Each summer we vote in a team of volunteers who run WLAPOM together. It's our shared goal to run the club smoothly, provide support to members and ensure that everyone has fun.
Feel free to browse the list of OPEN positions below to see if anything catches your eye. Volunteering is a great way to meet new friends and get an instant boost of community spirit.
Welcome to the Class of '21-'22! We look forward to seeing you soon...
President: Mary Nockles
Vice President and General Counsel: Theresa Troupson
Secretary: Christina Pitcher
Membership & Fundraising Chair: Rocki Davidson
Treasurer: Steve Esmond
Assistant Treasurer: Kookie Stout
Technical Director: Tram Le-Jones
NICU Contact: Kathryn Castro and Nicole McDonald
National Representative: Sandy Harber
Bereavement: Nicole McDonald
Marketing: Clare Le and Lauren Mulenos
Expectant Parents Meeting: Rosalind Napoli
New Parents Classes: Joanna Fryt
OPEN positions:
If you see a position which interests you, but is already filled, please feel free to ask about it anyway. We often have multiple people working on the same position! Just email board@wlapom.org for more details.
Subgroup Coordinator:
Encourages and supports the subgroups in building community via online engagement and in-person meet-ups.
New Parents Meeting Chair:
Organizes and hosts the monthly New Parents Group Meeting (0-12m). Chooses topics for monthly discussion and addresses questions/concerns from new parents on all subjects (sleep, feeding, self-care, etc); and provides follow-up information and resources if needed.
Treasurer:
Manages/Updates the bookkeeping, classifies transactions, produces profit and loss reports, produces budget reports, manages the annual filings, collects funds at holiday party, writes checks, makes sense out of numbers and completes any state or national forms. Also is the bank contact.
Multiple Helpings Chair/Co-Chair:
Seeks, responds to, and services families in need of WLAPOM charity. Purchase items and ship to their homes. Advise the club of needs and how we supported.
Multiple Meals Chair:
Helps new families or families going through a difficult time in their lives by coordinating families to donate meals. Finds members to drop a store bought or home cooked meal to the family. All coordinated through Meal Train (online).
Speaker Coordinator:
Schedules the parent education offered to the membership in the WLAPOM Speaker Series. Scouts and books locations for meetings either in members’ homes or public location/event center.
Newsletter:
Oversees the production of the monthly newsletter. Plans layout/topics, requests content and pictures, writes/edits as appropriate
Premie Closet:
Manages premie clothing donations and coordinates lending to families expecting or already delivered premie multiples.
Events Chair:
Plans and coordinates all social functions, along with a committee, including the Spring Picnic, Beach Days, Halloween Party, Board Meeting Dinner and Holiday Party. Manages the budget and expenses for all events, and works closely with the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer on all costs and expenses.
Fundraising Chair:
Plans and coordinates activities and/or events that raise money for our philanthropy Multiples Helpings. With volunteers, they will seek out beneficial partners, companies, and products etc that would benefit the fundraising goals. Sometimes includes garage sales too!
Social Media:
Engages with prospective members and existing members via Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
