Other roles at MPPGA

Track Maine and federal issues affecting pet grooming, animal care, small business, and animal welfare.

What you would do

• Maintain a watch list of bills, proposed rules, and agency notices relevant to Maine groomers.
• Prepare neutral bill summaries for the board, including likely impact on members and animals.
• Build relationships with lawmakers, agency staff, and allied organizations.
• Coordinate member calls to action that are factual, nonpartisan, and respectful.

Commitment

Most active during the legislative session. Monthly dashboard plus alerts as needed.

A good fit if

Interest in policy, careful and neutral writing, and comfort summarizing complex issues plainly.

Develop education that improves safety, professionalism, humane handling, sanitation, and technical skill.

What you would do

• Plan seminars, webinars, workshops, mentor panels, and continuing education.
• Draft voluntary best-practice guidelines for board review.
• Recommend instructor criteria and event learning objectives.
• Maintain education records and attendance reports.

Commitment

Project-based, busier ahead of events. An annual education calendar anchors the work.

A good fit if

Teaching, mentoring, or event experience, and a commitment to humane, professional grooming.

Grow, retain, and support members statewide, with accurate categories and a warm welcome.

What you would do

• Recruit professional, associate, student, apprentice, and sponsor members.
• Maintain a welcome packet covering benefits, dues, and volunteer opportunities.
• Collect member feedback and report common needs to the board.
• Help create regional connection points across Maine.

Commitment

Steady, light monthly work. A monthly membership update keeps the board informed.

A good fit if

Friendly outreach, organization, and a genuine interest in welcoming new groomers.

Plan events and sponsorship programs that support the mission and stay within budget and brand rules.

What you would do

• Draft event proposals with date, location, budget, and volunteer needs.
• Prepare sponsor packages for board approval and track sponsor deliverables.
• Coordinate venues, registration, signage, vendors, and thank-you follow-up.
• Deliver receipts and financial records to the Treasurer promptly.

Commitment

Bursts of activity around each event. Quieter between events.

A good fit if

Event planning, organization, and comfort coordinating people and vendors.

Support professional conduct, humane handling, safety education, and fair complaint intake.

What you would do

• Draft and update the Code of Professional Conduct for board approval.
• Create resources on humane handling, emergency response, sanitation, and client communication.
• Receive ethics concerns only under a board-approved grievance procedure.
• Separate fact-gathering from discipline: final decisions belong to the board.

Commitment

Light and steady, with focused effort if a concern is raised.

A good fit if

Discretion, fairness, and a strong commitment to animal welfare and professional standards.

Keep public messaging consistent across the website, social media, newsletters, and member updates.

What you would do

• Publish announcements, event updates, member spotlights, and educational content.
• Keep messaging on-brand and route sensitive matters to the board before publishing.
• Maintain a content calendar and a newsletter cadence.
• Protect logo use and represent sponsors accurately.

Commitment

Recurring, light monthly work. A monthly content calendar keeps it manageable.

A good fit if

Comfort with social media, writing, newsletters, or graphics, and a steady, reliable cadence.

Support the Treasurer with budgeting, financial review, controls, and risk management.

What you would do

• Review financial statements and bank reconciliations at least quarterly.
• Recommend the annual budget, reserves, and financial policies.
• Conduct an internal review of records annually.
• Recommend insurance, fraud prevention, and document-retention improvements.

Commitment

Quarterly review cycle, heavier around budget season.

A good fit if

Finance, bookkeeping, or audit comfort, attention to detail, and confidentiality.

Keep a healthy leadership pipeline: elections, board onboarding, and bylaws review.

What you would do

• Recruit qualified candidates for officer, director, and committee roles.
• Prepare election timelines and candidate questionnaires.
• Recommend updates to bylaws, conflict policies, and codes of conduct.
• Provide onboarding materials for new directors.

Commitment

Seasonal, busiest ahead of the annual election and meeting.

A good fit if

Good judgment about people and process, discretion, and an interest in healthy governance.