Job Description
(approved by the Board on 11/2025)
Rationale: The Vice-President fulfills the role of the President when that person is not available and assumes additional responsibilities as outlined below.
Expectations:
- The VP serves as liaison to the annual UUA General Assembly, and should plan to attend GA (UURMaPA covers expenses). They participate (if held in person) in the following events that involve UURMaPA:
- The VP attends the Service of the Living Tradition (SoLT) to sit with survivors of members who are honored.
- The VP attends the Survivor’s Luncheon following the SoLT.
- The VP takes a lead role in proposing and implementing any workshops offered by UURMaPA during Ministry Days and/or the program segment of GA.
- The VP makes arrangements for a UURMaPA New Member gathering for members and hosts and welcomes new retirees and partners.
- The VP oversees the selection of a welcome gift for new members (ministers and partners) and the distribution of these gifts in May or June each year.
- The VP selects and chairs a sub-group of at least three volunteers to choose a recipient for the annual Creative Sageing Award, and Unsung UURMaPAn Award to be presented at one of our Conferences. The VP writes the citation for the presentation, which is also edited for publication in Elderberries.
- The VP is part of the Taskforce organizing the UURMaPA mentoring program for new retirees.
- The VP attends monthly Board meetings and may undertake other tasks as they present themselves.
Compiled by VP Phyllis Hubbell and Judy Gibson for Nominating Committee – 1/2020
Revised by Ned Wight, 4/2023
Revised by Board, 11/2026