Officers

President	Fedora Amis
Vice President	Robert Lay
Secretary	Marjory and Thomas Drennan
Treasurer	Sarahlynn Lester

Chairs

Webmaster	Donna Ross
Asst Webmaster
Public Facebook Maven	Sharon Buffington

Member Code of Conduct

The following Code of Conduct has been developed to assist members in achieving a level of conduct that will enable SinC to achieve its mission:

• Members will do their best to ensure that no current, new, or prospective member will be excluded or discriminated against due to any aspect of their identity. 
• Members will practice integrity and honesty and will encourage others to act in an ethical manner without discrimination.
• Members will respect the dignity of others and refrain from the use of profane, insulting, or otherwise offensive language, including that which constitutes harassment or abuse of others who are participating with SinC.
• Members will behave in ways that align with the core values of SinC. Some examples of the core values in practice include, but are not limited to:
  • Recognizing, avoiding, and calling out discrimination (such as microaggressions).
  • Allowing for a variety of needs and lived experiences to coexist.
  • Respecting personal pronouns.
  • Learning to pronounce names properly.
  • Believing marginalized individuals or groups when they share experiences of exclusion, microaggressions, or other harmful behaviors.
  • Ensuring minoritized members are not tokenized.
  • Using SinC’s reporting mechanisms to address discrimination and/or harassment when it is experienced and/or witnessed.
  • Using inclusive language in all SinC posts, discussions, and other community interactions.
  • Being inclusive of people different from you without expecting others to assimilate to your own behaviors or beliefs.
  • Welcoming diverse lived experiences at all levels of leadership at SinC.
  • Utilizing learning resources curated and provided by SinC’s DEIJB Committee (Diversity Equity Inclusion Justice and Belonging).

We expect SinC’s board, members, chapter board members, employees, vendors, volunteers, and others affiliated with our organization to conduct themselves—and any business associated with SinC— in accordance with the letter, spirit, and intent of all relevant laws. They must also refrain from any illegal, dishonest, or unethical conduct.

This Code of Conduct applies to anyone involved with Sisters in Crime, no matter where or when they’re acting on the organization’s behalf. This includes our members, board members, chapter board members, employees, vendors, and volunteers. We also expect guests to follow these rules at events sponsored either in full or in part by Sisters in Crime. Violating or refusing to adhere to this Member Code of Conduct could lead to consequences for non-compliance.