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The International Plant Propagators Society is looking for a Secretary/Treasurer. Ivan Martinez from Pine Lake Nursery is looking for a nursery manager. Here are the facts.

Job Announcement-Secretary-Treasurer of the International Plant Propagators’ Society Southern Region of North America

The International Plant Propagators’ Society Southern Region of North America is seeking a Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be appointed annually by and serve at the discretion of the Executive Committee and shall be responsible directly to the Executive Committee for all operations of the Region. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for: keeping all records of the region; collecting membership dues and other accounts; managing the financial and business affairs of the Region, with the aid of, and in consent with, the President; updating the membership and other interested parties about the ongoing activities of the region; and administering all programs and service functions of the Region in accordance with policy established by the Executive Committee. The successful candidate must have the following qualifications: outstanding communication skills; computer skills including database and web-related applications; organizational skills; management experience; financial and budgetary acumen; and be a bondable custodian of all organizational funds; and his/her accounts shall be audited annually. In addition to the required qualifications, we would prefer that the candidate have: membership or membership potential in IPPS-SRNA; experience managing small organizations; and horticultural knowledge or a willingness to develop a functional understanding of such. However, lack of preferred qualifications will exclude no candidate from consideration. This position will be treated as an independent contractor of IPPS-SRNA and not as an employee of the IPPS-SRNA. Annual stipend for the Secretary-Treasurer position shall be determined by the Executive Committee. Applications should include an up-to-date resume and a letter outlining the candidate’s qualifications for the position. Applications will be given full consideration if received by 5 p.m. EST on April 30, 2009. Applications should be emailed to Patricia R. Knight, tricia@ra.msstate.edu.

Ivan Martinez of Pine Lake Nursery is looking for someone with experience running a nursery and propagation knowledge. This is not a learn on the job position. Please call him for more details. He can be reached at (813) 948-6209.