Committees

The CCTW structure includes the following committees; the Chair of each committee will serve on the Board of Directors.  The terms of committee chairs are two years and require one year mentorship from the current Chair prior to becoming Chair and a member of the Board of Directors; a committee chair may serve more than two years so long as they do not exceed the term limits of the board.

Ideally, current Committee Chairs will inform the Board of Directors at least 18 months in advance of their desire to transition from the Chair position (no later than the January Board Meeting of the year prior to the transition), this will allow the Legacy Board to initiate the process of identifying applicants for the Committee Chair-Elect to be voted on at the July Annual Meeting, and provide one year of mentorship by the current Committee Chair to the Committee Chair-Elect.

Committee Chairs shall be elected at the July Annual Meeting, one year in advance of taking the position, by the Board of Directors.  Although they will not serve on the Board of Directors for the first year, they are encouraged to attend the meetings and through their role as Committee-Chair Elect receive mentoring and transition support from the current Committee Chair. The purpose of this is to allow the new Committee Chair to join the board and provide leadership for the committee with experience and historical knowledge.

Committee Chairs are elected to the board to fill this specific position, at the end their term as Committee Chair, if they desire to remain on the board, and can do so within the terms and term limits of the board, they may apply for an open position on the board. Including an officer or at-large position, if no position is available the individual will not remain on the board.

Note: Regarding Committee Co-Chairs or Committee Vice-Chairs. Any committee may have a Co-/Vice-Chair that may be selected by the committee.  These positions are not Board of Directors positions and are not assumed to be an automatic replacement for an out-going Chair. Should these individuals desire to serve as the board elected chair of the committee they will follow the same process for Committee Chair-Elect consideration as all other nominees.  However, a Co-Chair, Vice-Chair or other committee member may also serve on the Board of Directors if appointed as an at-large member.

Sponsor Committee

The Chair (i.e. Chair-Elect) must be a representative of a sponsor company in good standing, and be able to demonstrate that they not only meet all of the criteria for board membership but that they also have the support of the sponsor committee in their application to fill the position.

Community & Support Partner Committee

The Chair (i.e. Chair-Elect) must be actively engaged with the CSP committee. They shall be able to demonstrate that they not only meet all of the criteria for board membership but that they also have the support of the CSP committee in their application to fill the position.

Alumni Committee

The Chair (i.e. Chair-Elect) must be a representative of a past CCTW winning company (alumni as defined above*)  in good standing, and be able to demonstrate that they not only meet all of the criteria for board membership but that they also have the support of the Alumni committee in their application to fill the position.

Marketing

The Chair (i.e. Chair-Elect) must be able to demonstrate that they not only meet all of the criteria for board membership but that they also have relevant expertise to fill this position as shown in their application.

Events

The Chair (i.e. Chair-Elect) must be able to demonstrate that they not only meet all of the criteria for board membership but that they also have the relevant expertise to fill this position as shown in their application.

Legacy Board

This committee chair is the only chair position that is automatically filled rather than following the above process. The Legacy Board Chair is the immediate past chair of the board of directors and assumes this role immediately following the end of their Chair term.