Educate Advocate Support 1 Air Force Association Field Operations Update Scott Van Cleef Vice Chairman-Field Operations Sep13

Educate Advocate Support 2 Field Operations Chapter Health As of 8 Feb 29% “Inactive” (56 of 196) As of 13 Sep o 18% “Inactive” (35 of 195) o One chapter was closed This is the tip of the iceberg! Many chapters suffer from inadequate or aged leadership and no one prepared to take over. Lack of viable State organizations (11/39 no roster/plans) Very tough filling the 14 Region President slots Bottom Line: Leadership Development

Educate Advocate Support 3 Field Operations Chapter Health (Cont) Glimmers of hope, some bright, shining stars! Seven chapters are rebuilding or recovered this year Others…there is still a flickering ember of support o e.g. Dobbins Chapter, GA– reorganizing (1500+ mbrs) Overseas o Aviano- Now fully up to speed o Mig Alley (Osan, Kor)- Active, but not reporting o Making active probes at Ramstein, UK, Kadena But…expect further mergers and perhaps some closures this year Our Top Priorities in the Field: Chapter health, Reinvigoration, Leadership Development

Educate Advocate Support 4 Field Council Airmen and Family Support- Dave Dietsch Program Objectives Provide tangible programs in our “Support” Msn Area Provide “gap fillers” for USAF programs Demonstrate our relevance to our “Blue-Suit” constituency Create opportunities for Community Partners & non- traditional members Some success in penetrating target bases A work in progress--Still need to sort out the relationship of the AFA staff, FC, Wounded Airmen Program and Transition Program A new Chapter Exceptional Service Award category for Amn and Family Support programs is added for 2014

Educate Advocate Support 5 Field Council Leadership Training-Ross Lampert Purpose: Develop training modules for Field leaders, especially chapter leaders Results: Near term modules (this fall) Quarterly Activity Reports- complete, online Annual Planning Member Recruiting and Retention Leadership Recruiting and Development Base and Community Partner Relationships Currently using PPt presentations with animation and voice-over Moving to “Brain Shark”– better presentation, more interactive, easier to create, in-house capability

Educate Advocate Support 6 Field Council E-Business/Website- Peter Jones Purpose: Update and simplify Field Resources section of the website, provide user friendly forms, provide web- based reporting for field organizations, update the FOG Results: New Website- current info, easier to find. Still work to be done on updating info Improved award forms, chapters rosters, etc. But, need further improvements– “Higher Logic” may fix Web based reporting- still to do. Hoping “Higher Logic” is the answer FOG Update- New version 1 Oct o New, predictable update schedule for changes

Educate Advocate Support 7 Field Council Retention Award Program- Tom Gwaltney Purpose: Increase first year renewal rates and overall retention through retention award incentives Non-monetary awards to be presented this year. Two awards, five chapter size categories for each: Overall retention First Year Retention Monetary awards totaling $5000 similar to Jack Gross awards for membership recruitment Exit surveys for non-renewing members begin this month Retention Rates are not sustainable and deserve the same attention as recruitment

Educate Advocate Support 8 Field Council Emerging Leaders Program- Scott Van Cleef Purpose: Identify, motivate, develop, and encourage emerging leaders to serve actively in AFA by providing hands-on experience and unique insights into how the Association operates and is governed Structure: One year, 1 Oct-31 Sep Attend RP/SP Meeting in Oct- Field leadership Devl’p Attend Board Orientation in Dec- The “Big Picture” AFA National Convention in Sep ‘14 o Attend as State Delegate, o Observe Board of Directors Meeting Serve on National Council/Committee Mentorship

Educate Advocate Support 9 Field Council Emerging Leaders Program- Scott Van Cleef Selectees 1.Leanne Babcock - Field Council, Charleston Chapter 2.Juan Cruz - Goddard Chapter President 3.Miranda Hernandez - Cent MD Chapter President 4.Tyler Johnson - Exec VP Langley Chapter 5.Cristina Lussier, - EXCOM- Montgomery Chapter 6.Tim Tichawa- CAFA VP/AE and Goddard Chapter Secretary

Educate Advocate Support 10 Field Council Members Scott Van Cleef- Chair Leanne Babcock-CO Lee Barnby- CA (SP) Jim Callahan-FL Terry Cox-OK Mark Dierlam-AL Dave Dietsch-TX Angela Dupont- MA Tom Gwaltney- AL (RP) Peter Jones-VA (SP)* Ross Lampert- AZ (SP) Mac MacAloon- VA Gil Petrina-VA (MC Chair)* Bob Slaughter-TX (RP) Rich Taubinger-CA (RP)* Kari Hahn- National * Liaison with another committee

Educate Advocate Support 11 SUMMARY Field Operations are the foundation of the Association Team effort- Region, State, Chapter Leadership/Leadership Development Membership Recruitment and Retention Adapt-Be Relevant-Try new programs/events Advocate for and Support your Air Force "The Field is the Heart, Soul and Conscience of this Association." ~Jimmy Doolittle

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Educate Advocate Support 13 Field Council E-Business/Website- Peter Jones Purpose: Update and simplify Field Resources section of the website, provide user friendly forms, provide web- based reporting for field organizations, update the FOG Results: New Website- current info, easier to find. Still work to be done on updating info Improved award forms, chapters rosters, etc. But, need further improvements– “Higher Logic” may fix Web based reporting- still to do. Hoping “Higher Logic” is the answer FOG Update- New version 1 Oct o New, predictable update schedule for changes

Educate Advocate Support 14 Chapter Rejuvenation- New York Maxine Rauch-State President Answering the call: 1. Organizing state and chapter meeting. A- Spaatz Chapter Revitialization - West Point B- Potsdam - Syracuse 2. Meeting announcement: A- Letter writing B - Support group and potential new members 3. Meeting follow up: A- Letter writing B- Networking 4. Revitalization vs New Chapter

Educate Advocate Support 15 Field Council Airmen and Family Support- Dave Dietsch Provide tangible programs in our “Support” Msn Area Provide “gap fillers” for USAF programs Demonstrate our relevance to our “Blue-Suit” constituency Create opportunities for Community Partners & non- traditional members Leadership Training-Ross Lampert Develop training modules for Field leaders, especially chapter leaders

Educate Advocate Support 16 Field Council Airmen and Family Support- Dave Dietsch Provide tangible programs in our “Support” Msn Area Provide “gap fillers” for USAF programs Demonstrate our relevance to our “Blue-Suit” constituency Create opportunities for Community Partners & non- traditional members Leadership Training-Ross Lampert Develop training modules for Field leaders, especially chapter leaders

Educate Advocate Support 17 Field Council E-Business/Website- Peter Jones Update and simplify Field Resources section of the website, provide user friendly forms, provide web-based reporting for field organizations, update the FOG Retention Awards Program- Tom Gwaltney Increase first year renewal rates and overall retention through retention award incentives

Educate Advocate Support 18 Emerging Leaders Mentorship Program Who: Current or former National officers and members of the Board Purpose: To provide future leaders with the skill sets to lead and serve the AFA and its affiliates (AFA, AFMF, AFVBA) at all levels, with an emphasis on the field, and to proactively approach the training of new leaders. What: Meet/talk in person or virtually on a regular basis Establish/track goals for the year Provide insight, guidance, lessons learned Interested? Send me your name, contact info, short background bio Pairings will be made by Dec, along with comm asgn’ts