Board and Association Roles

ROLE OF BOARD MEMBERS

President

  • Represent AYPH Board and AYPH membership with media, public, governments, HPAC, pilots;
  • Lead the Board;
  • Chair Board meetings and AYPH AGM.

Vice-President

  • Support the President (and all board member);
  • Acts for the President in their absence.

Treasurer

  • Manage AYPH finances:
  • Financial statements
  • Revenues/expenditures, including payments;
  • Manages AYPH bank account.

Secretary

  • Maintaining an up-to-date membership list
  • Taking and reporting minutes of AGM and Board meeting
  • Distributing minutes

Director-at-large

  • Added voice

ROLE OF THE BOARD

  • Flying sites
    • Protection
    • Regulations;
    • Maintenance of launches and landing zones;
    • Support site development;
    • Request membership to inform AYPH of site development and get endorsement;
    • Endorse proper proposals for funding;
  • General
    • Endorse courses and/or events;
    • AGM’s/other meetings on behalf of AYPH;
    • Conflicts, flying incidents;
    • Collection of membership fees;
    • Not an enforcement agency;
    • First point of contact for paragliders;
  • Communication
    • Support and communicate with HPAC;
    • Provide information and support to all pilots and people interested in the sport;
    • AYPH Website is for the club, endorsed by the Board, directed by the Board (AYPH will financially support the site and site domain).
    • Board Communication
      • Discussion (internal);
      • To members;
      • To outside organizations.
    • Communication/Actions or issues where officials are involved
      • Media;
      • Air traffic;
      • Yukon government;
      • Municipal government;
      • First Nations;
    • E-mail
      • AYPH e-mail list for members only
        • All communication to organizations are through the Board;
      • Board speaks with one voice;
      • Create President’s e-mail;
      • Discretion on communication is with the President