Application For Digital Coordinator

Board Service Position: Digital Resources Coordinator

Current Service Body

Virtual Region

Years in Overeaters Anonymous 11

Qualifications

I confirm that I meet all qualifications as listed above and defined in Virtual Region Bylaws, Article V – The Virtual Region Board.

Brief account of your OA story

I came to OA over 25 years ago with a sibling after a short while I left and in the years that followed gained and lost 100 pounds multiple times, eventually reaching more than 200 pounds overweight. I returned in 2014, at risk for and later diagnosed with uterine cancer. That bottom brought me back to OA with a new seriousness. I am a forever grateful 200 lbs.

 

Food was always my way of coping—from childhood incest, through abuse, and into adult life. I thought food made me feel safe, but in truth it deepened my depression, rage, and despair. In OA, I learned to weigh and measure food and emotions, forgive the past, and practice humility by making amends and living amends. I came to understand my disease and began turning my will and my life over to God daily.
I often describe myself as a “grateful 200-pounder. who gain 200l lbs of love and sanity” A big part of my current journey is practicing the principles in all my affairs. At times I have struggled to do this in the context of service, but those struggles have been some of my greatest growth opportunities.

Physically, my focus now is on dealing with lymphedema. I am pursuing a new treatment plan with an osteopath who also incorporates eastern medicine techniques, along with a renewed plan of eating. My hope is that these combined efforts will help me continue making shifts in my physical recovery.


Through it all, I remain deeply grateful to OA. Service is, for me, an act of love, faith, and hope. It carries the spirit of recovery into action, and I am grateful for the chance to grow with others in this fellowship.

Summary of your OA Service

Virtual Region Service

Current: Completing my second term as Virtual Region Chair which has been a blessed privilege.

– Serving on the PA PT trustee committee as designated region chair.

Previous Virtual Region Service
Appointed Virtual Region Secretary
– Virtual Region Inaugural Convention Co-Chair – Convention 1 and Convention 2

– Virtual Region Workshop Committee Vice Chair, Committee, Member Virtual Region Unity With Diversity Committee Member

– Training workshops at the close of face-to-face meetings; provided training and support to other service bodies in launching Zoom conventions, assemblies, and retreat through out OA, coordinate dozens of training workshops for members and Hosted coordinated Virtual Region First Creative Retreat with focus on Lifeline Served while Virtual Region chair via committee invite world service 12 step with sub- committee 12 12 marathon advisor, Served with Virtual REgion chai via committee inventive to the Public Information Public Outreach welcome room sub-committee.


Region 6
Assembly Representative
Public Information Professional Outreach Committee Chair, Member, lead region wide Carry the Message Workshops and Facebook campaign assisted in launch or Region French and English Facebook pages

 

Intergroup Service
Footsteps- chaired first 24 hour fellowship room,c0-hosted Green book 15 week studies, meeting leader, intergroup representatives
Virtual Intergroup meeting leader and marathon leader, Nassau Intergroup Member, Region Representative, World Service Delegate, Workshop and PIPO chair, Treasurer, Vice Chair Chair

 

– Ongoing Service at the Meeting Level
– Regular service in Nassau OA, OA Footsteps, and Virtual Region meetings (chairing, hosting, tech, newcomer outreach, sponsorship)

 

Skills and experience you can bring to the Role
Marketing strategy, strategic planning, execution, training of staff and volunteers
– Proficient with MS Office, Dropbox, Google Workspace, , Constant Contact, Eventbrite, Zoom
– Developed and executed multi-platform campaigns; created training materials; facilitated team collaboration across time zones, Overseen website development team for dozens of companies, Created multimedia marketing and product development strategies

Skills and experience you can bring to the Role

The skills I bring to the Virtual Region Board include six years of experience serving on committees and at the board level within the Virtual Region, which I believe equips me to support the Board, its committees, and chairs effectively. I also bring a background in business development that can be applied to the Region’s ongoing efforts to innovate and develop new strategies. My service has given me experience working with various intergroups and members across different languages and diverse communities, along with a working knowledge of the OA Traditions and the historical development of the Region. Altogether, these provide me with a strong foundation that I believe will be an asset to the Board.

Why do you want to be a member of the Virtual Region Board?

