GRA Officers

The following are the Officer positions currently allowed for by the Association Bylaws. The GRA is a young asssociation and is still looking for members with a passion for the GRA mission who would be interested in helping the association grow by assuming the roles and responsabilities therein for the following Officer positions.

- Treasure: - (currently vacant)
This person shall report directly to the Chairperson of the BOD. They will also make available, upon requests, financial documents or standings to other members of the BOD upon request. The treasurer will keep a running tally of expenses going out and due or other revenue coming in and generally keep up-to-date the accounting books of the GRA.

- Membership Officer: - (currently vacant)
This person assist the Membership Chairman in the tasks of keeping the membership rolls and organizing promotions and efforts to expand the membership.

- Benefits Office: - (currently vacant)
This officer would work with both the Membership Chair and Chairperson of the BOD to coordinate, track and keep organized all membership benefits the association offers to it members, or that 3rd party businesses or entities offer to qualified members of the association. They will work under the guidance of the Chairperson of the BOD to seek additional benefits that can be offered to the membership. They must maintain the records of all offered benefits and how those benefits are offered to, and how members of the association qualify for said benefits.

- Records Officer: - (currently vacant)
This officer will work under the Records Chair in the maintenance and safe keeping of all association records, data, etc. They will assist all members with access to said records, be they publicly available through the association website, privately available through the same, or disbursed only upon request by a qualified member.

- Communication Officer: - (currently vacant)
This officer will oversee the information technology that empowers the association members to communicate with each other and to coordinate the business of the association. This may include but not be limited to server hosting and the association website, e-mail list functionality, facebook groups and other communication vehicles.

- Meetings Officer: - (currently vacant)
From the initial conception of this association, the membership recognizes the importance of sharing business experience between GRA members as a means to enhance operational knowledge and educational opportunities so members will have access to best practices, good vendors and other vital information to better their respective businesses. A key approach to meeting this objective is for GRA members to be able to meet together, tour other GRA member businesses, and conference together for presentations and discussions on varying aspects of the business of games retailing. The Meetings Director, under the BOD, shall help to assist members from different geographical regions in the effort to plan and host such events, seeking for each event to offer the maximum opportunity for attending members to learn from industry piers and network with both piers and other industry segments.