Centurions - Steering

Steering

Presentation Guidelines
Most task force chairs present their progress to the Steering Committee on four separate occasions. Use the following documents to guide your presentations:
Task Force Presentation Worksheet
Task Force Planning Checklist

Mission
The Steering Committee is the coordinating body of Centurions. The committee acts as the leader
and manager of the standing committee assignments, delegates other assignments, and performs
the initial review of special projects and situations that require a vote of all active members.

Time Allocation
The committee meets the first Wednesday of each month. Members will attend selected committee and task force meetings throughout the year. The average time spent on the duties of this committee range from three to nine hours per month.

Goals
The Steering Committee's ultimate goal is to ensure the smooth operation of the program. The committee will review all monthly standing committee reports and updates and ensure the functions of the committees are carried out in accordance with Centurions’ objectives and bylaws. The primary goal of Steering is to work with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce to
foster and reinforce an environment in which the membership has significant opportunity to effectively learn, serve, and lead in the greater Kansas City area.

Responsibilities
In addition to ongoing facilitationof the activities undertaken by the group, Steering is focusing on the following initiatives:
• Review and update bylaws, creating a consistent set of criteria by which the organization will abide as it moves into the future.
• Establish a higher level of formalization for committees and task forces. Establish specific goals and responsibilities and (when appropriate) specific criteria by which successes will be measured. Committee and task force chairs will be intricately involved in this process.
• Establish an ongoing Centurions brand that can be used to more effectively communicate the organization, its mission, and its accomplishments to the Greater Kansas City community.
• Create a better understanding among the membership of what’s involved with ensuring bylaws and member expectations are followed.
• Manage the overall program budget.

Who We Need
The committee needs two first-year members who are interested in becoming integrally involved with the program’s administration and its governing body. Prospective members of this committee seek election at the annual retreat.

Members
Chair: Matt Filing, Hays Companies of Kansas City
Desarae Harrah, Martin, Leigh, Laws, & Fritzlen, P.C.
Matt Ralston, Burns & McDonnell
Ashley Z. Hand, AECOM
Philip Hickman, Genesis School
Treasurer: Zach Fee, UMB Bank

Steering

Actives