The APA has openings for members that would like to be involved in assisting other members. We do this through the Area Representative (AR) program.
The APA trains members to become AR’s to be the first line for information in a building. Ideally we would have one or two AR’s in each building on campus.
AR’s are trained about the contract and labor laws that cover the work life of our members. This way when a member has a question we have someone that can assist the member. If the question/problem is simple, the AR will answer their question. If the question/problem is more complicated or beyond the knowledge of the AR, you would assist them in contacting the office to get assistance from our leadership team.
The training is accomplished through a series of 10 training’s during the noon-1:00pm lunch hour for members on main campus. For members in remote campus’ (such as Grand Rapids or Flint) we will do the initial training session at your off campus location and the balance of the trainings will be offered using Zoom.
Once you have completed training, with your approval, your name will be submitted for a one-year appointment by the APA Executive Board. Once appointed, you may continue as an AR for as long after the first year as you wish. Â
The next training series will be starting in March of 2018 and I invite you to join us.
Dennis Seybert  Â
APA Vice President – AR Program Chair