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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the full board when needed, serving as a steering committee for the board while providing oversight for board policies and good governance practices.


Responsibilities

  • Review recommendations from the committees prior to bringing them to the full ACL Board, as necessary
  • Set the agenda for ACL Board meetings and prepare materials 
  • Monitor progress of committees and support them as needed
  • Coordinate efforts to secure and steward sponsors
  • Review and approve contracts with outside vendors
  • Oversee the work of the Association Manager

Skill/experience sets

  • Leadership Skills
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Impartiality, fairness, and ability to respect confidences.
  • Tact and diplomacy
  • Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the ACL Committees
  • Experience in organizational and people management.
  • Strategic planning experience
  • Project management experience

More information about the Executive Committee members can be found here.
Membership on the Executive Committee is defined in the By-laws.

Professional Development

The committee incorporates feedback from the ACL membership to meet the evolving professional development needs of our community.  It partners with thought leaders to create content and deliver it in a variety of channels to ensure accessibility.
 

Responsibilities

  • Develop the professional development strategy/ goals for ACL and recommend to ACL Board
  • Provide oversight of the annual conference
  • Select the members of the planning committee
  • Work with the selected host to coordinate contracting and logistics
  • Develop virtual content curriculum
  • Identify sessions to be delivered and presenters
  • Coordinate with Marketing and Communications regarding advertising of events
  • Coordinate with Association Manager regarding delivery of sessions
  • Recommend timing of Summer Institute, instructors and location
  • Recommend budget for Summer Institute in coordination with Financial Management Committee
  • Develop knowledge creation strategy
  • Curate knowledge created through ACL professional development activities and other resources collected from members and outside sources
  • Coordinate with Marketing and Communications to disseminate knowledge to membership and other stakeholders

Skill/experience sets

  • Presentation skills
  • Training curriculum development experience
  • Training delivery experience
  • Conference organization and logistics experience
  • Knowledge/ data management and/or curation experience
  • Knowledge of technology tools related to training or other content curation and delivery
  • Topical knowledge related to needs of effective consortia in higher education

Number of members:  5-7 core members, subcommittees are developed for the conference and Summer Institute and other specific purposes

Committee Chair: Lisa Jasinski
 

Subcommittee Members: Summer Institute

Stig Lanesskog, Keith Marshall, Sarah Pfatteicher, Claire Ramsbottom
 

Subcommittee Members: VPD

Deborah Obalil [Chair], Lisa Jasinski [Co-chair], Cate Harriman, Michael (Mickey) McDonald, Vicki McGillin, Lynn Murray Chandler, Nora Pattman, April Shandor, Aaron Wilson, Jim Yankech
 

Subcommittee Members: Annual Conference

Michael Hodge [Co-chair], Lisa Jasinski [Co-chair], Nora Pattman [Co-chair], Jessie Brown, Annie Croteau, Molly Hayeslip, Finn Murray, Anna Drake Warshaw, Charla White, Aaron Wilson
 

Member Stewardship

The Member Stewardship Committee has responsibility to aid in increasing and maintaining ACL membership and for providing the guidance necessary to develop membership and to help define the values and benefits of membership. 
 

Responsibilities

  • Set goals for numbers of members each year and an overall renewal and recruitment plan
  • Steward current members
  • Monitor ACL’s ability to meet the needs of current members and communicate recommendations to the Executive Committee
  • Review engagement of current members and proactively connect with key contacts within each organization
  • Proactively reach out to members who have not renewed their membership
  • Identify potential new members and determine who and how to best outreach to them
  • Develop a plan for onboarding new members
  • Advise the Finance Management Committee on appropriate estimates of membership fee income for budget proposals
  • Make recommendations on how ACL can increase membership.
  • Advise the Financial Management Committee and the Board of Directors on adjustments to membership categories and fees. 

