Board Roles and Committees
The NACOLE Board of Directors is responsible for the ongoing operation of the organization and its activities. The board consists of a President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President and eight Members at Large (including the Secretary and Treasurer, who are appointed by the Board). The President and President-Elect are elected to one-year terms. Members at Large are elected to three-year terms.
The NACOLE Secretary is responsible for the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and the Membership as well as all of NACOLE's non-fiscal records. The NACOLE Treasurer is responsible for NACOLE's assets, funds, and fiscal records.
Each Board Member chairs a committee or fills another Board role, such as Treasurer or Secretary. Many members currently serve on one or more committees, or have done so in the past. The committees further the mission of NACOLE by pursuing projects and initiatives within their subject matter. They are the operational core of NACOLE. NACOLE members are encouraged to become more involved with the organization by working on a committee. Contact the Committee Chair for more information.
Each Board Member is also responsible for shepherding at least one session at our annual conference, which involves working with the person who proposed the session to develop the panel, select presenters, and prepare handouts.
The Board holds a monthly telephone conference call meeting and meets in person twice a year, at the annual conference and at the mid-winter Board meeting. Committee Chairs set goals for their committees each year and provide updates on the work of their group at each Board meeting.
The Finance Committee works with the Treasurer to ensure that the Board is meeting its fiscal responsibilities to NACOLE.
Committee Chair: Ainsley Cromwell (Cromwell@nacole.org)
The Newsletter Committee produces the NACOLE Review twice a year. Its members solicit, write and edit articles of interest to the oversight community.
Committee Chair: Pierce Murphy (Murphy@nacole.org)
The Website Committee is responsible for the appearance and content of the NACOLE website and attempts to update the site with resource materials and other information about NACOLE and civilian oversight.
Committee Chair: Jayson Wechter (Wechter@nacole.org)
The Membership Development & Outreach Committee creates outreach materials, contacts jurisdictions that are considering the creation of an oversight agency to inform them of services provided by NACOLE and helps retain existing members and recruit new ones.
Committee Chair: Karen Williams (Williams@nacole.org)
The Strategic Planning Committee explores partnerships with academic institutions and reaches out to foundations to build relationships and seek funding opportunities for specific projects,
Committee Chair: Phil Eure (Eure@nacole.org)
The Professional Standards Committee is responsible for identifying and establishing core competencies for practitioners of oversight, developing programs to assist NACOLE members in developing those competencies, and recognizing the achievements of individuals excelling in the areas of competency.
Committee Co-Chairs: Ilana Rosenzweig (Rosenzweig@nacole.org) and Brian Buchner (Buchner@nacole.org)
The Best Practices Committee is an ad hoc committee set up to explore whether NACOLE should move forward to develop standards for the work of member agencies.
Committee Chair: Jayson Wechter (Wechter@nacole.org)
The Conference Planning Committee plans and produces NACOLE's annual conference.
Committee Chair: Liana Perez (Perez@nacole.org)
The Elections/Bylaws Committee is responsible for conducting the election of the NACOLE Officers and Board of Directors and recommending any appropriate changes to the NACOLE Bylaws.
Committee Chair: Charles Reynolds (Reynolds@nacole.org)
