Board Roles
Want to learn more about what board members do? Here is a list of the CrimsonEMS officers, their duties, and what their job entails on a regular basis.
Executive Board
Email: chief@crimsonems.org
Description: The Chief oversees CrimsonEMS, its vision and mission, and is the presiding officer at all official meetings of the organization. The Chief is the sole official contact between CrimsonEMS and HUHS, members of Harvard’s administration, members of the media, HUPD, and/or any other outside agency. The Chief ensures that internal disciplinary process is initiated and carried out in a fair and efficient manner. The Chief also leads NCEMSF logistics planning during the spring and leads Admissions Committee meetings during the fall.
Email: operations@crimsonems.org
Description: The Operations Chief oversees the operations of CrimsonEMS, including shifts, staffing, and equipment needs. They coordinate the transition of new EMTs from CrimsonEMS’s EMT-B course to service. The Operations Chief is also the main planner for large events such as Commencement, Opening Days, and Harvard-Yale. The Operations Chief leads the 1Rs, coordinates 1R elevations, and works with the 1Rs and Development to oversee 2R elevations.
Email: development@crimsonems.org
Description: The Development Chief oversees the continuing education of members from the EMT-B course to annual Prodigy trainings, Camp Crim<3, and HALO. The Development Chief runs the transfer EMT application and on-boarding process every semester. The Development Chief oversees outreach initiatives in emergency medicine, Stop the Bleed, and CPR. The Development Chief also manages the Youth Education Task Force and the Mental Health Task Force.
Email: TBA
Duties: The Operations Coordinator will contribute to the oversight of the day-to-day operations of the organization through their direct engagement with the application-based officers and committees. The Operations Coordinator will share with the Operations Chief the responsibility of creating a smoothly running organizational machine in the Operations branch.
Email: TBA
Duties: The Development Coordinator will contribute to the oversight of the day-to-day operations of the organization through their direct engagement with the application-based officers and committees. The Development Coordinator will share with the Development Chief the responsibility of creating a smoothly running organizational machine in the Development branch.
Email: TBA
Duties:
- Oversees all financial business of CrimsonEMS, including fundraising, reimbursements, and equipment purchasing (including uniforms, books, medical supplies).
- Maintain and contribute to written records of CrimsonEMS’s initiatives and goals
- Coordinate with other members of the board to publicize CrimsonEMS
Day-to-day:
- Keeping track of expenditures
- Reimbursing people who make payments on the organization’s behalf
- Keeping in touch with other members of the board and HUHS about financial transactions
- Applying for grants
- Recording minutes of all official CrimsonEMS meetings
- Designing posters and emails in collaboration with other members of the Board to publicize outreach initiatives and the EMT-B training course
- Helping plan recruitment initiatives to promote the EMT-B training course
Spring 2021 Leadership Positions
Applications for active members to assume administrative leadership responsibilities will be open every semester, starting a month before the start of classes. The Executive Board is able to decide which responsibilities will require the additional accountability and leadership of an officer role and which committees might be needed to oversee larger or more ad hoc projects. Descriptions of the Spring 2021 leadership positions will be posted to this page after the application process has been concluded.