Skill/experience sets

  • Communication and Interpersonal skills
  • Experience with or interest in learning membership software
  • Data management and analysis experience
  • Recruitment Experience

Number of Members: 3 – 5 members
 

Committee Members: Member Stewardship

Martha Malinski [Chair], Jessie Brown, Zoë Wyner

 

Marketing and Communications

The Marketing and Communications Committee collaborates to develop both internal and external marketing strategies to bring awareness to the organization, programs, and services. 

 

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the marketing strategy for ACL
  • Oversee ACL the website content management in conjunction with the Association Manager
  • Determine the appropriate content and communication channels to connect with current and potential members
  • Develop mechanisms to keep the ACL management informed of the work of the organization
  • Assist with the marketing of all ACL events in coordination with the Professional Development committee and the Association Manager
  • Support the efforts of the Member Stewardship Committee to engage with existing and recruit new members
  • Develop budget recommendation to execute the communication and marketing plans in conjunction with the Financial Management Committee

Skill/experience sets

  • Marketing experience
  • Design skills (InDesign, Canva)
  • Knowledge of effective communication strategies
  • Knowledge of user experience best practices

Number of Members: 3 – 5 members
 

Committee Members: Marketing & Communications

Laura Latta [Chair], Ina Clark, Corie Dugas, Jessie Williams
 

Governance

The purpose of the Governance Committee is to oversee those matters related to the makeup, recruitment, orientation, structure, and effectiveness of the ACL Board of Directors, and ensuring the use of best practices in all areas of ACL’s Board governance. The Committee is also charged with leading the regular process of reviewing the board’s performance. The Committee plays the lead role in Board leadership transitions, including recommendations of Board officers.

 

Responsibilities

  • Solicit nominees for the ACL Board of Directors
  • Facilitate the process to elect ACL Board members in partnership with the Secretary
  • Facilitate the process of selecting ACL Board Officers
  • Develop Board member expectations and conduct onboarding session
  • Review ACL by-laws and make recommendations for modifications to the ACL Executive Committee
  • Review committee structure and charters and make recommendations to the ACL Executive
  • Recommend committee composition and membership to Executive Committee
  • Invite individuals to join ACL Board and committees

Skill/experience sets

  • Knowledge of board governance--nonprofit preferred
  • Familiarity with governance documents, including bylaws
  • Knowledge about how to recruit and support the governance of the board

Number of members:  3-4 members
 

Committee Members: Governance

Kiernan Mathews [Chair], Charlie Barlow, Larry Dotolo, Keith Marshall

Financial Management

The committee develops  and manages the annual operating budget for ACL and works in partnership with our financial management firm to ensure timely reporting to both internal and external constituencies.

 

Responsibilities

  • Develop an annual operating budget with the Treasurer for presentation to the Board of Directors.
  • Develop multi-year operating budgets that integrate strategic plan objectives and initiatives and associated cost and funding mechanisms for presentation to the Board of Directors.
  • Make recommendations to the board for membership dues levels
  • Develop recommendations for how cash reserves should be managed.
  • Review and make recommendations on special project (e.g., annual conference, institute) budgets. 
  • Monitor adherence to the operating and special project budgets.
  • Partner with the Treasurer and the outsourced Accounting/Financial Management Firm to execute the financial transactions, financial reporting and other compliance requirements
  • Review annual financial statements and budget-to-actual reports and present assessments and reports to the Board of Directors
  • Advise the Board of Directors on long-range financial goals along with funding strategies to achieve them
  • Assure that estimates of membership fees in budget proposals are appropriate
  • Review and select the outside Accounting/ Financial Management firm

Skill/experience sets

  • Basic financial literacy
  • Analytical thinking skills
  • Strategic planning experience
  • Financial modeling experience
  • Compliance experience
  • Risk management experience

Number of members:  5-7 members, which can include individuals who are seeking to gain financial competency through engagement with this committee
 

Committee Members: Financial Management

Brian Williams [Chair], Michelle Apuzzio, Charlie Barlow, Menna Bizuneh, Shonda Pettiford