Steering Committee

Jennifer Ferriss, Chair

  • functions as the chief executive officer of the Polaris Users Group.
  • presides at Users Group meetings and at meetings of the Steering Committee.
  • appoints committees as needed to carry out the purposes of the Users Group, subject to the approval of a simple majority of the Steering Committee.
  • performs other duties as are necessarily incident to the office of Chair and as may be prescribed by the Steering Committee.
 
Jill Henriksen, Vice-Chair & Program Chair

  • performs the duties of the Chair in the event of the Chair’s temporary disability or absence from meetings.
  • completes assignments as delegated by the Chair.
  • serves as Chair of the annual meeting Program Committee.
  • serves as Chair in the year following term as Vice Chair.
Cathy Wortman, Immediate Past Chair

  • Advisor to Chair and Steering Committee
  • Other duties as assigned

 

 
Rex Helwig, Treasurer

  • collects registration fees (if any), membership fees (if any) and other monies as required.
  • keeps accounts of all monies received and expended and makes disbursements as authorized by the Steering Committee.
  • delivers to her/his successor or to the Chair all records, monies and other property at the expiration of her/his term of office.
  • performs other duties as are necessarily incident to the office of Treasurer as may be prescribed by the Steering Committee.
 
Marilyn Borgendale, Secretary

  • maintains records of proceedings and reports on activities at the annual meeting.
    maintains records of all memberships, present and past.
  • implements nomination and election procedures.
  • distributes communications to the membership throughout the year as needed.
  • delivers to her/his successor or to the Chair all records, proceedings, reports, and other property at the expiration of her/his term of office.
  • performs other duties as are necessarily incident to the office of Secretary as may be prescribed by the Steering Committee.
 
Kathie Brown, Enhancement Coordinator

  • coordinates the Polaris software enhancement process and acts as liaison to Polaris Library System to communicate enhancement related information.
  • solicits membership for the subsystem champion committees.
  • facilitates subsystem champion committees and ensures enhancement review maintains the published schedule.
  • serves as the primary contact for subsystem champions and Polaris Library System during the enhancements process.
  • communicates to the membership regarding enhancements process.
  • tallies ballots from member voting and communicates results to members and Polaris Library Systems.
 
Holly Barfield, Member at Large

  • participates in all Steering Committee meetings.
  • serves on SC sub-committees as assigned.
  • performs other tasks as they are needed.
 
Janet Cox, Member at Large

  • participates in all Steering Committee meetings.
  • serves on SC sub-committees as assigned.
  • performs other tasks as they are needed.
 
Viccy Kemp, Member at Large

  • participates in all Steering Committee meetings.
  • serves on SC sub-committees as assigned.
  • performs other tasks as they are needed.
 
Colleen Medling, Member at Large

  • participates in all Steering Committee meetings.
  • serves on SC sub-committees as assigned.
  • performs other tasks as they are needed.