District Committees
Governor’s Project
This committee focuses on developing and engaging the Governor’s Project, following this year’s theme of “Empower the People” throughout all of T-O! We work to encourage our district to participate in this project, which aims to build back our communities from Covid-19 and increase the morale and mental health of those we serve. Together, we can rise together, creating communities stronger than ever.
Goals:
• Monthly challenges for clubs to participate in
• A clear rubric for the Governor’s Project award
• Flyers to share district wide
• An interactive flyer for members to play along with, related to the Governor's Project
• Engagement and participation in the Governor's Project throughout our district
Committee Chair: LTG Olivia Scott
ltg30@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Oluwafisolami Lawal, LTG Hanna Cole, LTG Eloisa Avila, LTG Siya Patel, Governor Jonathan Perez, Treasurer Emily Zhang, District Administrator Kenyon Black
District Project
Our committee is tasked with helping all of our clubs address an unmet need in the Texas-Oklahoma community. We hope to help all of our clubs make a big impact in their local community so the TO district makes a big impact overall.
Goals:
• To help everyone participate in the project!
• To allow everyone to learn something!
• To touch every community a Key Club is present in
Committee Chair: LTG Mustafa Abdul Haque
ltg4@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Brooks Burrows, LTG Josliyn Bergara, LTG Miriam Ramirez, LTG Celina Delgado, LTG Matthew Spivey, District Treasurer Emily Zhang, District Secretary Dylan Dam, District Administrator Kenyon Black
Regulations, Elections, and Credentials (REC)
REC is the committee dedicated to preserving and enhancing the governing documents of the district. We make amendments to reduce redundancy, simplify for clarity, and update documents for timeliness. It is our job to strip away the terrifying big words and help the district and clubs through a better understanding of the parliamentary procedure and understandable regulations.
Goals:
• Present the district documents in an easier format
• Create resources for new LTGs to better acquaint themselves with the LTG Policy Code
• Educate clubs on the parliamentary procedure
• Enhance communication between clubs and the district regarding governing documents
Committee Chair: LTG Elaine Gao
ltg25w@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Danielle Alvarado, LTG Oluwafisolami Lawal, LTG Akhil Pinnapareddy, LTG Nidhi Rao, LTG Sheena Vaghela, Governor Jonathan Perez, Secretary Dylan Dam, Regional Keisha Jones, Regional Lexi Durbin, District Administrator Kenyon Black
Contests and Awards (C&A)
The Contest and Awards committee in charge of running all of the contests during LEDCON, as well as revising award rubrics, contest check-in, judging, and all award presentations. From reviewing the Code of Contests and Awards to presenting awards at LEDCON, the committee is hard at work recognizing club's accomplishments in service and beyond throughout the year.
Goals:
• simplifying and reformatting the code
• improving upon the check-in process at LEDCON
• promoting contests and awards to the district
Committee Chair: LTG Eloisa Avila
ltg3n@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Abraham Medina, LTG Rushil Sajjan, LTG Vivian Lee, Governor Jonathan Perez, Convention Liaison Lendell Andal, Tech Producer Minori Kikuchi, Regional Adrian Thompson, Regional Leticia Esparza, Assistant Administrator Kelly Poland
The Public Relations Committees are divided into two: General Public Relations (GPR) and Event Public Relations (EPR). We work very closely together to promote Key Club and its activities to members throughout the district! Our committees are responsible for keeping up with T-O media presence and communication, keeping up with social media accounts, creating flyers, and keeping members informed of projects, deadlines, and events. Throughout the year, the Public Relations Committees aim to bring together T-O and lift up the high spirits of the mighty district!
Public Relations
Goals:
• Familiarize all committee members with creative layouts and promotion strategies
• Utilize T-O social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok
• Increase district-wide participation and LEDCON attendance
• Organize all media produced under T-O accounts
• Create informative flyers and infographics to promote Key Club events
• Make sure everyone knows about events
• Increase participants in activities and events
GPR Committee Chair: LTG Shirley Nguyen
ltg3e@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Sanjana Kavula, LTG Shreyasi Tamhane, LTG Jocelyn Acevedo, LTG Mari Wilcock, LTG Hanna Cole, District Editor Bethany Tran, Tech Producer Minori Kikuchi, Regional Chris Do
Committee Chair: LTG Caysey Tran
ltg17@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Natascha Ali Bocas, LTG Kimberly Pham, District Editor Bethany Tran, Tech Producer Minori Kikuchi, Regional Chris Do
Membership
The Membership Committee promotes membership growth, drafts ideas to increase membership, deals with collecting club dues, and works to improve key club member engagement and retention. As a district, our membership target this year is 21,000 members and 10 new chartered clubs. In order to achieve these goals, the membership committee is working diligently to share membership recruitment tips with club officers/faculty advisors through social media and update the membership recruitment packages on the T-O Key Club website.
Goals:
• update the membership recruitment packages on the T-O website
• create new membership retention resources with detailed, accurate information
• help the T-O District reach 21, 000 members and charter 10 new clubs
• host two virtual District Wide Socials this year to connect Key Clubbers from across the T-O District, present helpful information about membership recruitment and retention, explain the process of paying club dues and promote future committee projects and LEDCON 2023.
• share membership recruitment tips with club officers/faculty advisors through virtual District Wide Socials and social media
• improve general key club member engagement
Committee Chair: LTG Harini Senthil ltg19@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Emily Seo, LTG Fariba Hossain, LTG Kailey Patterson, LTG Jennifer Ramirez, LTG Harsh Agrawal, District Treasurer Emily Zhang, District Governor Jonathan Perez, Regional Rafael Santos
Welcoming Activities at Convention
The Welcoming Committee works throughout the year to plan the welcoming activity at our annual convention, LEDCON! We are responsible for coming up with a list of festivities that will help attendees let loose and potentially meet new people. Some things that were at our last convention include but is not limited to inflatables and monetary prizes. With that being said, we are also tasked with managing a given budget and creating a floor plan. This year, we hope we can outdo ourselves and give y’all a memorable experience!
Goals:
• Incorporate more current trends
• add polish to the welcoming activity area
• help in the strive to increase membership
• plan games that have never been done before
• offer attendees chances to network
Committee Chair: LTG Trinh Luong ltg39n@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Natascha Ali Bocas, LTG Kailey Patterson, LTG Harsh Agrawal, Convention Liaison Lendell Andal, Regional Abby Stewart, Regional Blake Roller, Assistant Administrator Tyler Thompson
Kiwanis Family and International Relations
Goals:
• Increase interaction between K-Family branches through socials and information sessions
• Identify and make Key Clubs aware of neighboring clubs from other branches.
• Regularly come up with new projects for Key Clubs to do with other branches (focusing on younger branches)
• Increase the number of Builder's Clubs and K Kids Clubs
• Collaborate with membership to charter new Key Clubs
The purpose of the K-Family and International Relations Committee is to boost growth in the K-Family branches and to bridge the gap and foster connectivity within the community. We have a lot of goals this year as we emerge from COVID-19 and our online years!
Committee Chair: LTG Siler Wooster ltg24s@tokeyclub.com
Committee Members: LTG Sankalp Srinatha, LTG Fariba Hossain, LTG Hattie Berend, LTG Natalia Asturias, District Governor Jonathan Perez, International Trustee, Regional Jaime Miranda