ACL Membership & Governance
Connecting membership strategy, governance, communication, and organizational priorities across a national association.
As Vice President of Membership and Engagement for the American Classical League, I aligned membership strategy, governance, communication, and programming across a national association serving more than 2,000 members.
The Challenge
Strengthen year-round member value, retention, and visibility while connecting board priorities to consistent execution.
My Role
Vice President of Membership & Engagement (2022–2026), aligning strategy, communication, and programming.
Strategy
- Designed member-centered benefits and programming
- Built year-round communication and reporting systems
- Connected volunteers, committees, and governance priorities
Outcomes
- Stronger year-round engagement across 2,000+ members
- Clearer ownership across volunteer and committee work
- Membership portfolio generating approximately $300,000 annually
- More visible, coordinated member benefits and communication
- Membership data directly informs board-level financial planning across ACL's ~$1.5M in total organizational operations
ACL MEMBERSHIP & GOVERNANCE EVIDENCE
ACL Membership Report
Documents membership data, committee work, benefits, and strategic priorities.
Membership Work Inventory
Shows year-round initiatives, ownership, status, and supporting resources.
Governance Framework
Defines accountability, representation, communication, and board responsibilities.
ACL evidence only: these authentic, public-safe previews document membership reporting, the annual work inventory, and board governance. ETC evidence is separated below because it represents a different leadership role.
ETC Volunteer Operations at Scale
This evidence belongs to Traci’s separate Excellence Through Classics chair role. It demonstrates annual reporting, distributed responsibility, and volunteer operations at scale; it is not presented as ACL membership evidence.
— Kathleen Durkin, Latin Teacher & ACL/ETC Colleague