Communications

Chair: Ricki Lang

The Communications Committee handles many aspects of messaging to SIM Philadelphia members.  Including, but not limited to the quarterly newsletter and the chapter website.

Marketing

Chair: Franklin Green

The Marketing committee assists all SIM Philadelphia committees and memberships, including, but not limited to, flyers, news announcements, signage, photography, social media coordination, etc. Content proofing and advising to all committees and the membership.

Memberships

Chair: Sanjay Khatnani

The membership committee monitors all aspects of membership, including invitations, retention and education—bringing in new members, teaching them about SIM Philadelphia and then ensuring that the member experience meets everyone’s expectations. 

The membership chair develops new member prospect lists and recruitment opportunities. The membership chair works closely with the Board of Directors to plan membership drives and special club meetings for prospective members. The chair sets membership goals with input from the Board of Directors.

Members in Transition (MIT)

Chair: Kristen Lamoreaux

The purpose of the SIM MIT is to support our fellow Philadelphia SIM members that are currently in transition. Conducting a job search involves a great deal of research, coordination, networking, sales and marketing. Our weekly calls will follow a structured open forum where members can come together to discuss their searches and any challenges they’re facing. In addition to our weekly calls, we have a monthly Helpers call where sitting CIOs and Executive Search professionals join our call to assist our MIT members. MIT members can contact Helpers outside of the calls as well. Our program also includes coordinating Helping Hands for MIT members interested in pro bono consulting, national MIT efforts, and arranging breakfast meetings and webinars as requested.

Partnership

Chair: Larry Bilker

The Partnership Committee identifies and works with professional organizations, networking groups and individuals in the Greater Philadelphia region to increase the participation and influence of SIM Philadelphia in the technology community.  The Partnership Committee is responsible for ensuring the success of two events each year: the Philadelphia Technology Leadership Summit and the HMG Strategy Forum.  Together with the Membership and Retention Committees, Partnership identifies and develops alliances with other networking groups to increase and extend its reach in the Region.

Programs & Events

Chair: George Rears

The Programs & Events Committee is responsible for planning and conducting the SIM Philadelphia Dinner Meetings, SIM Philadelphia Breakfast Meeting, Lunch Seminars, and networking sessions /Happy Hours. The Programming Committee may take on tasks to assist with programming special events as requested by the SIM Board.  

The Program Committee arranges for speakers, secures meeting locations, and creates the agenda for the events for which it is responsible. The Committee is also responsible for surveying membership about held events to ensure continuous performance.

Sponsorships

Chair: Mike Stanziola

The sponsorship committee is responsible for identifying potential sponsors, developing sponsorship packages, managing relationships with existing sponsors, and ensuring that sponsors receive the promised benefits in exchange for their financial support, essentially playing a key role in securing funding for an organization or event by cultivating partnerships with businesses or individuals. 

Ally Program

Chair: Melanie Kohler & Jennifer Frost

The ally program is a new venture within SIM Philadelphia.  The purpose of this committee to pair newer members with long standing members of SIM.  The intention is to help foster more meaningful relationships and broaden connections.

ELIT Program

Chair: Rick Lindberg

SIM ELIT exists to facilitate the exchange of information and business opportunities among senior Information Technology executives. This will provide alignment between the Business and Information Technology practices. Our goal is to focus on problem solving, discussion of issues pertaining to IT careers, reviewing business objectives and how to develop stronger relationships with the business community, and true networking in a safe haven environment where consulting organizations are not present. 

SIM Leadership Institute (SLI)

Chair: Greg Barrett

The SIM Leadership Institute (SLI) Committee acts as the ambassador to the SIM Philadelphia chapter regarding SIM National’s SIM Leadership Institute (SLI) offerings.  In particular, this committee interfaces with recent RLF graduates to help shepherd them to full term membership in the Philadelphia SIM chapter.  Specific actions performed include attending one of the Mid-Atlantic RLF sessions to speak about the Philadelphia chapter, attending the Mid-Atlantic graduation ceremony to celebrate the participants’ achievement, and planning/hosting a SIM Philadelphia Happy Hour event to welcome the participants to the Philadelphia chapter.

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