ITOC Council: Call for Nominations

The call for nominations for the following ITOC council positions is now open!

2015-2017 positions open for nomination:

•   Chair
•   Vice Chair
•   Secretary/Treasurer

Nomination Information for the ITOC Council

• Nominations require the signatures of no less than ten (10) Member Section members.
• Nomination forms will be submitted electronically to itoc.secretary@gmail.com by April 1, 2015
• Ballot: Ballots will be sent electronically to voting members by May 1, 2015
• Contested Elections: Contested elections shall be determined by plurality of those eligible and voting. In the event of an uncontested election, the presiding officer of the member section shall cast one ballot for the nominee.
• Elections Results: Election results and vote counts will be made known to the candidates and to the board of directors within thirty (30) days of the election.
• The ITOC Officers (Chair, Vice- Chair and Sect/Treasurer) are collectively referred to as a Member Section council.

Term:

Two year period beginning at the conclusion of the 2015 RID National Conference and concluding at the end of the 2017 RID National Conference.

ITOC Council:

• The Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary/treasurer ITOC shall comprise the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color Council and members of the Member Section Council.
• Each officer shall have been a member in good standing in the RID, Inc. for one year prior to their election.
• Officers shall maintain their membership in good standing in both RID, Inc. and the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color during their 2 year term of office.

Council Duties:

Chair:

a.      The Chair shall be a certified member in good standing of the RID, Inc. and a member in good standing of the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color.

b.       S/he shall conduct all meetings.

c.       Submits comprehensive financial and activity reports to the ITOC members and to the RID Board of Directors as outlined in the Member Section Policy.

d.      The Chair shall represent the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color to the RID, Inc. Community, and its standing and ad hoc committees, or s/he may appoint a representative.

e.      S/he shall represent the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color to other organizations under direction of the RID, Inc. Board of Directors or s/he may appoint a representative.

f.        Belongs and participates on Member Section Council yahoogroup.

g.      Acts as liaison between members of ITOC and the RID Board of Directors.

h.      Maintains other powers as assigned by the RID Board or the ITOC Council.

Vice Chair:

i.        The Vice Chair shall be a certified member in good standing of the RID, Inc. and the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color.

j.        Shall conduct the Chair's duties if the Chair cannot complete his/her duties.

k.       S/he shall act as the liaison to any committees

l.        Belongs and participates on Member Section Council yahoogroup.

m.    Other duties as proscribed by members.

Secretary/Treasurer

n.      The Secretary/Treasurer shall be a certified or associate member in good standing of the RID, Inc. and the Interpreters and Transliterators of Color.

o.      S/he shall keep and maintain a full and accurate record of all general and officers meetings and accurate accounting of all funds and submit them to the Chair in accordance of the due date stated within the Members Section Policy.

p.      S/he shall make an accounting report at all General meetings

We encourage you to nominate ITOC members so that ITOC can continue to function FOR the membership. 

Click here for the ITOC Council nominations form.

ITOC Poll

Happy New Year from ITOC

 

Video access: Erica West Oyedele, a Black interpreter is sitting at her desk signing. She is wearing a blue shirt, blue earrings and blue watch. Her black hair is pulled back in a clip. In the background is a bookshelf filled with books, photos, and a clay sculpture of an "I love you" hand in green is visible.

Hi! My name is Erica West Oyedele. I am the Chair for RID's member section ITOC (Interpreters and Transliterators of Color). I want to take a few moments of your time to share with you what's going on with ITOC. I have three discussion points to share with you.

1) Poll questions: The ITOC council has agreed that one of our goals is to encourage member involvement within ITOC. We believe it’s important that we have a better understanding of your experiences and perspectives. The council decided that we would do this by posting poll questions periodically to seek your input related to the interpreting profession. Poll questions will be posted on our website, and within our Facebook group. Those will be coming soon.

2) RID national conference: The RID national conference is this year in August in New Orleans. ITOC is looking forward to being there. ITOC is currently in the planning stages for an event that we are not prepared to make an announcement but we will soon. Again, this means please look to our website and our Facebook page for more information.

3) ITOC council nominations: This relates to the previous topic. It is time to elect new council members. Positions that will be opening are mine, the position of Chair. As well as the position of Vice Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer. The newly elected council members will take office during the RID national conference. The call for nominations and the vote will take place prior to the conference. More details will be posted soon on our website and in Facebook.

That's all that I needed to cover. Thank you for your time, thank you for watching, and happy new year. ILY!