Executive Board

Current Board (2023)

Past Board Members

Year	Chair	Speakers	Treasurer	Sponsors	Tech	Events	Communications
2022	Chris Kramer	Imran Burki	Mark Mazzitello	Kristyna Hughes	Riley Major	Eric Zierdt	Sarita Garg
2021	Chris Kramer	Imran Burki	Mark Mazzitello	Eric Zierdt	Riley Major		Sarita Garg
2020	Chris Kramer	Imran Burki	Mark Mazzitello	Eric Zierdt	Riley Major	Andrew Vahey	Sarita Garg
2019	Eric Zierdt	Joshuha Owen	Sarita Garg	Chris Kramer	Riley Major	Dan English
2018	Riley Major	(Vacant)	Joshuha Owen	Chris Kramer	Dan English	Cecil Spivey
2017	Jim Dorame	Jim Horn	Cecil Spivey	Chris Kramer	Eric Zierdt	Riley Major
2016	Paul Timmerman	Jim Dorame	Cecil Spivey	Eric Zierdt	Riley Major	Jim Horn
2015	Rick Krueger	Dave Valentine	Paul Timmerman	Jim Dorame	Riley Major	Jennifer Classen
2014	Mike Donnelly	Tracy McKibben	Will Weber	Jennifer Classen	Shirley Morillo	Rick Krueger
2013	Paul Timmerman	Mike Donnelly	Joshuha Owen	Will Weber	Shirley Morillo	Bill Preachuk
2012	Steve Hughes	Tim Plas	Joshuha Owen	Bill Preachuk	Andy Lohan	Paul Timmerman

Officer Role Details

Each board member is elected to a two year term. During that term, the board member typically assumes one or more of our officer roles.

Board Chair (President)

• The Chair will preside over the meetings of the Executive Board.
• Responsible for the overall planning of the organization; organizes, directs, oversees and evaluates performance to strategic plan and objectives.
• Responsible for leadership succession planning, including nominations, the election process, and the smooth transition of the Executive Board.
• Assigns ad hoc responsibilities to members of the Executive Board and ensures that position responsibilities and assigned duties are carried out on a timely basis. The Board Chair shall perform duties of other elected Officers in the event of their absence or inability to complete their duties.

Secretary

• The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee.
• The Secretary shall file any document required by any statute, federal or state, in collaboration with the organization’s legal counsel.

Director of Finance / Treasurer

• The Treasurer shall have care and custody of monies belonging to Corporation and shall be responsible for such monies or securities of the organization.
• The Treasurer shall keep, or cause to be kept, all financial records belonging to Corporation.
• The Treasurer shall prepare (or cause to prepare) a proposed annual budget as well as present the budget and a report of the financial condition of the Corporation to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting, and will, from time to time, make such other financial reports to the Board of Directors as it may require.
• The Treasurer shall also prepare (or cause to prepare) the annual Form 990, annual audit (if required), and other annual financial reports.

Director of Program Development (Speakers)

• The Director of Program Development shall provide strategic leadership in program development, which offers personal and professional development to members and prospective members.
• Schedules and coordinate presentations and presenters for the regular meetings.
• Coordinates with the Executive Board to determine the content of future meetings.
• Works with the Director of Membership to determine specific expertise from within the chapter or group, identify potential external presenters, and identify vendors for presentations.
• Identifys potential social-gathering events outside the recurring monthly meetings. Organize catering of the monthly meetings.

Director of Corporate Development (Sponsors)

• The Director of Corporate Development communicates with local dealers and vendors on special offers and support of the group with its various programs and projects.
• Serves as the liaison between the corporation and Microsoft Data Platform vendors on the strategy and execution of outreach programs.
• Schedules and coordinates sponsorship for regular meetings and special events hosted by the corporation.

Director of Technology

• The Director of Technology provides strategic direction for the PASSMN Web site (redesign; enhancements, functionality; new product development; relationship building with third parties).
• Supports strategy and implementation of board programs via IT infrastructure.
• Interfaces with other board members to identify Web needs specific to their areas; facilitates delivery of those needs based on priority and budget.
• Monitors critical dates and ensures appropriate content gets posted/updated on time. Reviews Web site regularly; monitors to see if new information is being posted (makes sure the Web site stays “fresh”).
• Periodically checks functionality (page loading, navigation, and valid links). Checks Web statistics.
• Supports special projects as determined and assigned by the board of directors.

Director of Events (SQLSaturday)

• The Director of Events is responsible for planning and executing all facets of the annual SQLSaturday event. SQLSaturdays are free, one day training events open to all Microsoft Data Professionals. The Minnesota event brings together over 400 database professionals from not only Minnesota and the upper Midwest, but throughout the country.
• The Director of Events sets the budget for the event and works with the Executive Board to ensure that funds will be available to meet the budget needs.
• The Director of Events works with the Executive Board to recruit volunteers to run the event and speakers to speak at the event.

Director of Membership and Communications

• The Director of Membership and Communications shall be responsible for the corporation’s social media presence, as well as communications to the voting membership of meeting details and special communications as directed by the Executive Board.
• The Director of Membership and Communications shall be responsible for maintaining lists of Members and their status.
• The Director of Communications is responsible for recruiting new members, retaining existing members, and organizing regular industry networking events/opportunities.