Ambassador Program Overview
Program Overview
The Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber Ambassadors are the goodwill “arm” of the Chamber and thus are charged with extending the hand of friendship to new, current and future members alike. The Ambassadors promote retention by assisting members in maximizing their Chamber membership, welcoming new members and attending ribbon cuttings and other Chamber events overall. The Chamber also relies on the Ambassadors to serve as a communication link between the Chamber and its members by relaying information to and from members, identifying member concerns, and garnering support for the Chamber.
If you are interested in becoming a GAHCC Ambassador, please fill out our application and forward to Angelica M. Fox at afox(at)gahcc.org.
Program Requirements
1. Each candidate for the Ambassador program MUST be an employee or owner of a Chamber member business in good standing for a minimum of six months. Each member of the Chamber may only have one representative serving as an Ambassador, with no exceptions. An Ambassador who changes jobs or whose company drops their membership has 30 days from the occurrence to remedy the situation. After 30 days, the Ambassador will be dropped from the program.
2. All members of this Program should be in a position to have some autonomy in the use of his/her time in the execution of their Ambassador duties or have management approval to actively participate within the Program.
3. When communicating with Chamber members, an Ambassador is expected to represent the Chamber first and foremost and their company second. (eg., avoid conflict of interest)
4. Each Ambassador commits to a term of one year – February through December. If an Ambassador joins mid-year that term will expire in December.
5. Ambassadors may be asked to assist the Chamber with additional retention efforts.
Awards and Recognition
An Ambassador of the Year award will be given to the Ambassador with the highest point total at the end of the calendar year. The Ambassador of the Year will be recognized at the Celebrando Austin Awards Banquet in April, 2012. Additional recognition will be provided through the Chamber website, newsletter and Annual Banquet Program.
Dismissal Policy
Once accepted into the Program, Ambassadors are expected to understand and agree to the outlined program requirements and expectations. An Ambassador who does not fulfill the minimum required monthly expectations may be subject to dismissal from the Program. Prior to any dismissal, Ambassador will receive written and/or verbal notification from Board Chair. Upon failure to achieve minimum expectations following warning notification, official notice of dismissal will be issued.
