​Be of service. Help carry the mission forward. The Chairperson helps guide the Board, support fellow members, and keep Intergroup connected and working toward its most important purpose: helping the sick and suffering. It’s a meaningful opportunity to give back, be of service, and help ensure the hand of recovery is there when someone reaches out.
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Responsibilities Include:
 

1. To chair monthly Board Meetings and oversee the other Board members and their    fulfillment of duties.

2. To be the second person on the bank account and be back-up to the Treasurer. 

3. As a back-up, the chair is responsible to account for the contributions and expenses, exactly as the Treasurer would have, including Audit responsibilities.

4. Be the liaison with GSO, CT Area and other CT Intergroups.

5. Proactively communicate to all groups the work that Intergroup is doing. This can be done in any appropriate fashion, i.e. newsletter, letter to groups, etc. 

6. To attend the January and July audits, which are conducted and approved by the Recording Secretary and the Representative Chairperson, prior to the Board Meeting of that particular month.

7. Chairperson will sign and abide by the Chairperson Agreement, which is documented separately.
    

To join the Intergroup board: Please attend a board meeting to stand for a role or join a board meeting to get to know the board before standing for a role.

Bring the message of recovery where it really makes a difference. The Corrections & Treatment Chairperson helps connect AA with people in correctional facilities and treatment centers by providing literature and coordinating speakers and visitors. It’s a powerful opportunity to be of service, support the sick and suffering, and help make sure recovery is available to those who may need it most.

Responsibilities Include:

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1. To maintain contact with the groups in correctional facilities and treatment centers, offering literature

2. To arrange for AA speakers and visitors for meetings in institutions and treatment centers.

To join the Intergroup board: Please attend a board meeting to stand for a role or join a board meeting to get to know the board before standing for a role.

Help keep the fellowship informed, connected, and inspired. The Internal Publications Chairperson creates the monthly IAFC newsletter, sharing Board updates, upcoming AA events, member stories, anniversaries, helpful resources, and other news from across the fellowship. It’s a creative way to be of service while helping members stay engaged with the mission and with one another.

Responsibilities Include:

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1. Write and publish a monthly on-line newsletter.  To do so, attend IAFC Board meetings and take notes on any information that could be included in the newsletter.  Included in the newsletter are a synopsis of each month’s Board meeting minutes, calendar of AA events, links to articles of interest to the AA community, fun facts, personal stories, monthly anniversaries, Speaker Exchange info etc. 

2. Design a consistent layout template that can be easily sent electronically to the Rep Chair for wider distribution and to other readers.   

3. Send the draft newsletter document to the Chair for approval.  After approval, email newsletter to the IAFC Board Reps and any other interested parties. The on-line newsletter is to be sent out no later than 5 days after the monthly board meeting.

 

To join the Intergroup board: Please attend a board meeting to stand for a role or join a board meeting to get to know the board before standing for a role.