Our committees help the Kiwanis Club of Christiansburg stay organized, grow membership, tell our story, and deliver meaningful service in the community. Below is an overview of our standing and Ad Hoc committees and what each one does.
Standing Committees
Standing committees provide ongoing leadership for core club functions. Each committee supports the club’s mission by planning, coordinating, and improving the work we do throughout the year.
Club Administration
Current Committee Chair: Rusty Davidson
Email VP@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Maintain and continuously improve the stability, efficiency, and effectiveness of club operations.
What we do: Support nominations and elections, meeting programs and guest speakers, interclub relations, fellowship events, meals and cookouts, spiritual aims, document management, member education (including Youth Protection Training), and other operational needs as they arise.
Membership Growth and Orientation
Current Committee Chair: Ernie Wade
Email Membership@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Increase and sustain membership according to club bylaws and Kiwanis standards.
What we do: Arrange visitor greeters for all meetings. Review membership applications and provide recommendations to the Board. Develop orientation and induction for new members. Set membership goals (with input from the President, Secretary, and Lieutenant Governor), build prospect lists, and coordinate recruitment opportunities.
Marketing and Public Relations
Current Committee Chair: Graham Glynn
Email PR@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Please send Kiwanis and Wilderness Trail related photos to Photos@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com. Where possible, please include a date and caption for each photograph.
Purpose: Promote the club to the public and strengthen brand awareness in the community.
What we do: Share club news and impact using appropriate media and technology—video, photography, print, radio/TV, flyers/posters—and enhance the club’s website and social media presence.
Financial Review Committee
Current Committee Chair: Mark Cox
Email Treasurer@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Provide independent oversight through an annual examination of club finances.
What we do: Conduct the annual financial review (as required by club policy), examining items such as bank reconciliations, income and disbursements, budgets, balance sheets, and income and expense statements for both administrative and service accounts.
Ad Hoc Committees (As Needed)
Purpose: Support special projects, initiatives, or emerging needs of the club.
How it works: Under the club bylaws, the President may appoint additional committees (subject to Board approval). These committees may be ongoing until decommissioned, or temporary for a specific project or initiative. The Board may modify a committee’s purpose or duties—or discontinue it—by majority vote.
Grants Committee
Current Committee Chair: Chair Name (TBD)
Email Grants@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Provide additional sources of revenue for the Club by pursuing grant opportunities.
What we do: Identify available grants and complete grant applications on behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Christiansburg.
Park Committee
Current Committee Chair: Blaine Keesee
Email Park@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Deals with issues related to Kiwanis Park.
What we do: Needs info.
Wilderness Trail Festival Committee
Current Committee Chair: Ernie Wade
Email WTF@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Manages the Wilderness Trail Festival.
What we do: Needs info.
Scholarships Committee
Current Committee Chair: Chair Name (TBD)
Email Scholarships@ChristiansburgKiwanis.com
Purpose: Seeks nominations for and awards our Kiwanis College Scholarships.
What we do: Needs info.
Role of Committee Chairs
Committee chairs help ensure each committee has leadership, continuity, and the resources needed to succeed.
- Obtain resources and support needed to accomplish committee objectives.
- Involve committee members in decision-making and task execution.
- Delegate responsibilities and tasks as widely as practical.
- Develop and execute plans to accomplish goals.
- Coordinate with other committees, officers, and work teams when needed.
- Maintain continuity through documentation and knowledge sharing to reduce “single points of failure.”
Note: Committee structures and assignments may change as club needs evolve.