President - This person makes sure team members are fulfilling their responsibilities. The president is in charge of running meetings. This includes creating an agenda before the meeting and making sure everyone pays attention and stays on task during the meeting. The president ensures deadlines are being met and goals are being accomplished, and acts as the official spokesperson of the team, both internally and externally.
Vice President Marketing - This person is in charge of communicating the necessary information to people outside of the team, including school and community.
Vice President Activities - This person is in charge of overseeing the events and activities held by your team.
Vice President External - The VP External is in charge of planning events within your community, maintaining communication with members of the community and reporting back.
Vice President Fundraising - This person is in charge of the group's fundraising activities.
Treasurer - The treasurer keeps track of, and is responsible for, the money that goes in and out of the team's account. This includes reimbursing receipts, writing cheques and updating the team.
Social Representative - This person is in charge of organizing fun events that allow the team members to get to know each other.
Secretary - The secretary records the minutes for each meeting, emails them to the other members, and keeps a binder with all of the current happenings throughout the year.
Look for early indicators of conflict — unhappy team members, snide comments, lack of interest — and try to deal with it before it gets out of hand. Encourage honesty and differences in opinion, and realize there is such a thing as healthy disagreement. Have concrete plans and policy, but be open to change. Click here to download some great teambuilding exercises.
