How to add a task from a contact record?

To create a task from within a contact:

From the Member profile click on the "Contacts" tab. 

From here you can add a task to a new contact or an existing contact.

If you wish to add a task against an existing contact find the relevant contact record and click on it. This will now display more information about that particular contact record. 

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can "Add Task" against this record.