Galaxe Pride At Work 2002 Service Board

Galaxe Pride At Work
2007 Service Board

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Meeting Information

Chairpersons:
Cathy Lewis
	(585) 423-2322 (Intelnet) 8*223-2322	MS: 0875-2 161 Chestnut St. Rochester, NY 14604 chairperson@galaxe.org Catherine.Lewis
Ralph Carter
	(585) 265-5904 (Intelnet) 8*225-5904	800 Phillips Road bldg 214 Webster, NY 14580 chairperson@galaxe.org Ralph.Carter
Secretary:
Mike Mendibles
	(Intelnet) 8*972.1321	Seattle WA secretary@galaxe.org Michael.Mendibles
Treasurer:
Jeff Fowler
	(585) 422-7491 (Intelnet) 8*222-7491	Webster NY treasurer@galaxe.org Jeffrey.Fowler
Education Chair
Marc-Antoine Saumier
	(Intelnet) 8*278-8152	Montréal, QC education@galaxe.org Marc-Antoine.Saumier

Conference & Events Chair
Susan Mayrand
	(416) 795-2110 (Intelnet) 8*284-2110	Toronto, ON conference@galaxe.org Susan.Mayrand
Membership Chair
OPEN
Let the Chairpersons know if you are interested to join the Galaxe Team		membership@galaxe.org Ralph.Carter
Communications Chair
OPEN
Let the Chairpersons know if you are interested to join the Galaxe Team		communications@galaxe.org
Facilitator
Jacques Vaudreuil
Picture coming soon	(Intelnet) 8*278-8158	Montréal, QC facilitator@galaxe.org Jacques Vaudreuil

Plus...
The board will be supplemented with at-large members, working on Special Projects. This will include such projects as;
(1) Working on the 2007 Galaxe Conference
(2) Leveraging Kodak's Benchmark LGBT Training Practices,
(3) Liaising with NASG to keep the NASG/Galaxe Roundtable agreements on their "front burner", and
(4) Other projects that emerge during the year.
These four individuals are:

At-Large

Brigitte Lefebvre

Webmaster

(Intelnet)
8*227-6528

Rochester, NY

Webmaster@galaxe.org

Brigitte.Lefebvre

Jennifer Crowley
	Special Projects (Intelnet) 8*434-5174	Leesburg VA

Dawn Matti
	Special Projects (Intelnet) 8*547.3525	Southfield MI

Monserrat Ames
Picture coming soon	Special Projects (Intelnet) 8*848.1144	San Diego, CA

David Fessenden
Picture coming soon	Special Projects (Intelnet) 8*736.5345	Lewisville, TX

Anibal Berrios
Picture coming soon	Special Projects (Intelnet) 8*399-4922	San Juan, PR

GALAXE Service Board

GALAXE is administered and facilitated by a Service Board, consisting of:

Chairperson
Membership Chair
Communications Chair
Education Chair
Conference and Events Chair
Facilitator
Secretary
Treasurer

The Service Board is elected by the GALAXE membership to represent GALAXE and its official positions. Service Board terms are one year in length. Service Board members may serve consecutive terms. Members of the Service Board are accountable to the GALAXE membership for their activities and communications. If the GALAXE membership feels that any member of the Service Board has failed to perform satisfactorily, that member may be removed from office by a 3/5 majority vote of no confidence by the membership.

GALAXE Service Board Roles

Chairperson

To act as the corporate liaison;
To facilitate the well-being and continued growth of the organization;
To initiate special elections that may be required in the event an officeholder is unable to complete his or her term.

Membership Chair

To maintain member relations, grow the membership, and maintain accurate membership records.
To conduct membership polls and elections to the Service Board

Communications Chair

To increase the awareness of GALAXE members through various media such as the newsletter and the website;
To communicate the positions of GALAXE in media releases, public contacts, and diversity awareness activities;· To work to increase the awareness of the organization, both inside and outside of Xerox;
To maintain the DL membership.

Education Chair

To increase Xerox and external communities’ understanding of the needs and concerns of gay and lesbian employees (e.g. diversity training);
To enhance professional development and mentoring of the membership;
To serve as a contact for GALAXE members seeking information and clarification on Xerox Corporation's Non-Discrimination Policies regarding sexual orientation.

Conference and Events Chair

To coordinate all aspects of national GALAXE conferences;
To encourage and facilitate events bringing GALAXE members together.

Facilitator

To select an appropriate voting process for polling the membership and reaching group consensus.
To insure compliance with Xerox Internet/E-mail Policy
To facilitate group interaction using the Leadership Through Quality tools and to ensure the appropriate and professional comportment of all participants, including in electronic communications.
Special Requirements:

Facilitators must remain neutral and objective. They may not defend any particular position in their role as facilitator, nor influence any group decision through their facilitation.

Secretary

To maintain accurate records of GALAXE activities, policies, and decisions;
To conduct correspondence with external gay, lesbian, and bisexual organizations;
To maintain archives of GALAXE correspondence and activities, both internal and external;
To record, and distribute to the GALAXE membership, minutes of GALAXE Service Board meetings;
To ensure recording and distribution of minutes from ad hoc committee meetings.

Treasurer

To annually develop a budget for the organization, and coordinate requests for funds from Xerox Corporation;
To collect, pay out, and be responsible for any GALAXE moneys as directed by the Service Board;
To maintain accurate records of GALAXE finances.