Board of Directors
Jerry Pyle (Construction)
Jerry Pyle and Ed Triem (volunteer coordination)
Willy Dilworth (Site selection)
Ray Daugbjerg
Barbara Hemmer (Development)
Paul Kendall (Site Selection)
Lillian Marshall (Communications)
Kevin Mutscher (Administration and Legal)
Nico Praagman (Publicity)
Bev Vesper (Family Selection)
Jill VivrouxRandy Wells (Family Support)
Randy Wells (Family support)
Executive Committee
President: Ed Triem
Vice President: Vacancy
Treasurer: Michele Kwiatkowski
Secretary: Susan DeHart
Volunteers working at Simon street.Those volunteers who would like to join any of the Committees listed below are more than welcome!
Typical Tasks and Responsibilities of Committees:
Administration and Legal
• Allocating and managing funds and resources to conduct WCHH business with Habitat International, City and County agencies and businesses, contractors, and our home partners.
• Obtaining or providing counsel and advice to WCHH on legal and accounting issues as required.
• Obtaining insurance coverage for WCHH property and operations.
• Administering family partner mortgages and related matters.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures for organization and operation of WCHH.
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports required by law and good business practices.
Communications
• Maintaining a directory of addresses for all WCHH members and volunteers..
• Responding to requests for talks at local events (club meetings, school activities, church events, etc).
• Maintaining a photographic record of the progress of each house in a method suitable for use in updating the web site and for storing information for historical records (electronic media preferred).
• Preparing a weekly e-mail status report on the progress of houses under construction or other items of interest to the WCHH organization, volunteers, and supporters in cooperation with the Volunteer Coordination Committee.
Construction
• Designing, planning, and helping the partner family building their house.
• Getting materials to the site for volunteers to use.
• Oversee site safety.
• Ensure quality construction in compliance with specifications, design, and codes.
• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of a green building policy.
Development
• Fund-raising campaigns.
• Grant proposal writing.
• Special fund-raising events.
• Cultivation of major donors.
• Contact for local churches.
• Encourage church support for WCHH.
Family Selection and Support
• Preparing selection criteria for WCHH partner families.
• Screen and interview applicants, conduct home visits, and recommend applicants to the Board of Directors for prospective partners.
• Developing and implementing a support system for the families that includes educational opportunities as wells as a forum to discuss issues of concern that the families might have.
Publicity
• Maintain contacts with local Radio and Press to encourage regular news coverage of WCHH activities and achievements.
• Maintain the WCHH website.
Site selection
• Evaluating and recommending to the Board of Directors the area or areas of the community in which projects (new homes) will be developed.
• Check out the availability of property in these areas and recommend specific properties to the Board of Directors for acquisition.
• Reach agreement with the Construction Committee with regard to the suitability of potential sites.
Volunteer Coordination
• Responsible for recruiting and coordinating volunteers for WCHH committee, for building work days (usually Saturdays).
• Make arrangements with local churches, organizations, and individual volunteers to ensure there are adequate volunteers for each work day.
• Coordination with the Construction Committee to ensure that the right skills and interests in the volunteers are being matched with the tasks required each week.
• Weekly e-mail to volunteers on progress, work planned and picture(s) of achievements.
• Coordinate the provision of food/snacks/refreshments to volunteer workers.
• Tracking of volunteer sign-in sheets, hours worked and liability release forms