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| 2011 Board of Directors Committees |
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| Awards Committee |
| Chair - John Solvie |
Members - Laurie Sharp, Brian Thorburn, Chris Wisniewski, Margaret Doss, Kim Dyches, David Flowers |
| Staff Facilitators - Sheena Kennedy, Paul Bishop |
| Charge - Select the recipients for the Harris F. Seidel Lifetime Achievement Award, the Certification Program Award, the Robert C. McAnespie Outstanding Certification Officer Award, and the Jess Jones Excellence in Service Award, subject to the Board of Directors’ ratification. |
| Bylaws/Policies & Procedures Committee |
| Chair - Brent Herring |
| Members - John Solvie, Paul Bishop, Alan Cherubin, Mike Gosselin |
| Staff Facilitators - Will Morrison, Megan Baker, Sheena Kennedy |
| Charge - Responsible for an annual review of the Bylaws and the Policies and Procedures Manual. |
| Conference Committee |
| Chair - Harrison "Chip" Mackey |
| Members - Julia Kays, Romelle Britton, Brent Herring, Paul Bishop |
| Staff Facilitators - Sheena Kennedy, William Morrison, Megan Baker |
| Charge - Responsible for technical program and conference program, call for papers, conference logistics, and development of workshops for the Annual Conference. Assist in evaluating sites for future conferences. |
| Communications Committee |
| Chair - Brian Gildner |
| Members - Bill Hyslop, Paul Bishop, Chuck Van Der Kolk, Gayle Lammers |
| Staff Facilitators - Sheena Kennedy, Megan Baker |
| Charge - Responsible for providing direction to ABC publications, particularly to The Certifier and to ABC’s website. |
| Finance Committee |
| Chair - Brian Gildner |
| Members - Jenny Chambers, Harrison "Chip" Mackey, Brent Herring, Laurie Sharp, Paul Bishop |
| Staff Facilitators - Paul Bishop, William Morrison |
| Charge - Develop and maintain financial goals of the Association as directed by the Board. Review budgets, report any financial concerns, oversee investments, and work with the auditor. |
| Membership Committee |
| Chair - Bill Hyslop |
| Members - Brent Herring, Brian Gildner, Kim Dyches, Chuck Van Der Kolk, David Flowers, Kathy Abramowski |
| Staff Facilitators - Paul Bishop, Sheena Kennedy, William Morrison, Lorrie Banks |
| Charge - Responsible for membership retention and recruitment programs, as well as review of the membership fee structure. |
| Nominating Committee |
| Chair - John Solvie |
| Members - Robert "Bob" Hoyt, Alan Cherubin, Paul Bishop |
| Staff Facilitators - Sheena Kennedy, William Morrison, Lorrie Banks |
| Charge - Recommend a slate of at least one candidate as specified in the Association Bylaws for all offices to be filled each year. |
| Strategic Planning Committee |
| Chair - Kim Dyches |
| Members - Jenny Chambers, Harrison “Chip” Mackey, Brian Gildner, Chuck Van Der Kolk, Margaret Doss, John Solvie, Ron McCulley, Andy Ernst, Laurie Sharp, Gayle Lammers, Harris Seidel |
| Staff Facilitators - Paul Bishop, Sheena Kennedy, Will Morrison, Megan Baker |
| Charge - Responsible for creating a strategic plan for the Association every five years and periodic review for course corrections. |
Certification Council Committees
| Certification Committee |
| Chair - Laurie Sharp |
| Members - John Solvie, Margaret Doss, Paul Krauth, Ray Olson, Mike Wentink, Andrew Barienbrock, Brian Gildner, Morley Foy, Bill Sullivan |
| Staff Facilitators - Megan Baker, Amanda Harris, Lorrie Banks |
| Charge - Responsible for overseeing the ABC Certification Program administered by staff. |
| Continuing Education Review Committee |
| Chair - Chris Wisniewski |
| Members - Margaret Doss, Laurie Sharp, Brian Gildner, Bill Hyslop, Paul Krauth, Matt Jones |
| Staff Facilitators - William Morrison, Megan Baker |
| Charge - Establish guidelines for review, reviewer selection, member access, and compliant procedures. Identify challenges with fairly reviewing different courses from around the country and the world. Establish fees for trainers and fair compensation for reviewers based upon course review. |
| Trainers Committee |
| Chair - Paul Krauth |
| Members - Brent Herring, Laurie Sharp, Chuck Van Der Kolk, David Flowers, Chris Wisniewski, Tom Groves, Rich Weigand, Bill Edgar |
| Staff Facilitators - Sheena Kennedy, William Morrison |
| Charge - Define the current role of trainers in ABC programs; identify potential roles and parameters for trainers’ involvement in ABC. Explore potential trainer membership categories and the benefits to Association members, both trainers and regulators that may be derived from the formal incorporation of trainers into the Association. |