More About Us: Bylaws

Maine Media Women meets monthly throughout the year, usually the first Saturday of each month. The May meeting is its Annual Meeting.

Regular Members are individuals who are employed or self-employed in a communications field, and others who support MMW's mission and are interested in communications careers. People who are enrolled in high school or college communications-related courses may become Student Members.

Dues are set at the Annual Meeting. The membership year coincides with the fiscal year, running from June 1 through May 31. Dues are payable at the Annual Meeting or by June 1.

MMW is governed by an elected board of directors consisting of the president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, immediate past president, and two directors from the membership. Board members serve a two-year term and meet at least twice a year. No officer holds one position for more than two consecutive terms. The board of directors is elected at the annual meeting.

MMW has no standing committees. Committees are formed by the board, drawing from the membership, as needed. They are dissolved when their work is done.

The board reviews these bylaws at least every five years. Proposed changes are submitted to members 30 days before the Annual Meeting to be voted on at that meeting.

Current paid members are eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. Matters voted on at the Annual Meeting — including dues, election of the board, and changes to the bylaws — pass when a majority of the members present at the Meeting vote in favor of them.

MMW is non-profit, non-commercial, non-sectarian, non-partisan and apolitical.