Membership Coordinator

membership@novarunningclub.com

Personal Records:
  • 2:15.2 800M
  • 4:40.3 1500
  • 5:03 Mile
  • 18:25 5K
  • 38:40 10K
  • 31:01 Five Mile
  • 64:11 10 Mile
  • 1:25:23 Half Marathon
  • 3:08:01 Marathon

Erin Swiatocha joined NOVA Running Club in 2009 and the NOVA board in 2013. She has served in various roles, including President, Vice President, Membership Coordinator, and Social Media Coordinator. During her tenure as President from 2014-2016, the club grew from 27 active members to 130. During her second stint as President from 2021 to 2022, the club further grew to more than 180 members. Membership now includes a wide range of runners, from top post-collegiate runners, elite Masters, recreational, family, and beginning runners.

Erin got her start in running at age 7, and was a multiple time Maryland State Track Champion in high school in Annapolis, Maryland. She later competed in D1 varsity cross country and mid distance track events at the College of William and Mary.

Erin transitioned to long distance running after college, completing three Boston Marathons with a personal best time of 3:08:24 in 2015. During that period, as part of a phase of “serial racing,” Erin completed 79 road races in three years. She continues to train and race as a masters runner, and balances raising her two young sons (with NOVA Treasurer Greg Swiatocha) and her job at VHC Health while continuing to pursue the elusive new PR.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Membership Coordinator 1 is responsible for managing the NOVA membership roster and email distribution list; tracking the dates of membership renewals and expiration and informing members of their membership status on a monthly basis; documenting weekly attendance on Tuesdays after practice; collecting membership/ renewal payments at practice; managing updates to emergency contact information for members; responding to email inquiries from interested/ prospective members; and serving as backup to the Newsletter Coordinator in distributing the weekly newsletter as needed.

Required Qualifications: Active participation in the club for a minimum of two years.*Ability to attend >90% of Tuesday Track practices. Familiarity with all current NOVA members by name and face.

Key Qualifications: Ability to manage the membership roster with sensitive membership demographic information in tool such as Excel. Comfort with asking people for money and enforcing membership renewal deadlines. Ability and interest in engaging and interacting with runners of all abilities and experience levels for the purposes of club recruiting and responding to inquiries.

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The Membership Coordinator 2 assists with all duties as outlined for Membership Coordinator 1. Division of responsibilities and sharing of tasks will be determined by the Membership Coordinator 1.

Required Qualifications: Active participation in the club for a minimum of one year.*Ability to attend >90% of Tuesday Track practices. Familiarity with all current NOVA members by name and face.

Key Qualifications: Ability to manage the membership roster with sensitive membership demographic information in tool such as Excel. Comfort with asking people for money and enforcing membership renewal deadlines. Ability and interest in engaging and interacting with runners of all abilities and experience levels for the purposes of club recruiting and responding to inquiries.