UGA Red Cross Executive Board Position Descriptions

Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

Executive Board Positions

* Note: All are expected to fulfill these requirements during their exec board incumbency regardless of the position they hold:

• Have an active Volunteer Connection account, and update it regularly
• Volunteer at all of the blood drives per semester (either through donating, volunteering, or tabling for them)
• Attend at least two events for the Public Health and Disaster committee per semester
• Table on a frequent, if not regular, basis
• Attend three Fundraising events per semester (ie: percentage nights, canning, campus specific events)
• Assist marketing team by regularly sharing graphics/posts to personal Instagram 

Blood Services Committee

Director of Blood Services:

• Active member of UGA Red Cross Executive Board
• Directly Responsible for maintaining internal communications within the committee
• Directly Responsible for maintaining external communications between UGA Red Cross and Northeast Georgia chapter representative
• Assure that there are structured and planned committee meetings
• Directly responsible for discussing blood drive dates and goals with the chapter
• Responsible for holding Committee Head 1 and 2 accountable for their responsibilities
• Responsible for being there for Committee Head 1 and 2 in case of any need
• Responsible for being a liaison between Executive Council and Blood Services
• Send Infographics for the blood drives to the listservs (ex. Bio listserv, Biochem listserv, BIPH listserv, ect.)
• Facilitate campus partners for blood drives

Committee Head 1 (International Communications Chair):

• Responsible for communicating with Blood Services general members
• Responsible for creating blood drive volunteer sign-up sheet
• Responsible for designing blood services specific banners/street paint/etc.
• Active member for UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Committee Head 2 (Information Chair):

• Responsible for tracking all blood drive dates, goals, locations, partners, themes, etc.
• Responsible for creating and managing raffle lists and Repeat Donors spreadsheet
• Responsible for being available the day of the drive to teach new members about every day-of-drive volunteer position
• Responsible for having the Red Cross record volunteer service hours and forwarding the log to the Recruitment Chair
• Active member for UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Public Health and Disaster Committee

Director of Public Health and Disaster (Position has been filled!):

• Directly Responsible for maintaining internal communications within the committee
• Liaison with the Red Cross NEGA

• Maintain regular contact with Mike Rivers, head of the Red Cross First Aid/CPR program at UGA home football games
• Work with the chapter to organize coordinated initiatives

• Mobilize new UGA Red Cross members for First Aid/CPR training at beginning of Fall semester
• Look into planning and facilitating Pillowcase Project events
• Attend all PHD committee and board meetings
• Responsible for holding the Committee Head accountable for their responsibilities
• Support the Committee Head with responsibilities when appropriate
• Responsible for being a liaison between Executive Council and PHD
• Look into serving as a responder for football first aid events (football games and G-Day) throughout the year
• Active member of UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Committee Head: Community outreach

• Responsible for planning and facilitating Missing Maps events
• Maintain partnership with the Foodbank of NEGA

• Organize regular Home Fire Campaigns with Matthew Akins
• Look into the possibility of working with the Disaster Preparedness program, Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Disaster Dawgs here at UGA
• Attend all PHD committee and board meetings
• Active member for UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Fundraising Committee

Director of Fundraising:

• Directly responsible for maintaining internal communications within the committee
• Directly responsible for maintaining external communications with community partners
• Assure that there are structured and planned committee meetings
• Act as the Liaison between Executive council and the Fundraising committee
• Responsible for holding Committee Head 1 accountable for their responsibilities
• Organizing monthly meetings with Northeast Georgia chapter’s Development Officer
• Active member for UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Committee Head 1: External Communications Chair

• Responsible for organizing fundraising events for both fall and spring semesters
• Responsible for organizing percentage nights
• Manage and continuously update Excel doc with partnering organizations’ contact information
• Active member for UGA Red Cross Executive Board

Director of Public Relations

• Partner with other student organizations to collaborate on blood drives

• Must inform CMO of who is partnering two weeks in advance

• Organize a UGA Miracle team and a UGA Relay team
• Serve as Greek Life Liaison

• Organize Greek Chapter visits before big events
• Email Greek presidents about blood drives

• Run ‘Points for Pints’ event

• Managing updated google form for that and emailing president’s the participants afterwards
• Lead Homecoming competition efforts alongside marketing committee
• Choosing and managing Dodgeball team captains

Marketing Committee

Director of Marketing:

• Assisting in managing New Member Orientation
• Creating banners and flyers for organization’s main events
• Collect information on platforms from blood donors
• Hanging posters before big events around Athens community
• Hold Marketing Committee accountable for responsibilities
• Hold committee meetings once a month at minimum
• Lead Homecoming competition efforts alongside fundraising committee
• Assist Social Media Chair when necessary
• Attend Red Cross Club events and upload pictures to the google drive
• Active member of UGA Red Cross Executive Board
• Work alongside committee head to plan and take exec headshots at the beginning of the year

Committee Head: Social Media and Graphic Design

• Post frequently to social media outlets
• Promote the Red Cross and the Club events through tabling
• Create graphics to be used for all club events
• Post via social media for holidays
• Weekly social media ‘spotlights’
• Posts for ‘Member of the Month’
• Introducing exec on social media via Instagram and Facebook
• Attend Red Cross Club events and upload pictures to the google drive

Internal Communications

Director of Internal Communications

• Responsible for updating members via Listserv
• Responsible for updating the Monthly Google Calendar
• Manage UGA Red Cross email account
• Service Hour Compiling
• Create Monthly Newsletters
• Executive Board meeting minutes
• Responsible for collecting all members’ annual dues