Ever think of taking on a more active roll within DCS?

Well here is your chance to help. Dayton Creative Syndicate currently has two open board positions available that we're actively looking to fill. The membership coordinators and the web coordinators chairs are both currently vacant and need to be filled. Each position would require only a small time commitment each week and entitle you to help guide the direction of DCS while helping you connect to a growing network of local creative professionals.

Our membership coordinator, oversees all membership functions: maintaining membership records, reporting on new members, brainstorming creative ways to attract members, contacting lapsed members and reports to our vice president.

Our web coordinator, oversees and maintains our website which is based on a Joomla blog, manages our Google account including new user set-up, email and Google Docs as well as, iContact and other web based communication systems and reports to our communications coordinator. Everyone on our board is responsible for adding content to the site based on their committee's area so this position serves as support for all of our other committees and the entire DCS board.

Please contact Rob if you're interested in either of these two positions. We'll be happy to expand on either position's responsibilities or answer any questions you might have. For more information about our DCS Executive Board visit here.

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) announced the 2010 Club Achievement Award winners this week. The awards are presented annually to AAF member clubs who display exceptional accomplishments in club operations. Member clubs comprise the AAF’s grass roots structure, which is an essential resource in advancing and protecting the interests of the advertising industry.

This year Greater Dayton Advertising Association & Dayton Creative Syndicate was named as the Division 3 Advertising Education first place honoree. Congratulations to everyone from GDAA and DCS who worked so hard to pull our educational programming together. Your efforts don't go unnoticed.

Awards for advertising education are given to the AAF member clubs whose programs improve the skills of professionalism and standards of advertising practitioners. Education programs also provide an understanding of and confidence in advertising and its contributions to the community and economy.

Each year, the AAF honors top ad clubs in eight categories: advertising education, communications, diversity and multicultural initiatives, government relations, club operations, membership development, programs and public service.

“The local advertising clubs and federations are the bedrock of the AAF.  Our successes at the national level would not be possible without the strong foundation of our local club network,” said James Edmund Datri, AAF President and CEO.  “I am honored to recognize these exceptional club achievement winners, and in doing so affirming that the foundation of the AAF – and of the advertising industry – is strong.”

The DCS board is made up of creatives, elected to represent the needs of our members. In our very first election this week, DCS members elected a handful of new board members. All other board members remain in place to serve a second year in their terms. The newly elected board members are:

President: Rob Anspach from Real Art Design Group (formerly DCS Director)

Communications Coordinator: Jessi Watters from Five Rivers Metroparks (formerly DCS Social Coordinator)

Social Coordinator: Tracy Westendorf from Westendorf Printing (formerly on DCS Social committee)

Sponsorship Coordinator: Britni Marcum from Insignia Signs

Programming Coordinator: Richard Kaiser from Atomic Interactive

Adobe Users Group Coordinator: Brian Ward from Real Art Design Group (formerly DCS Communications Coordinator)

Education Coordinator: Kate Anderson, former professor at University of Dayton

Print Coordinator: Matt Flick professor at saa (formerly DCS Education Coordinator)

Patrice Hall, formerly DCS president, will now advise the board as past president.

Thanks to the members for helping DCS evolve as a community of Dayton creatives! The new board members begin their terms immediately, and current board members are helping them get started this month.