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President:
Robert B. Blair, Ph.D., PRP
Vice President:
Jennifer F. Thompson
Recording Secretary:
Esther B. Taj
Corresponding Secretary:
Olor W. Hughes
Treasurer:
Barbara G. Carter
Parliamentarian:
Marjorie Norris
Webmaster:
Gladys R. CarrLinks Section
MEMBERSHIP
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There are numerous benefits to being an active member of a local unit, state association, and national association dedicated to the study of parliamentary procedure. Some of the benefits include continuing education in parliamentary procedure; networking with other parliamentarians; and improving presider, teacher, opinion writer, script preparation, leadership, and other parliamentarian-related skills. Tennessee Association of Parliamentarian members are regularly involved in the following activities:
- Basic to advanced parliamentary procedure training/workshops/educational sessions
- Convention and conference planning
- Bylaws consultation
- Public speaking about parliamentary procedure (professional, student, civic, and community organizations
- Parliamentary procedure competitive event team coaching and judging
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) (http://fcclainc.org)
- Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) (http://flbla-pbl.org)
- Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA) (http://www.hosa.org)
- SkillsUSA (http://www.skillsusa.org)
- Technology Student Association (TSA) (http://www.tsaweb.org)
- Preparation to take the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) Membership Exam (http://parliamentarians.org/membertypes.php)
- Advanced study to take the Registered Parliamentarians (RP) Exam (http://parliamentarians.org/membertypes.php)
- Advanced study to become a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (http://parliamentarians.org/membertypes.php)
- Parliamentary procedure reference and study material recommendations
Members who have attained the Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) designation may also provide the following services:
- Convention, conference, annual meeting, and/or regular meeting parliamentarian
- Professional presider
- Formal parliamentary opinions
- Bylaws construction and consultation
