IndiePet Committees
Get hands on.
IndiePet’s committees include associate and retail members working together with support from the board and staff. Projects are based on member feedback about what would most help them in their businesses.
This is a great way to get involved with IndiePet and build connections with other members. Following are descriptions of our current committees and the projects they are focused on. If you are interested in joining a committee, please reach out to our Executive Director.
Committee Descriptions
Growing People Committee: Provides membership with tools and best practices designed to train, motivate, and mentor retail staff members on independent and neighborhood products and services to better serve the pet consumer.
IndiePet Standards Committee: Provides membership with standard definitions and tracking tools on channel pricing and sales of key pet products and identify manufacturers and service providers who are prioritizing the independent and neighborhood channel.
Marketing and Awareness Committee: Works to create national consumer facing advertising designed to increase awareness and drive traffic to the independent and neighborhood pet channel, while also supporting membership engagement and growth. Learn more about Neighborhood Pet Store Day.
E-Commerce Committee: Provides tools, insights, and consultation to independent and neighborhood retailers on selling products in non-traditional brick and mortar methods.
Operational Efficiency Committee: Works to provide tools and resources to help independent pet retailers improve their efficiencies in everyday operations leading to more time in their day.
Advisory Panel: The Advisory Panel provides feedback and input to committees on active projects and future interests.
Committee Position Roles and Responsibilities
Chair – Oversees the work of the committee and works closely with the Executive Director to prepare agendas and run committee meetings.
Vice Chair – Responsible to fill in for the Chair as needed and carry out special assignments as requested by the Chair.
Board Liaison – Facilitates communication between the board and committee, answers questions on governance or overall association strategies developed by the board, and presents committee progress back to the board. (not required if board member holds another committee position)
Executive Director – Works closely with the Chair to build agenda, run meetings, and assure the implementation of committee projects.
Administration – Attend all committee meetings and be responsible for maintaining complete and accurate committee meeting minutes. Supports Executive Director as needed.
Member at Large – Responsible for attending monthly meetings, provide active guidance to committee objectives, and act as an accountable mechanism for committee initiatives.
Advisory Panel – Attend quarterly meetings with all action committee to provide feedback to progress toward committee objectives.
Committee Terms
The committee chair and vice chair serve a 2-year term.
The committee members at large serve a 1-year term and are eligible to reapply for their committee, another committee, or the advisory panel at the end of their term.
The board liaison is available to the committee in accordance with his/her board term.
Members of the advisory panel serve an unlimited term and receive primary consideration for any vacancy of a committee position.
Committee members may sit on the advisory panel while holding a committee position.
Want to join a committee?
Please reach out to our Executive Director.