Officers

The landed Baronial couple are the ceremonial leaders of the Barony of Seagirt, and representatives of the King and Queen of An Tir. They wear regalia in public at events, including the barony's coronets and cloaks, and provide a regal presence. During baronial court they present awards, and before and afterwards they are responsible for organising court business and the associated awards, gifts, and documents. They communicate with the King and Queen, coordinate royal visits to our barony, and handle negotiations with other SCA groups.

The Head of Retinue is in charge of all of the Baronial couple's retainers, guards, and ladies-in-waiting. He or she makes sure that Their Excellencies are well attended, fed and watered, and takes care of other necessary administrative things that Their Excellencies might require.

The branch Seneschal's role equates to that of a modern club president. They act as the local legal representative of the SCA for their group. The position involves many duties, including:

• Promoting, facilitating, and mediating communications
• Reporting on group's activities to larger political body (Principality or Kingdom)
• Keeping track of paperwork and waivers and making sure records of such are sent to the larger political body
• Keeping group informed of policy changes or other big announcements

The branch Exchequer acts as the treasurer for a local branch. In short, they handle the money for the branch.

The branch Chronicler ensures that the local SCA populace is made aware of the news happening within the Barony, the Principality, the Kingdom and within the SCA that may affect various aspects of their play. The Chonicler also acts in a secretarial role, as they are also in charge of taking Curia minutes and keeping records.

The Chamberlain is the officer in charge of the Barony's property.

Duties include keeping inventory, maintaining or arranging maintenance of items in stores, arranging and managing storage for all items, and granting access to items to members for SCA-related purposes.

The branch Chatelaine serves as the initial contact for individuals new to the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) or new to the local area. They also play a crucial role in promoting new membership by organizing local demonstrations and recruitment events. Additionally, the Chatelaine acts as the liaison between prospective or new members and local officers.

The branch Minister of Arts and Sciences is the chief artistic and scientific officer to the Barony. They are responsible for encouraging the research and development of historically accurate arts & sciences, including research papers, within the Barony by aiding individuals in networking with other individuals or branches and by encouraging arts & sciences events at the branch level.

The Bardic Minister organizes baronial bardic activities, such as musical practices, group singing, and classes related to music, storytelling, and movement. They work closely with the Dance Minister.

The branch Dance Minister oversees and teaches medieval-themed dance practices that take place at Seagirt's monthly Althings. It is the Dance Minister's mission to provide a fun and social means of learning to dance in the medieval-style.

The University of Tir Righ (TUTR) is an institution of learning created to serve the growing needs of all individuals, independent of location, within the Principality of Tir Righ. Through TUTR a gentle can take classes in what interests them, earn a variety of different degrees and, if they're devoted to a single area of study, that gentle can further specialize in TUTR's upper graduate programs.

Similar to the College of Heralds, local councils can recommend a Branch Officer but the TUTR Governor warrants them.

The duties of the branch TUTR Coordinator are as follows:

• Works with local event stewards to ensure classes are held at events.
• Can also be session facilitators or supervise TUTR facilitators.
• Provides reports to the both the local Seneschal(e) and the Governor on local activities quarterly.

The Master of Stables is responsible for all of the martial activities in the barony of Seagirt, with specific deputies to handle each of the different disciplines (see below).

The branch Armoured Combat deputy is responsible for all of the armoured combat (heavy fighting) activities in the barony. This role reports to the Master of Stables.

The branch Rapier deputy is responsible for all of the rapier (fencing) activities in the barony. This role reports to the Master of Stables.

The branch Archery deputy is responsible for all of the archery (bows and arrows) activities in the barony. This role reports to the Master of Stables.

The branch Thrown Weapons deputy is responsible for all of the thrown weapons (spears, axes, etc) activities in the barony. This role reports to the Master of Stables.

The branch Equestrian Officer is responsible for all of the equestrian (horses and riding) activities in the barony. This role reports to the Kingdom Equestrian Officer.

Resource: Society Equestrian Marshal's Handbook (2019)

The branch Youth Combat Officer is responsible for all of the Youth Combat activities in the barony. This role reports to the Master of Stables.

The role of the Lists Officer is to sign in fighters, organise fighting rounds, keep track of wins and loses and generally assist with the running of tournaments at local events.

The branch Herald oversees all heraldic activities (court, voice, names, armory, etc) within the branch, including:

• Maintaining an inventory of SCA heraldic property in their keeping
• Networking with the larger heraldic community and keeping up-to-date on heraldic topics
• Teaching Heraldry, both formally and informally
• Encouraging local participants to learn more about heraldry

The branch Scribe is the person in charge of baronial calligraphy, illumination, and official visual arts projects in support of the barony, principality, and kingdom.

The branch Web Minister oversees the official website of the branch, including creating content, adding and updating documents, updating content, and ensuring that web practice adheres to SCA legal policy.

Branch Social Media Officers (SMO) and/or moderators of specific social media channels have authority and responsibility for:

• Promoting awareness of the Policy and associated guidelines to members of
  their group, or users of the channel(s) they administer
• Managing and participating in social media channels.
• Acting to manage participants’ behaviour and participation in social media
  channels