Per WCA Bi-Laws each officer's term is two years. Officers may be re-elected on vote of those present at the Spring WCA meeting. One DOC chaplain is required to be on the Executive Team. There are no "term limits."
All officers participate in the decisions and arrangements for the meeting topics and speakers, both by team conference calls and email. Further, officers generally meet with each other throughout the year through other associations, ministry opportunities, conferences, or by telecom. Email interaction occurs throughout the year. Generally officer responsibilities are as follows:
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Chair: Emcee the semi-annual WCA meetings (Spring / Fall); make arrangements for guest speaker. |
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Vice Chair: Confirm the venue with the host organization. Emcee in the Chairman's absence. |
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Secretary: Publish minutes of the meeting; maintain the website; semi-annual meeting mailings. |
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Treasurer: Meeting registration, handle WCA finances, maintain bank accounts. |
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At Large: Assist in any of the above duties as requested. Often At-Large members are former officers (though not required). Goal is to provide ongoing continuity in the leadership needs of the WCA. |
Time commitment for any of the roles (except for being at the actual meeting) involves infrequent email communication among the WCA Officers (say, 2 hours total per year) and team phone conference calls (estimate 3 hours per year). We are no longer meeting face-to-face as an exec team between meetings since it is just too difficult to coordinate (we have met multiple times in the past, and very fruitful, but just harder and harder to do). The main effort between meetings is determining a meeting topic, lining up speakers, helping with contacts, brainstorming, and some logistics. If we have to make a decision to change a venue, reschedule a meeting, or even cancel a meeting the exec team all participate in that.
Chairman: Chaplain Greg Garringer chairman@wca2000.org
Chaplain Garringer is Chaplain at Cedar Creek Corrections Center.
Office: Littlerock
Present term expires Spring, 2013. Chaplain Garringer is presently serving a third 2-year term.
Vice Chair: Randy Schulz vicechairman@wca2000.org
Randy Schulz is field director for Prison Fellowship.
Office: Bellevue
Present term expires Spring, 2012. Randy is past Chairman of the WCA and is presently serving a third 2-year term as Vice Chair.
Co-Secretary: Bob Jordan secretary@wca2000.org
Bob Jordan is a board member at Prisoners For Christ.
Office: Woodinville
Present term expires Spring, 2012. Bob is presently serving a fourth 2-year term.
Co-Secretary: Mark Richardson
Mark Richardson is a full-time missionary with Prisoners For Christ.
Office: Kent
Present term expires Spring, 2012.
Treasurer: Chaplain Shannon O'Donnell treasurer@wca2000.org
Chaplain O'Donnell is Catholic chaplain at the King County Jail, Seattle, WA
Office: Shelton
Present term expires Spring, 2013. Chaplain Shannon is presently serving a third 2-year term.
At-Large, Position 1: John Peterson
John Peterson is a volunteer at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island after years of ministry at the McNeil Island Correctional Center (now closed).
Office: Steilacoom
Present term expires Spring, 2013.
At-Large, Position 2: Chaplain Imo Smith
Chaplain Smith is chaplain at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women
Office: Belfair
Present term expires Spring, 2013.