volunteer for niri DFW
The NIRI DFW Chapter needs members like YOU
NIRI DFW leadership offers a rewarding way to grow your career, expand your network, and support the IR profession. Opportunities range from one-time projects to ongoing leadership roles. There’s a place for every level of involvement. To learn more, contact us or connect with committee leaders on the Board Members page.
Membership Committee
New members are the lifeblood of our chapter. The Membership Committee drives member recruitment, onboarding, and engagement through outreach efforts including email campaigns, virtual meetings, coffee meet-ups, and ongoing connection points.
Marketing & Communications Committee
The Marketing & Communications Committee oversees our website, markets our events and guides the chapter’s social media presence on LinkedIn.
DFW/SWRC Programs Committee
The Program Committee drives the vision and execution of NIRI DFW and SWRC events, from signature conferences to targeted networking and professional development programs. It’s a hands-on opportunity to influence the content that connects, educates and elevates the IR community.
Service Providers/ SWRC Sponsorship Committee
The Service Providers / SWRC Sponsorship Committee builds and manages sponsor relationships for both NIRI DFW and the Southwest Regional Conference, helping ensure strong visibility, engagement, and value for our partners.
Members At Large
Our Members At Large position is composed of senior IROs, who share their insights to help us in planning for the future.
⭐Volunteer Spotlight⭐
april 2026
Suzanne Spera
Managing Partner
Bear Strategies Group
NIRI DFW Chapter Advocacy
One of the primary missions for NIRI is to be an advocate for investor relations when regulatory issues affect the profession. Part of being that advocate requires collecting and aggregating the opinion of NIRI’s many members to bring the IRO’s voice to the regulatory table in Washington, D.C. This key member benefit is particularly critical in today’s rapidly changing regulatory atmosphere. More details on NIRI’s advocacy agenda can be found on the NIRI website.
When appropriate, NIRI collaborates with its local chapters as well as related professional and other organizations in the area of advocacy. An example of this is NIRI’s involvement with the Society for Corporate Governance, and its work toward proxy reform.
Every September, NIRI’s Board meets with the Securities and Exchange Commission staff to raise members’ regulatory concerns and to hear the staff’s views on key IR issues. An IR Update recap of the most recent meeting is available on the NIRI website.
In December 2014, the Advocacy Committee approved a new “advocacy ambassador” initiative that seeks to build greater support at the chapter level for NIRI’s advocacy priorities. NIRI encourages each chapter to appoint an “advocacy ambassador” each year.
The NIRI DFW Chapter ambassador surveys our chapter members about issues that NIRI may take a position on and helps answer our members’ questions about regulatory concerns.
If you are interested in learning more about the ambassador position for our chapter, please check the links available on the NIRI website to learn more about industry regulations currently in place, those under consideration, and NIRI’s advocacy actions on behalf of members, then contact us to find out how you can participate.
As progress is made on key advocacy topics, the chapter will hold periodic conference calls to update our members on important developments.