COMMITTEES
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Audit Committee
The committee shall be chaired by the 2nd Vice President and shall include two additional members appointed by the President. The committee shall meet and audit books of the Treasurer for the preceding year; such committee shall submit a report on the second day of the annual education conference. Chair ‐ Michelle Stevenson Mary Ann Froberg Tim Snow Budget Committee
The budget committee shall be chaired by the 3rd Vice President and shall include the Treasurer and at least one other member appointed by the President. The committee shall prepare an Annual Budget to be presented to the Board of Directors for adoption. The ideal committee size is 3 to 6. Chair ‐ Brandon Denby Karen Jackson Mary Ann Froberg Conference Committee
Act as a liaison with the hotel including, but not limited to, logistics of meeting rooms, detail of activity flow, scheduling of meetings, set‐up of banquet. President shall be the chair of the committee and shall include the host County. Chair ‐ Paul DeYoung Lora Freehling Lori Kimble Lori Wilson-Mazzola Lorie Sorensen Teresa Walker HISTORIAN committeE
The Historian shall be the official keeper of all records, books, etc. of this Association that the Board determines are of historical value. The Historian shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and serve until he/she resigns or is no longer a member of this Association. Chair - Lorie Sorensen Legislative Committee
The committee shall annually prepare a platform of legislative priorities to be presented to the Board of Directors at its annual board meeting. The committee revises and/or prepares legislation, attends functions of the various legislative bodies and issues position statements on behalf of the Association when appropriate. The Chair of the committee shall give notice of the committee activities to the association by brief description in the newsletter or other means of communication. The committee chair shall initiate such activities as required to achieve the purposes of the association as bills are enrolled. The legislative committee shall notify the Standardization and Review Committee of statutory changes. Ideal committee size is 10. President shall be a member. Chair - Stewart Sanders Co-Chair - Brandon Denby Paul DeYoung Lisa Posthumus Lyons Amy Bissell Karen Hahn Justin Roebuck Lindsay Oswald Derrick Quinney Lauri Klont Trisha Gerring John Bishop Teresa Walker Lori Wilson-Mazzola nominations committee
The Nominations Committee shall organize and conduct an election of officers at the Annual Educational Conference. Nominations of officers shall be made by the five (5) District Chairs submitting to the Secretary of the Association the nominees made by their respective districts. The Secretary shall chair this committee. Chair - Ann Manning-Clayton District 1 - Carla L'Huillier District 2 - Dorothy Miller District 3 - Julie Atkinson District 4 - Lisa Posthumus-Lyons District 5 - Derrick Quinney Public relations committee
The committee shall prepare information releases to the media as required, also communicate and invite Legislators to legislative receptions. Public relations events shall be planned and arranged as required and approved by the President. Ideal committee size is 3. Chair - Paul DeYoung Kathy Matash Trisha Gerring Email Queen - Diane Adams Carmon Decet publications committee
The committee shall be responsible for producing a regularly scheduled publication of association activities. Committee is responsible for maintaining and updating MARD website. District Chairs update the committee chair as to member events. District Chairs are the members of this committee. District 1 Carla L'Huillier District 2 Dorothy Miller District 3 Julie Atkinson District 4 Lisa Posthumus-Lyons District 5 Derrick Quinney PROGRAM COMMITTEE
The committee is responsible for arranging education programs, including guest speakers, social events, new officer training and all other activities for MARD & UCOA Conferences. District Chairs and Legislative Committee should offer program ideas in order to meet the needs of all members. Vendor Committee should coordinate with this committee. First Vice President will chair this committee. Chair - Stewart Sanders Teresa Walker Ann Manning-Clayton |
Register of the year committee
The Committee shall select the "Register of the Year", based on criteria formulated by the Board of Directors, from nominations from other Registers, or the committee. This award, if deemed appropriate shall be presented at the Annual Education Conference. The committee may also present special Recognition Awards based on tenure, retirement, special activity, or for other reasons deemed appropriate. Member shall be past recipients of ROY. Chair ‐ Lori Kimble Lori Wilson-Mazzola Karen Hahn Registration committee
Responsible for mailing and receiving registrations for educational conference from members and retirees. Collect money for registration, meals, pictures, special events, etc., including preparation and distribution of registration packets. Setting up and staffing registration desk at conference. 2nd Vice President serves as Chair. Ideal committee size is 8. Chair ‐ Michelle Stevenson Lauri Klont Carolyn Bater Rachel Sanchez Jody Hansen Lora Freehling resolutions Committee
The committee shall prepare Resolutions to present at any Conference, when deemed necessary, as approved by the President. Ideal Committee size is 4. Chair ‐ Julie Atkinson Brandon Denby Michelle Stevenson site committee 2020
Presents available sites for the Annual Educational Conference including room rates, available dates and meeting space. The committee shall make recommendations concerning sites for the Annual Educational Conference two years prior to the conference. Ideal committee size is 8. Chair - Stewart Sanders Ericka Earl Brandon Krause Lori Kimble Ann Manning-Clayton Lori Wilson-Mazzola Lori Martin Derrick Quinney Lorie Sorensen Jerry Czaja Site committee 2021
Presents available sites for the Annual Educational Conference including room rates, available dates and meeting space. The committee shall make recommendations concerning sites for the Annual Educational Conference two years prior to the conference. Ideal committee size is 8. Chair - Michelle Stevenson Erika Earl Brandon Krause Lori Kimble Derrick Quinney Ann Manning-Clayton Mary Ann Froberg Lori Wilson-Mazzola Lori Martin standardization and review committee
The chair of the committee is a member of the Legislative Committee. This committee shall periodically review the by-laws to ensure that the operating procedures and policies contained therein comport to existing laws of the State and promote efficient and effective operation of the association. The committee shall draft the language for amending the by-laws and report to the Board of Directors for review and approval before a change is presented to the membership for adoption. The committee is responsible for periodic review and update of the record retention schedule before submission to the State archives for approval. Formal review should occur at least every 5 years. The committee is responsible for updating the manual and keeping it current with applicable statutes and Attorney General Opinions. As legislation is enacted the committee shall incorporate any changes into the manual for presentation to the Board for approval. Ideal committee size is 8 to 10. Chair shall be a member of the legislative committee. Chair - Karen Hahn John Bishop Lindsay Oswald Ann Manning-Clayton Tim Snow ucoa representative - 2 year term
Jo Ann DeGraaf vendor committee
Liaison with Vendors. Responsible for maintaining current list of Vendors, contacting them and arranging for their displays at the conference. Committee is also responsible for mailing and receiving vendor registration forms for all conferences. The committee coordinates with program committee identifying all vendors attending conferences. Ideal committee size is 5. Chair - Lori Kimble Rachel Sanchez Jody Hansen |