BQPA/PIONEERS

                  

       Barbershop Quartet Preservation Association

    BQPA/Pioneers – Vice President 

 
The primary duties of the Vice-President of BQPA/Pioneers are to:  Assist the President as requested or required .

Consider, discuss and vote upon motions brought before the Board of Directors.

 Preside for the President at meetings when  the President is absent or a personal motion pertaining to the President is made.   Assume the duties of the President should the office become unoccupied. 

Be prepared to pass to the next incumbent the details of the office.  In particular, the Vice-President should strive to become conversant with:
 
       the by-laws of the organization

the job descriptions of the various officers and appointees

the early and recent history of BQPA/Pioneers.

A fair but somewhat incomplete summary of recent history might be gleaned from the Minutes of Board and General Membership meetings… 

The Vice-President should, at any and all opportunities, consult with and advise the President in respect to policies, procedures, vision and strategic planning for the organization.  The holder of this office should be prepared to bring to the President and/or the Board of Directors topics, comments, complaints, suggestions and recommendations from the general membership in respect to anything pertinent to the administration and operation of the organization. 

A specific brief for the Vice-President of BQPA/Pioneers is a continuing focus on the judging criteria for the traditional luck-ofthe-draw quartet contest held on the Friday evenings of our festivals.  Criteria in some recent years have been lax and unclear, leading to some unease with what was being adjudicated.  More recent judging sheets appear to have alleviated at least some of the concerns.  But continued focus on judging criteria, as well as how these contests are being administered, with a willingness to consider change and/or simplification, should result in positive reactions.