Officer Positions
Becoming an officer is a great way to get involved, network, and develop your skills. Being an officer gives you the opportunity to show your commitment, leadership, and ability to work in a team, that might help you in your everyday life, impress your future boss in an interview, or in your future career.
As an officer in Tau Beta Pi, you will have a specific set of responsibilities based on your position, but you are also responsible for assisting in the arrangement, coordination, and supervision of events throughout the academic year. Running an organization is a team effort, and as such, we ask that officers expect to help with their share of the work from time to time. Additionally, all officers must attend officer meetings held twice a month.
Please be advised that the specifics in these officer descriptions are based on historical responsibilities. The future president may alter details as needed.
If you are interested in an officer position we do not currently have and would like to give us your feedback on a new position, please let us know. If you don't think you can commit to an officer position at this time, but would still like to take on a more active role in TBP, please do not hesitate to express interest.
President
The President is responsible for coordinating with the various officers, planning events, and conducting the organization within the current standards and traditions of Tau Beta Pi. This involves working with a diverse set of officers as well as working with the National Headquarters of Tau Beta Pi. The president will also have the opportunity to attend the National Convention that will be held in Ames, IA for a weekend in the Fall Semester.
Our current President is Courtney Chase.
Vice President
The Vice President is in charge of the advancement of the technical and professional education of the active members of our chapter. This involves coordinating the general body meetings, getting guest speakers, and helping the president with chapter operations. Additionally, as a direct representative for the president, the vice president will be interacting for events pertaining to both A.S. Meeting Services as well as the Student, Life, and Leadership office.
Our current Vice President is Gabriel Cordova.
Corresponding Secretary
The Corresponding Secretary is responsible for maintaining contact with National Headquarters through scheduled reports and other correspondences. Most reports occur once a year, and the reports involved with the membership process occur once per semester. A list of all of the reports and their due dates is available at the beginning of the year, and the reports mainly consist of data entry. Corresponding secretary is also responsible for coordinating material orders through headquarters.
Our current Corresponding Secretary is Ali Hashim.
Recording Secretary
The Recording Secretary is responsible for documenting and announcing our chapter's activities. This position is responsible for keeping meeting minutes at chapter meetings and interacting with our membership body through the chapter email account. This includes sending announcements, following-up with replies, and other general conversations.
Our current Recording Secretary is Larissa Diaz.
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for maintaining the chapter's finances. This position is responsible for creating and keeping the budget, keeping track of balances, expenses, and incomes in the joint AESC/TBP bank account, reimbursing officers for expenses, responding to invoices from headquarters, and keeping track of payments from candidates and members. Additional tasks include securing additional funding from the college, university, and other sources.
Our current Treasurer is Ezekiel Isidro.
Cataloger
The Cataloger is responsible for keeping a record of our membership, past and present. This includes updating the attendance records for candidates and members in a timely manner after each event. Also includes tracking each candidate's progress through the membership process.
Our current Cataloger is David Shaker.
Historian
The Historian is responsible for keeping a record of chapter events throughout the year. This includes taking and organizing pictures of events, summarizing the goings-on of the chapter, and ensuring sufficient project reports are completed by the chapter's officers each year.
Our current Historian is Cloud Cheung.
Announcement Coordinator
The Announcement Coordinator is responsible for informing the chapter about upcoming events through email. This includes working with the event coordinators to compile event descriptions and information, as well as editing and proofreading the resulting announcement emails. The announcement coordinator works closely with the recording secretary and president to create a schedule for email announcements and adjust it as events and other announcements are added throughout the year.
Our current Announcement Coordinators are Patricia Munn and Juan Luis Flores Roman.
Master of Inventory
The Master of Inventory is responsible for tracking the supplies and inventory of the chapter and being the primary point-of-contact for when officers need to access storage for event supplies. Tracking the existence of items in storage is the primary purpose (e.g. we have a lot of napkins and a bunch of plates), although a few items are actually counted (t-shirts, mini-bents, etc). This role also includes coordinating with the president and other officers to perform occasional inventory and clean-up activities.
Our current Masters of Inventory are John Hays and Daniel Green.
Candidate Coordinator
The Candidate Coordinator is responsible for assisting candidates as they navigate the membership process. This includes touching base with candidates throughout the semester, ensuring they are aware of the requirements for membership, and being a welcoming face when candidates have questions or concerns about our process or their individual situations. The candidate coordinator works closely with the president to help officers and members get to know the candidates.
Our current Candidate Coordinators are Madison White and Flavio Signoretti.
Member Coordinator
The Member Coordinator is responsible for assisting members in staying active and involved, especially as they transition from being candidates to members in the organization. This includes touching base with members throughout the semester, ensuring they are aware of the requirements for staying active and encouraging members to stay involved. Member coordinators work closely with the president to help officers and members get to know the candidates.
Our current Member Coordinators are Tristan Arenzana and Jonatan Guerra.
Inter-Org Liaison
The Inter-Org Liaison is responsible for organizing and hosting Inter-Org meetings. Inter-Org meetings are opportunities for all the engineering organizations to get together to share problems, exchange solutions, and collaborate with one another. This includes representing Tau Beta Pi during the meetings and bringing back information and learnings to the other TBP Officers.
Our current Inter-Org Liaisons are Justin Taing and Devin Patel.
CESC Representative
The CESC Representative is responsible for all correspondence between TBP and CESC (College of Engineering Student Council). This involves attendance at all CESC meetings, reporting any relevant information at TBP officer meetings, and sharing any relevant TBP business with CESC. CESC meeting times are generally determined at the beginning of the academic year, and usually occur fortnightly.
Note: This position is decided at the beginning of each semester (once meeting times and class schedules are known).
Our current CESC Representative is Oscar Osuna.