Service on the Virtual Region Board in the Digital role offers an opportunity to strengthen the Region’s ability to carry the message through outreach, innovation, and collaboration. This role can support the smooth transition of the new Chair and Board members while assisting committees in strategic planning for growth. Through participation in this role, the Board can benefit from coordinated efforts to consolidate and expand Facebook presence, develop strategic content strategies, and build a network of resources for non-real-time and chat meetings that both carry the message and communicate what is happening at the Region and World Service levels, while also supporting intergroups.

 

As a relatively new role within a young Region, the Digital position has the potential to model how a digital strategic plan can be developed and executed. Service in this role can also provide liaison support between the Digital Committee and the Board, assist other committees—particularly IGOR—in outreach to unaffiliated meetings, and strengthen intergroup renewal work already underway. In addition, the historical knowledge of the Region and its service bodies that informs this service may be a useful foundation for the Board’s work in the year ahead.

 

Date of Application
September 16, 2025

Digital Coordinator Position Description

August 2025

Bylaws

ARTICLE 5 - THE VIRTUAL REGION BOARD

Section 2 – Qualification for the Virtual Region Board

Qualifications for the Virtual Region board are:

  1. Two years of service beyond the group level,
  2. Two years of continuous recovery in Overeaters Anonymous as evidenced by:
  1. Two years of current abstinence
  2. It shall be a requirement that the officer shall demonstrate continued recovery, including abstinence and working towards or maintaining a healthy body weight throughout the entire term(s) of office.
  3. Each person shall be the judge of their recovery,
  1. Having worked the Twelve Steps and having a working understanding of the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of OA Service.
  2. Have attended at least one prior Virtual Region assembly within the past 36 months as a voting member or service volunteer.
  3. When a board position cannot be filled in line with these qualifications the qualifications listed in paragraphs 1 through 3 above may be set aside by a two thirds majority of the Virtual Region Board or Assembly.

Section 5 – Election of the Virtual Region Board Members

  1. Nominees must be present for election.
  2. Elections will be held at the last assembly of the calendar year unless otherwise required by these bylaws.
  3. Each board member is elected for a two-year term.
  4. Chair, treasurer, and data coordinator are elected in odd years.
  5. Vice-Chair, secretary and digital coordinator are elected in even years.
  6. Nominees will have five minutes to address the assembly and five minutes for questions.
  7. When board elections coincide with that of the Virtual Region trustee, the trustee ballot shall be completed first.
  8. For election, the candidate must receive a majority of the ballots cast.
  9. If there are more than two nominees and no nominee receives a majority, the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes will be dropped from consideration and another vote will be taken.
  10. If there are two candidates and neither receives a majority, a second ballot will be taken.

Policies and Procedures

4. Duties of Board Members

  1. Serve as guardian of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of OA Service.
  2. Perform the duties of their offices in accordance with the Bylaws and this Virtual Region Policy and Procedure Manual.
  3. Serve as guardian of Virtual Region funds, including review of the annual financial audit.
  4. Provide a forum for the interchange of ideas and information among Virtual Region Service Bodies and Virtual Region committees.
  5. Attend all assemblies during term of office unless excused by the chair.
  6. Become familiar with and assume responsibility for adherence to: Virtual Region and World Service Office Bylaws and this Policy and Procedure Manual.
  7. Assists others in becoming familiar with the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of OA Service.
  8. Reports:
  1. Submit a written report to the virtual region at least 60 days prior to the next assembly.
  2. At the assembly, present an update to the written report for up to five minutes and then answer questions for an additional five minutes.
  1. Respond to all correspondence, phone calls, and questions in a timely manner.
  2. Maintain a consolidated record of all assets, including passwords for security protection as directed by the chair and the data coordinator.
  3. Administers the Virtual Region meeting platform.
  4. Upon completion of service term, provides the successor with any information and documents from their service period via either written or electronic media.
  5. Serve as board liaison to committees as determined by the chair.

5. Board Members Duties by Position

  1. Digital Coordinator
  1. Oversee the region Digital Communications Committee
  2. Ensures the website is maintained.
  3. Coordinates social media/outreach strategy such as Blogs, ad campaigns etc.
  4. Other duties as assigned.