Susan Maxwell has been selected to be Walk Chairman for South Central Florida Autism Speaks

Susan Maxwell of the Maxwell-Sanders team of Premier Realty Group has been offered and accepted the position of Walk Chairman and will help with recruiting and managing a local Walk Planning Committee, raising awareness within the community about autism, Autism Speaks and the walk and overseeing the aspects of the Walk planning process.

Susan's major responsibilities will include:

- Recruit volunteers for the Walk Planning Committee; Helping to engage, encourage & motivate new and old members of the committee

- Following up with committee members when they have a job to do; oversee & monitor each sub-committee that has been assigned to them (staff can help with the administrative tasks for each sub-committee)

- Encourage sub-committees to take on more of the admin process

- Brainstorming alternate strategies to help comm. members if the falter at their tasks

- Serve as a public spokesperson for the Walk and help office staff to drive the agenda; May be asked to speak at events relating to the Walk

- Along with Autism Speaks staff, communicate regularly with committee members by holding regular Walk committee meetings during the 6 month period leading up to the Walk; utilizing conference calls for meetings when necessary, along with emails

- Communicate regularly with staff & co-chairs through email and telephone, along with bi-monthly meetings with co-chairs and staff (over the phone or in person)

- Leads by example by organizing a large family, organization or business-based team to take part in the Walk with team shirts or hats, etc and by conducting a letter-writing/email campaign to relatives, friends, co-workers and business associates in support of his or her participation in the Walk

- Leads by example by urging personal contacts in the autism community to join in supporting the Walk

- Leads by example by contacting local businesses that you might have a relationship with about their serving as a corporate sponsor of the Walk


In addition to Susan¡¦s volunteer commitment to Autism Speaks, she continues her volunteer efforts with the special needs program of Jensen Beach Elementary School while working full time in a successful real estate career. If you would like to volunteer for the Walk or ask Susan Maxwell for information about Autism and special needs in the Jensen Beach, Stuart, Port St. Lucie (the Treasure Coast of Florida) areas, please call her at 772-486-4642 or contact her through www.GabeSanders.com.