JLS History
Know Your Leaders
Committee Power
How Do I?
100

The Junior League of Seattle was started in this year.

What is 1923?

100

Currently the President of the Junior League of Seattle, this leader's first leadership role was as Vice Chair of Premier Event.

Who is Kimberly French?

100

All committee agenda, notes, event debriefs, and background information should be kept here.

What is in the committee's share site on the JLS website?

100

You purchased supplies for a DIAD shift and now need to complete this form to be reimbursed.

What is a check request form? (Bonus if you name who needs to approve it)
200

The Junior League of Seattle is a community organization committed to these three ideals.

What are promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers?

200

When not signing checks or balancing the budget, this JLS leader can book your dream Disney vacation.

Who is Treasure Chrystie Schmelter?

200

Name three ways to prepare for an effective committee meeting.

What may be: Identify purpose/goals of the meeting, prepare an agenda, distribute background material for review, send a meeting invite and a reminder email (or other appropriate answers)
200

Your committee as an upcoming event so you send the information to this email address to ensure it goes out in the weekly JLS email.

What is eblast@jrleagueseattle.org?

300

Name two of the three Seattle community programs Junior League of Seattle is credited with starting.

What is/are Childhaven, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and NW Art Project?

300

This 2020-21 JLS manager is the only "veteran manager," returning for her 3rd term as a member of Management Council.

Who is Jen Siems, Community Projects Manager? (Thank you for your amazing dedication to the League Jen!)

300

Name three ways to lead an effective meeting.

What are: ensure participate and that everyone has a chance to be heard, have someone tasked with taking notes, summarize and gain group buy in on next steps, and set deadlines for deliverables?
300

Your committee needs to meet at the JLS office and you want to ensure you have space, so you do this.

What is complete the "Conference Room Reservation" form? (found under Resources/Administrative Resources on the website)

400

A pioneer in Seattle radio and television, her name is on the annual award given to a JLS member who is a catalyst for change.

Who is Dorothy Stimson Bullitt?

400

Charged with seating all leadership positions for the League, this committee does not have a chair or vice chair. 

What is the Nominating Committee? (They are lead by a Director and a Manager, this year Lauren Fish and Christina Postlewait)

400

You have one member on your committee who attended the first meeting, but has since disappeared. Your emails have gone unanswered and her assigned deliverables are MIA. You reach out to this person to help solve the issue.

Who is the member's Active Advisor?

400

It's been a really busy month for your committee and you'd like to send all the members a small gift using your committee budget, but you aren't sure if that is allowed so you look here to find out.

What is the Financial Policies and Procedures? (It's not allowed, sorry!)

500

When she dreamed of starting the NW Art Project, Dee Dickinson called this NW artist to donate the inaugural piece of the JLS NW art collection.

Who is Kenneth Callahan?

500

The 2020-21 JLS Board of Directors collectively own this many dogs.

What is 8?

500

As the committee's leadership meets to develop plans for the upcoming year, you aren't sure what the committee goals are, so you look to these places to figure it out. 

What are: Annual Plan, committee one pager, your manager, Greenbook description of your committee?

500

Your committee has decided that you need some printing done for an upcoming event and want it to look professional, so you reach out to this committee for help in design and ordering.

What is Marketing and Communications, using the Marketing Request Form found in Communications Resources on the JLS website?