Committees - Membership

About the Membership Committee

The WPI Venture Forum (WPI VF) has a vital need to attract and maintain a growing membership in its organization to provide superior networking experiences for members and visitors and to support operations. The Membership Committee plays a major role in membership recruiting and retention programs and initiatives.

Mission:

To recruit and retain WPI Venture Forum members.

Function:

Committee members are responsible for identifying and recruiting prospective members and maximizing member retention through the benefits of membership. Specifically, the Membership Committee, working in cooperation with the Marketing Committee, the Newsletter Staff, and the WPI VF Executive Board, is responsible for increasing the number of members and ensuring the retention of these members by identifying and developing services and benefits that best meet their needs.

Duties:

Recommend policies, procedures, strategies and initiatives for increasing the WPI VF membership base and enhancing the value of WPI VF membership
Attend WPI VF Monthly Programs and network with attendees to gather membership-related input
Report issues and concerns to the Executive Board for further discussion
Solicit and compile agenda items for committee meetings (Chair/Co-chairs)
Assemble annual committee budget and deliver to Finance Committee by October of the program year

WPI Venture Forum Membership Committee Members - 2009-2010

Chair Deirdre E. Sanders Attorney at Law	Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds, P.C. 530 Virginia Road, P.O. Box 9133 Concord, MA 01742-9133	P: 978-341-0038 F: 978-341-0136 deirdre.sanders@hbsr.com
Co-Chair Richard C. Koenig, CISSP	Koenig & Associates 6 Flanagan Drive Shrewsbury, MA 01545	P: 508-842-7329 F: 508-842-6461 RCKoenig@Compuserve.com
John C. Ayers, CIMA Second Vice President, Financial Advisor	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Wealth Management One Citizens Plaza, Suite 600 Providence, RI 02903-1345	P: 401-276-5935 John.C.Ayers@smithbarney.com
Jamie N. Contonio Manager, Business Development Operations	Foster-Miller 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02451	P: 781-684-4635 F: 781-890-4084 JContonio@foster-miller.com
David Fogel Principal	Swifton CFOS 19 Chessman Drive Sharon, MA 02067	P:781-910-7559 dfogel@swiftoncfos.com
Gerry Harrington Sales and Marketing Manager	Micro Networks Corporation 343 Clark Street Worcester, MA 01606	P: 508-926-0569 F: 508-852-8456 Gerry.harrington@idt.com
Lionel Picard Engineering Program Manager	EMC Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748	P: 508-612-4732 picardlj@gmail.com
Laura Ruth, Ph.D. Director	Fuld & Company, Inc. 126 Charles Street Cambridge, MA 02141-2130	P: 617-395-1911 F: 617-492-7108 lruth@fuld.com
Neil S. Tischler	Tischler Resources 35 Nash Road Acton, MA 01720-2703	P: 978-264-4220 Neil@tischlerresources.com
Shari Worthington President	Telesian Technology 49 Midgley Lane Worcester, MA 01604	P: 508-755-5242 F: 508-795-1636 ShariLee@Telesian.com

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