Board Development Overall objective To select and place for nomination at the annual business meeting of Committee the membership or by previous correspondence to the membership, a Chair: Bob McKown slate of candidates to fill vacancies occurring on the Board Members: Edward D’Angelo, Steve Sales, Joan Phelps Staff support: Charlene Hipes To enhance Board and Committee recruitment through the and Clive Jones implementation of recommendations from Executive Committee and Board Status/Activities: To provide orientation for new Board members (May) Status/Activities: To conduct review of AIRS By-Laws Status/Activities: Public Policy Committee Overall objective To provide a dedicated and overall presence for AIRS in State and Chair: Catherine Rea National issues relevant to AIRS and the field of I&R, including representation and visibility at relevant hearings, meetings and related Members: Bob McKown, activities and monitoring of legislation. Lucinda Nord, Michael Status/Activities: Mershanon, Steve Nagel, Edward D’Angelo Staff Support: Charlene Hipes To maintain at least 2 non-Board members as volunteers, drawing particularly from any members of the Affiliates Council, 211 US and the aging/disability sector Status/Activities: Staff support: Charlene Hipes To implement terms of 2014 contract with consultants to include deliverables/initiatives and timeframes Status/Activities: To identify key legislation and departments relevant to I&R and to develop relationships with staff, politicians and other national organizations (with input from other AIRS Committees where required). We are particularly interested in areas that promote and/or recognize the AIRS Standards Status/Activities: To identify key areas on which position statements need to be created and to develop processes on how to create those policies and quickly make those decisions when required Status/Activities: Staff support: Charlene Hipes
Board Development Committee Chair: Bob McKown Members: Edward D’Angelo, Steve Sales, Joan Phelps Overall objective To select and place for nomination at the annual business meeting of the membership or by previous correspondence to the membership, a slate of candidates to fill vacancies occurring on the Board Staff support: Charlene Hipes and Clive Jones To enhance Board and Committee recruitment through the implementation of recommendations from Executive Committee and Board Status/Activities: To provide orientation for new Board members (May) Status/Activities: To conduct review of AIRS By-Laws Status/Activities: Public Policy Committee Chair: Catherine Rea Members: Bob McKown, Lucinda Nord, Michael Mershanon, Steve Nagel, Edward D’Angelo Overall objective To provide a dedicated and overall presence for AIRS in State and National issues relevant to AIRS and the field of I&R, including representation and visibility at relevant hearings, meetings and related activities and monitoring of legislation. Status/Activities: Staff Support: Charlene Hipes To maintain at least 2 non-Board members as volunteers, drawing particularly from any members of the Affiliates Council, 211 US and the aging/disability sector Status/Activities: Staff support: Charlene Hipes To implement terms of 2014 contract with consultants to include deliverables/initiatives and timeframes Status/Activities: To identify key legislation and departments relevant to I&R and to develop relationships with staff, politicians and other national organizations (with input from other AIRS Committees where required). We are particularly interested in areas that promote and/or recognize the AIRS Standards Status/Activities: To identify key areas on which position statements need to be created and to develop processes on how to create those policies and quickly make those decisions when required Status/Activities: Staff support: Charlene Hipes