Kennesaw Business Association 2011 Committees Education Committee - Marlon Longacre (Chair), Kevin Jabbari Promote Programs in Education with Kennesaw feeder schools. RISE Program Character Ed In charge of teacher's "welcome back" lunch with Kennesaw. Big Shanty, & Kennesaw Charter Elementary. Invite students, principle and teacher of the year to attend the KBA meetings for school of the month honors. Solicit school choruses for Big Shanty Festival. Provide Committee report to JRM for monthly newsletter. Business Development - KBA-2-KBA - Bill Quinney (Chair) 5th Tuesday Luncheon Networking Events Facilitate the event, location and program Solicit and coordinate sponsorships Help cross market event with sponsors Coordinate KBA Business Expo with Communications, Membership, and JRM for February 24th. Wake-up KBA Breakfast Networking Events Facilitate the event, location and program Solicit and coordinate sponsorships Help cross market event with sponsors Provide Committee report to JRM for monthly newsletter. Finance Committee - Phil White (Chair) Collect budget information and prepare the 2010 administrative budget for the board member retreat, generally in early November. Oversee the filing of the KBA tax return in a timely manner. Audit the KBA monthly, quarterly or annually. Works closely with JRM Management on all financial matters. Governmental Affairs Committee - Cris Welsh and Jeff Drobney Report on Governmental issues affecting businesses in the area. Welcomes politicians to the KBA meeting and makes sure the Hospitality Chairman introduces the politicians to the membership. Kennesaw Business to Government Relations to include at a minimum KBA, KDA, KDDA, KSU, Town Center CID & City of Kennesaw.  Set-up quarterly meetings (simple round table discussion) to create a dialogue and start fostering relationships and resources. Report to membership results Explore the feasibility of a Business Summit between KBA, Town Center Businesses, KSU, & City of Kennesaw Hospitality Committee - Laura Ann Hart (Chair) Welcome new members and guests to the monthly meetings. Introduce special guests and distribute door prizes at monthly meetings. Maintains name tags for all members of the Board of Directors. Act as a greeter at all KBA functions to make patrons feel welcome and to assist in filling-out name tags. Handle registration at Alive After Five and other events. Coordinate and manage Hospitality Booth and Volunteers at the Big Shanty Festival. Provide Committee report to JRM for monthly newsletter. Membership Committee - Cris Welsh (Chair) Welcome new businesses to the community and provide information about KBA. Coordinate New Member Orientation with Business Development Committee. Coordinate a membership campaign in 2009 via marketing the association to the community and to the membership. Generally incentive driven for soliciting new members Generally creates a vehicle for membership retention, contact and feedback. Generally has a large committee to network and divide the work load. Know the KBA Wheel and benefits of joining the association. Work with all committees in getting new members involved. Coordinate printing of brochure with Communications Committee. Coordinate the Directory printing with JRM Management. Provide Committee report to JRM for monthly newsletter. Program Committee - Dana Dorris (Chair) Arrange to have interesting and informative speakers at the monthly luncheon meetings Solicit Bio from speaker in a timely manner and send to JRM for newsletter Follow-up with speakers for directions and pertinent information. Introduce Speaker Send thank you to speaker after meeting (KBA thank you cards) Solicit sponsors for monthly luncheon meetings. Work with Business Development Committee with program and sponsorships Coordinate a gift for guest speaker. Communications Committee - Jeanne Reike (Chair) Solicit local newspapers with PR information about KBA events. Take pictures of KBA events and meetings. Work with Membership Committee on developing a KBA brochure and Marketing KBA to the community and membership. Oversee website updates and development Provide Committee report and/or photos to JRM for monthly newsletter. Alive After Five Committee - Kim Perez (Chair),                Solicit and coordinate Alive After Five events. Make sure facility is adequate size Make sure host and sponsors are aware of responsibilities. Encourage and help hosts and sponsors to cross market event with their clients. Coordinate photos, logo, and/or information with JRM for promotion in a timely manner. Provide Committee report and/or photos to JRM for monthly newsletter. Big Shanty Festival Committee - Marlon Longacre (Chair) Promote the Big Shanty Festival for sponsorship and community involvement. Be in charge of the April meeting to promote the Festival. Be in charge of the April Festival Alive After Five event. Increase the size and quality of the parade and entertainment Appoint Chairmen to work on different areas of Festival Breakfast Parade Volunteers (Hospitality Committee) Work closely with JRM Management in all Festival activities Taste of Kennesaw Committee - Mike Everhart (Chair) Promote the Taste of Kennesaw for sponsorship and community involvement. Increase the size and quality of the event and entertainment Work closely with JRM Management in all Festival activities Concert Committee - Carol Thompson (Chair) Sell sponsorships for tables at all concerts. Coordinate invoicing with JRM Coordinate sponsor list and info with Communications and JRM Work with Kennesaw Parks & Recreation with table set-up at the concerts Provide Committee report to JRM for monthly newsletter. Kennesaw Business Association Person and Business of the Year Committee- (Mark Barre)   Goal: Recognize outstanding businesses and individuals for their commitment to the KBA/Community    Objective: Seek nominations from KBA members of KBA members who are deserving of this Prestigious recognition   ·         We have fun working with and getting to know fellow KBA members   ·         Upon receiving the nominations, narrow down the applicants to a final three in all categories   ·         Make sight inspections for the three businesses and appointments for the three individuals   ·         Make decisions based on the criteria provided and select the winners   Order the awards and keep the winner names quiet until the December luncheon