THOMAS GERKEN
President
The President, a Senior class member of NHS, serves a single term as Vice President—elected during Junior year—and serves a second term as President the following year. The President
generally presides over full chapter and leadership meetings and acts as the public face of the organization both on campus and in the community. The President also manages and oversees
major chapter activities and projects, committee work, and individual service projects and attendance. It is the President’s responsibility to ensure that all aspects of the process are
happening on a timely, consistent, and regular basis, requiring significant organization, dedication, and communication, and may delegate certain aspects of the position to the Vice
President with discretion. The President must be able to handle many types of situations, be mature, organized, and good with time management. The President should also have sound judgment, energy, and be able to
work with many different kinds of people and personalities to have a good relationship with the chapter and its members, faculty, and the student body of the school at-large. The President
should have a functional and deep understanding of all the relationships between Board members, the Chapter Council, and active members, and the inner workings of the processes
involved from the top down.
CHARLOTTE KWON
Vice-President
The Vice President is a Junior class member of NHS, serves a single term and then assumes the role of President the following school year, for a second term. The Vice President’s primary function is to serve as the official replacement should the President be unable to fulfill the responsibilities of that role, given problems or absences. The Vice President works closely with the President to fulfill the functions of the position (listed above), helping to create a
productive and meaningful Honor Society. The Vice Presidents help to plan, organize, schedule, and oversee meetings and activities to make sure chapter work is completed in a
timely, consistent manner on a regular basis, ensuring significant organization and communication.
JULIANA IBARAKI
Secretary
The Secretary may be a member of either class, and serves a single term. The Secretary’s primary function is to keep and maintain accurate and detailed official records of all chapter business. The Secretary serves as the official correspondent for the chapter within the school and local community. The Secretary must be able to keep records and organization of agendas, and must work closely with the Vice President and President in verifying all recorded
information. The Secretary should be well-versed in meeting procedures and must work well with Chapter Council officials to delegate and collaborate on responsibilities where necessary.
DECLAN HYNES
Treasurer
The Treasurer may be a member of either class and serves a single term. The Treasurer’s primary responsibility is to work closely and maintain accurate records of all financial transactions of the chapter and periodically report a summary of these transactions at meetings (specifically, money raised by chapter events, standing committees, etc. and where proceeds are donated in the event of donations to charities). The Treasures must maintain a professional
and positive relationship with the school Accountant, as the chief financial officer of the chapter, and be able to give financial advice where the need arises. The Treasurer will complete and keep a record of financial report forms biannually, to report during Executive Board meetings. It is also the Treasurer’s responsibility to keep record of membership dues as paid or unpaid, and shall help predict how many can and should be best used in the future—immediate and long-term—to make concrete suggestions for saving money and/or increasing efficiency. The Treasures should be a person concerned with regulating the flow of money, including such things as leadership camps, awarding scholarships, purchasing goods and services for
events such as induction, graduation honors, etc. and should know about money, accounting, and budgeting, and be able to research and develop cost analyses.
KARINA PARIKH
Parliamentarian
The Parliamentarian may be a member of either class and serves a single term. The
Parliamentarian is the ‘rule keeper’ of NHS, whose goal is to ensure that all official chapter business, events, activities, meetings, etc. are orderly and civil, and that the chapter always
operates according to its constitution and bylaws. The main function of the Parliamentarian is to advise the President or chairperson on procedures during meetings and functions (the Parliamentarian cannot rule members out of order, or call for votes—jobs of the President or Vice President acting as President); however, the Parliamentarian, if noticing any violation in the procedure, must notify the board so that the President may rule from the chair. It is imperative that the Parliamentarian study closely the chapter by-laws so as to be familiar with their contents, help plan meeting agendas so that they follow procedure, and work closely with the Secretary in establishing things like schedules, and chair any chapter revision committees
should the need arise.
SADIE LEVIN
Historian
The Historian may be a member of either class, and serves a single term. The primary responsibility of the Historian is to collect, preserve, and help publicize information that provides clear and concise record of all chapter activities for the year, including things like meeting minutes for chapter meetings, committee reports, and event documentation. The Historian collects information including—but not limited to—membership rosters, contact information, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, event information, and physical records of events (i.e., pictures, media, etc.). The Historian also works closely with the Public Relations chair of the Chapter Council, and must work well collaboratively in regards to the publication of chapter information for member and community consumption.