Open Board of Governors Positions

All members of the Board of Governors are expected to contribute actively to the effectiveness and impact of the association. Each Chair is responsible for recruiting, engaging, and supporting committee members while ensuring that duties and responsibilities are carried out in alignment with the mission and strategic priorities of the association.

Core Skills and Competencies (Required):

• Strong organizational, planning, budget and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across generations, and perspectives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with multicultural and geographically dispersed teams.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and solution-oriented, with a positive approach to challenges.
• Proficiency with the Google platform, Zoom and similar online collaboration technologies.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across committees/teams and functions to achieve shared goals.

Additional Skills and Experience (Beneficial):

• Prior service to the Alumni Association or Board.
• Previous experience serving on a board of directors and/or working with volunteers.
• Strong verbal communication and facilitation skills.
• Fluency in more than one language.
• Experience motivating and supporting teams working remotely and across time zones.

Expected Participation in:

• Annual Alumni Week and other alumni activities when possible (ex. European Alumni Meeting, volunteer projects, on-line activities etc.).
• Board of Governors’ meetings as scheduled (monthly Zoom call, spring in-person session).
• Committee/Team meetings.

As Chairperson of the Alumni Community Committee/Team, you’ll lead efforts to connect alumni across generations and regions, ensuring alumni voices are represented and celebrated. This role is about building relationships, fostering collaboration, and inspiring alumni to stay engaged through events, programs, and shared opportunities. The Chairperson serves as both a connector and a catalyst, leading a team that supports local and regional groups while helping alumni stay informed, involved, and empowered to become involved in the different IAA activities.

Responsibilities and Duties

Primary

1. Create a team that represents all eras and regions of the alumni body.
2. Conduct regular information sessions with “Connector” alumni. Sessions may include guests, information regarding alumni events happening globally, best practice sharing, etc.
3. Actively promote information about programs and events with the alumni community.
4. Actively listen to alumni ideas and concerns; ensure that feedback reaches the Board.
5. Seek out and establish relationships with local, regional, and national alumni groups/chapters to ensure the latest information reaches them and listen to their concerns for feedback to the Board.
6. Maintain a list of all Cast/Crew Reps, Regional leaders etc.
7. Gather stories from alumni for the alumni newsletter, UpBeat.

Secondary

1. Maintain awareness of the needs of the Board and assist with recruitment of new members in various activities and sharing details.
2. Help find lost cast/crew mates.
3. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Volunteers: as needed to support projects

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Previous Era, Cast/Crew Rep or Regional Rep

See General Requirements for further information.

Revised: Jan. 2026

The Alumni Engagement Committee/Team connects alumni with meaningful service opportunities by recruiting and supporting candidates for Board of Governors’ roles and helping committee chairs build diverse volunteer teams. Guided by diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and working with the Internal Development team, the committee/team promotes best practices in engagement to sustain a strong, representative alumni community.

Responsibilities and Duties

Primary

1. Actively recruit positions to fill vacancies on the Board of Governors and provide the slate of prospective nominees to the Internal Development Chair (who oversees the interview and election process).
2. Assist Board members with the sourcing of the volunteers needed for their committees, teams, and programs.
3. Collaborate across all teams and committees to understand their projects in order to provide the volunteers needed to meet these goals.
4. Create opportunities to be accessible to alumni to inform them of the volunteer opportunities available and guide to the different opportunities.

Secondary

1. Ensure the diversity and inclusion guidelines are implemented across all committees/teams and programs.
2. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Volunteers: as needed to support projects.

Beneficial Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with alumni spanning multiple casts/crews, eras and regions

See General Requirements for further information.

Revised: Jan. 2026

The Travel Committee/Team Chairperson leads the creation of global travel programs that connect alumni through shared experiences. This role involves developing relationships with alumni in the travel industry, collaborating with the Programs and Events Committees/Teams, and curating bespoke travel opportunities that cater to alumni interests worldwide.

Responsibilities and Duties

Primary

1. Create and promote travel programs, at varying price points, for diverse groups of alumni to experience together.
2. Create in-depth Alumni Weekend programs around a single focus (ex. Wines of Spain, origami in Japan, Italian art and history).
3. Develop a network of travel and tourist industry alumni to develop and source bespoke tours, tailored to alumni special interests.
4. Develop a network for travelling alumni to connect with local alumni “tour guides”.

Secondary

1. Partner with the area alumni clubs to create travel kits to sell to out-of-country alumni going to that region of the world.
2. Provide networking opportunities for alumni to share travel plans for others to be able to join.
3. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Beneficial Skills and Competencies for the Committee Chair

• Experience in the travel and hospitality industry.

Additional Volunteers: as needed to support projects.

See General Requirements for more information.

Revised: Jan. 2026