IndiePet Committees
Get hands on.
IndiePet has working committees to address each of our six G.A.M.E. O.N. Strategies.
Committees include associate and retail members working together with support from the board and staff.
This is a great way to get involved with IndiePet. Read more below on the requirements and opportunities to join a committee.
If you are interested in joining a committee, please reach out to our Executive Director.
IndiePet Committee Structure
Committee Purpose
Committee for Growing People works toward providing tools and best practices designed to train and mentor retail staff members on independent and neighborhood products and services to better serve the pet consumer.
Committee for Standards and Channel Integrity is working toward providing standard definitions and tracking tools on channel pricing and sales of key pet products and identifying manufacturers and service providers who are prioritizing the independent and neighborhood channel.
Committee for Marketing and Awareness has created a consumer facing advertising designed to increase awareness and drive traffic to independent and neighborhood retailers. Learn more about Neighborhood Pet Store Day.
Committee for E-Commerce is working toward providing tools, insights, and consultation to independent and neighborhood retailers for selling products in non-traditional brick and mortar channels.
Committee for Operational Efficiency is working toward providing recommended pooled resources for operational services a retailer must implement to run an efficient store.
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.