Title: Outreach Specialist

Member Outreach:
Communicate [in person or virtual] with current NYSARH members to:

• Fill in member profiles in the Wild Apricot membership database
• Verify that all enrolled members can login and get emails
• Show them features on the NYSARH website that may be useful to their organizations such as the diversity dashboard and Job postings
• Enter information about the services they provide and the regions they serve
• Inquire how else NYSARH may be helpful to them

Direct Service:
Engage in service learning activities that provide Direct Service to rural residents

• Staffing a NYSARH table at health fairs and conferences
• Providing information on wellness, prevention and healthcare
• Participating in projects requested by NYSARH member organizations

Event Engagement:

• Rural Health Symposium [fall]
• Rural Health Awards [fall]
• Public Health Partnership Conference [spring]

Communication:

•  Prepare newsletter articles and social media posts at least monthly
• Prepare video clips and press releases as needed

Membership Committee Support:

• Attend monthly virtual meetings
• Contact lapsed members within two weeks of expiration to inquire reason
• Contact new members within two weeks of joining to welcome them
• Develop and place attractive invitations for new members and for current members
  to enhance their engagement with NYSARH Committees
• Participate in person* to help with logistics:
• Rural Health Symposium: Clayton, September 17-18, 2026
• Public Health Partnership Conference:  2027
  Perhaps others
  *NYSARH will cover travel and hotel expenses.

Research & Policy Project:
Develop a system for tracking the impact of policy changes on NYSARH member
organizations, and update this tabulation regularly as circumstances warrant