Executive Committee
Led by Board President and consists of President, Past President, Vice President, and Treasurer
- Reviews and advises on association financials
- Reviews and refers legal issues
- Primary advisory role with staff
- Represents SMA within and outside of industry
Operations Committee
This committee consists of three sectors: Facilities Sector, Safety & Security Sector, Guest Experience & Event Operations Sector. Sectors are overseen by an appointed Board Member and each is led by chairperson and consists of manager members.
- Branched into three sectors: Facilities, Safety & Security and Guest Experience & Event Operations
- Research, develop and provide relevant subject matter findings to educate, guide, assist, and lead membership
- Provide current relevant educational topics for webinars, town halls and annual seminar
Corporate Membership Committee
Overseen by Corporate Director and led by Chairperson
- Reviews and researches new corporate membership applications and recommends action to Board
- Reviews and revises corporate membership categories
- Liaison between the Board and corporate membership
- Offers input to Board on corporate membership initiatives
- Coordinates corporate member involvement in Seminar
- Assigns and coordinates mentor program volunteers
Stadium Manager Membership Committee
Overseen by Vice President and led by Chairperson
- Solicits new stadium manager members
- Reviews and recommends new stadium manager members to Board
- Reviews and provides updates on potential stadium manager member list
- Recommends new benefits and talks with members about what is offered
- Act as stadium manager member mentors and serve as institutional memory
- Advisory role as requested by Board
- Assigns and coordinates mentor program volunteers
Industry Council
Led by Seminar Chair and consists of league and industry officials and their representatives
- Offers league updates at Annual Seminar
- Acts as league contact point for members
- Advisory role as requested by Board
SMA Foundation Scholarship Committee
Liaison to SMA Board - College Director and consists of members in every membership category
- Solicits applications for yearly scholarship(s)
- Determines criteria for scholarship eligibility
- Chooses scholarship winners
Seminar Committee
Led by Seminar Chair and Vice Chair and consists of appointed members
- Site selection
- Reviews member survey and meeting evaluation results to compile list of general session and breakout topics for Seminar
- Coordinates feedback from Board to prioritize topics and find speakers
- Communicates directly with speakers to develop topics
Webinar Committee
Overseen by Corporate Director and led by Chairperson
- Works with Operations Committees to develop webinar series content
- Secures speakers
- Committee members moderate actual webinars
Women in Leadership Committee
Led by Advisory Member appointed by Board and consists of volunteer members
- Act as mentors to new members of the organization
- Arrange and promote Seminar session
- Coordinate networking opportunities at Seminar
- Offer input to Board on gender diversity initiatives
Branding & Content Committee
Led by Board Appointed Chair
- Works with SMA staff to develop content for social media pages
- Posts content of behalf of organization on social media outlets including but not limited to LinkedIn and Facebook
- Offers insight to help maintain relevancy, branding, etc. on SMA website
Past President's Council
Led by Immediate Past President
- Recommends and Reviews Board of Directors and Advisors nominations
- Recommends Board action on nominations
- Members of committee are recommended by Board President
- Advisory role as requested by Board
- Nominates and elects Lifetime Achievement Award
Alumni Committee
Led by Advisory Member appointed by President and consists of former board members
- Act as member mentors and serve as institutional memory
- Advisory role as requested by Board