The Training Chair is in charge of creating, amending, and implementing the training curriculum for the Troupe. This includes the training of not just general members, but other trainers as well - both combat and character trainers.  The Training Chair also works with the Quartermaster to acquire the weapons and practical items necessary for training. 

The Training Chair is responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining training curricula for LANCE
• Working with the Safety Chair and Quartermaster to ensure that training events are both safe and properly supplied
• Selecting new trainers, training them, and matching them with classes
• Designing the training schedule
• Keeping up with LANCE members’ progress in their training
• Assisting the fight directors for events in training specific performers for their roles
• Booking and upkeep of training locations

Currently our Training Committee Chair is AJ Harrett, who has been in the position since being appointed during July of 2016 and having been re-elected the following year.  

If you know an active member in LANCE who has interest in running for Training Committee Chair, we invite you to nominate them.  All nominations are welcomed, including nominations of Officers currently serving, and must be accepted by the nominee at the March Elections in order for them to be eligible for election.  We ask that you do not nominate yourself, but if you would like to be nominated for any of the positions, have a friend nominate you or speak with any of the current Board Officers.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS! You have now been introduced to all of the Committee Chair positions. Remember, elections are coming up on March 24th. Please get your nominations in sooner rather than later! We can't wait to see everyone there!

The Quartermaster is in charge of inventory and maintenance of LANCE property. They organize and maintain upkeep and storage of weapons, costumes, props, and other equipment used in training and performances, whether borrowed or owned by LANCE.  Proper storage is hugely important, not only to keep our property safe and organized, but also to ensure that the Florida heat and humidity doesn't rust our weapons or mold our fabrics. In short, if it is a physical item then the Quartermaster and their committee members are responsible for it.  

Specific duties of the Quartermaster include:

• Keeping detailed inventories of all of LANCE’s physical assets
• Ensuring that troupe weapons are present at training, rehearsals, and shows
• Working with the Safety Chair and Training Chair in maintaining the integrity of all weapons used by the Troupe for the safety of LANCE members
• Repairing damaged weapons or equipment
• Tracking when assets are borrowed, lent, or rented out
• Organizing a yearly equipment assessment to clean and examine all LANCE equipment and weapons
• Making sure that adequate storage is provided and maintained for LANCE assets
• Ordering weapons and other necessary items for LANCE

Our current Quartermaster is AJ Harrett, who was elected to the position last year.  AJ and his committee members ensure that everything is in its proper place. 

If you know an active member in LANCE who has interest in running for Quartermaster, we invite you to nominate them.  All nominations are welcomed, including nominations of Officers currently serving, and must be accepted by the nominee at the March Elections in order for them to be eligible for election.  We ask that you do not nominate yourself, but if you would like to be nominated for any of the positions, have a friend nominate you or speak with any of the current Board Officers.

​The Member Relations Chair (formerly known as Activities) is responsible for recruiting and retaining members as well as motivating members to contribute to LANCE’s organizational mission and goals related to promoting an active, creative community. The Member Relations Chair is in charge of promoting a positive image for the company to our current members by creating content for the “members only” Facebook page and much more! As with all Committee Chair positions the Member Relations Chair is required to attend monthly Board of Governor meetings, as well as oversee their respective committee and act as liaison between their committee and the Board of Governors.
 
The Member Relations Chair also:  

• Initiates internal communications, including developing newsletter content, email blasts, event announcements, awareness of member status, etc.
• Works on initiatives to recruit new members with the Publicity Chair
• Creates and maintains the active member community on Facebook by being or appointing Admin of the LANCE Members Page
• Updates and maintains the Member Histories
• Handles the execution and filing of new member paperwork with the assistance of the Secretary
• Coordinates social activities for the general membership; including outings, guilde workshops, parties, etc.
• Avertises events and training to the membership
• Develops member outreach strategies to encourage greater member participation in trainings and activities
• Organizes and maintains member recognition programs such as birthday/anniversary promotions
• Manages execution of bi-annual membership meetings 
• Serves as primary point of contact for member relations and provides assistance as needed to service member requests

Currently our Member Relation Chair is Heather Walker; who states this position is “unique” to the board of governors in that it solely focuses on the members. Being the Member Relations Chair means working with the Board of Governors to determine cost effective member outing ideas and workshops, finding ways to internally market these events, working with the Documentarian ensuring event reports for the outings are properly completed, and reaching out to the community for new outing ideas! Heather feels that it is important for the Member Relations Chair to be prepared for events to not always go as planned. Her favorite part is “when an event comes together and you see everyone having fun and making new friendships, or when you come to training the next day or next weekend and those people are hanging out and you think to yourself ‘I was apart of that!’”

If you know an active member in LANCE who has interest in running for Member Relations, we invite you to nominate them.  All nominations are welcomed, including nominations of Officers currently serving, and must be accepted by the nominee in order for them to be eligible for election.  We ask that you do not nominate yourself, but if you would like to be nominated for any of the positions, have a friend nominate you or speak with any of the current Board Officers.