Administrative

• Committee Coordinator Chair - corresponds with Committee Chairs to keep Guild President updated
• Box Office Chair (EMMA Board position) - in charge of all aspects of ticket sales for all concerts
• Membership Chair - in charge of all aspects of membership maintenance and promotion
• Mailing Chair - in charge of preparation and mailing of approximately 6 mailings per season
• Telephone Chair -in charge of organizing and making telephone calls to keep members updated

Hospitality

• Hospitality Chair - in charge of lobby refreshments service, Guild meeting refreshments and working with individual fund raising events chairs for the Gala, Spring Dinner Dance, Silent Auction and Annual Guild Dinner

Fundraising events - Each fund raising Chair coordinates with the Hospitality Chair and the event team to party plan every detail of the event.

• Gala - Ranges from August to October
• Spring Dinner Dance - January to March Silent Auction: January to March
• Annual Guild Dinner - February to April

Concert Operations

• Concert Operations Chair (EMMA Board position) - coordinates from artist contracts backstage needs
• Usher Chair - in charge of all usher, greeter, promotional sales duties before and after concerts
• Membership Chair - in charge of scheduling membership table greeter and supplying materials

Advertising & P.R.

• Paid Advertising Chair - coordinates ad placement and timing
• Footnotes Chair - in charge of all aspects of selling advertising space in programs
• Public Relations Chair - in charge of all aspects of public relations to do with press and photos
• Graphics Chair - in charge of all aspects of designing Guild invitations and advertisements
• Historian - in charge of maintaining scrapbook of EMMA Guild events and coordinating photographer
• Area Ambassador Chair - In charge of coordinating Ambassadors

Questions? Want to know more details about the Chair duties? Email us or call the EMMA office 797-2800

 

Administrative

• Ticketing - Help box office sell tickets at all concerts
• Membership data entry - Keep Guild directory and membership information up-to-date
• Mailings - Prepare approximately 6 mailings per season
• Telephone - Make telephone calls to Guild members to communicate information
• Email - Prepare and send email blasts to Guild members to communicate information

Hospitality

• Lobby refreshment service - Manage water table at all concerts
• Guild meeting refreshments - Furnish refreshments for 3 Guild meetings (reimbursable exp.)
• Fund raising events - Focus on the food and beverage arrangements at fund raising events

Fundraising events - Become part of the fund raising team which coordinates everything from: designing and ordering invitations, hiring a caterer, decorating the room, in other words the EMMA Guild party planners!

• Gala - Ranges from August to October
• Spring Dinner Dance - January to March
• Silent Auction - January to March
• Annual Guild Dinner - February to April

Concert Operations

• Artist’s needs backstage - Assist with backstage needs and refreshment delivery and set-up
• Ushers and greeters - Take tickets, hand-out programs, usher people to seats at concerts, tidy after concert
• Promotional (cds, etc.) table - Set-up and sell compact discs
• Membership table - Set-up materials, greet and answer patron membership questions during concerts

Advertising & P.R.

• Sell Footnotes ad space - Sell ad space in programs and deliver a copy to advertiser with thank you letter
• Media press release writer - Write press releases for publications of Guild events
• Graphic designer - Design Guild invitations and advertisements
• Photographer - Take digital photographs of EMMA events for Guild Historian and website use
• Area Ambassador - Identify an area to keep informed of EMMA concerts and events

Questions? Want to know who the Chair is of a specific committee? Email us or call the EMMA office 797-2800