Beginning in 2012-2013, Quest Ambassadors will be led by a National Ambassador Executive Board. Quest Scholars who are freshmen, sophomores, or juniors may apply, with the positions appointed by Quest Staff each spring. The summer will serve as a transition period for the previous year’s leaders as well as a planning period for the fall campaign. Quest Scholars may apply to be a Recruitment, Community, Operations, or Innovation Chair.

National Executive Board Positions

Recruitment Chair - "Increasing Quest Scholar Involvement"
The Recruitment Chair is responsible for recruiting new Ambassadors and increasing engagement and participation in current members. He or she will also come up with broad campaigns for new Ambassador outreach and communicate with Quest Scholars to recruit new Ambassadors.

Community Chair - "Building a Sense of Community"
The Community Chair is responsible for communicating with current and Lead Ambassadors by keeping them up to date on the program. He or she works closely with other chairs to distribute information to current Ambassadors.

Operations Chair - "Turning Ideas into Reality"
The Operations Chair is in charge of executing the campaigns. He or she will create timelines, plan for campaigns, and coordinate logistics (data tracking) for all Ambassador outreach. Data tracking includes Quest Scholar participation in campaigns and Chapter Challenge points.

Innovation Chair - "Moving Ambassadors Forward"
The Innovation Chair will receive new ideas, unsolicited and through surveys. He or she will track these ideas and determine feasibility, work with the E-Board to review the top ideas, and select campaigns to implement; come up with daily/smaller campaigns and work with the Operations Chair to implement these; and determine prizes and present these to Quest staff for final approval.

Lead Ambassadors
Each chapter will elect a Lead Ambassadors every academic year. Each one will work with the E-Board Chairs to run Ambassador program at the local chapters. Lead Ambassadors can also belong to self-formed regional network in addition to the chapter (based on school or home location).

National Executive Board expectations
The Executive Board will work together to implement, at a minimum:

• A fall and spring campaign for student recruitment, designed to reach out to high school students (and possibly parents/educators) to disseminate information about the QuestBridge programs (examples include presentations, online media)
• Organize phone calling campaigns for both College Match (early September) and College Prep Scholarship (early March)

 

The Executive Board should feel free to explore items beyond these, and implement other ideas as they arise. However, all student recruitment efforts must be approved by Quest Staff before being implemented.

The Executive Board will meet, at a minimum, monthly with Quest Staff to review the program, discuss goals and provide updates.

The Quest Staff will serve as advisors for the Ambassador program, providing general advice and guidance. Quest will also provide information on the programs, materials and training. Finally, Quest may provide a broad student recruitment focus for the year (ie, rural recruitment).