nominations will be due via email by March 6th to jetaase@yahoo.com. Your nomination should include your reason(s) for running and a short self-bio relating to JET and Japan.  Elections will be held March 9th-12th, 2020. JETAASE members will be able to submit ballots during the four day voting period. All JETAASE members will receive a voting form link by email. 

We will be accepting nominations for the following JETAASE positions below: 

·  President

·  Secretary

·  Education Chair

·  Social Chair

Position Descriptions: 

President:

• The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have general and active management of the operations of the Corporation, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.  If there shall be no Chairman of the Board, the President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.

• The President shall have the authority and power to execute on behalf of the Corporation bonds, mortgages, notes, contracts, leases and other documents and instruments (whether or not requiring the seal of the Corporation) except where such documents or instruments are required by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. 

• If there shall be no Treasurer, the President shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as will be designated by the Board of Directors.  

• The President shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as will be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.  

Secretary:

• The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for any committee of Directors when required.

• The Secretary shall ensure that the minutes of each meeting of the Board of Directors are distributed to each Director. 

• The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings and shall perform such duties as will be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President. 

• The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation, and shall have authority to affix it to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it will be attested by the Secretary's signature.

Social Chair:

• The Social Chair (in possible conjunction with a Social Committee) plans approximately one event per month, such as Happy Hours, the Returnee Events, and hanami parties.

• The Social Chair is responsible for maintaining the invite lists and determining how many members are planning to attend.

• The Social Chair works with the treasurer to make sure that everyone has paid for the event if there is a fee.

Education Chair:

• The Education Chair plans education-related activities the chapter is involved in, such as Japanese classes, etc.

• The Education Chair leads JET recruiting activities organized by JETAASE.