The Executive Committee consists of eight (8) members: President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past-President and three (3) elected members-At-Large. The Executive Committee determines administrative policies, coordinates the program of work, and manages the business of the Association during the interim between Annual Meetings. This Committee meets with representatives of U.S. governmental agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Nursing, the U. S. Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other public health and nursing agencies and represenatives as appropriate to plan for Association meetings, and to establish and maintain working relationships with other organizations and support partnership activities.

The Executive Committee schedules two meetings in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, meets monthly by Conference Call and at other special meetings, as needed, to conduct the business of the Association. Business may be transacted by telephone, mail, or electronically with required votes recorded by the Secretary and filed with minutes of the meetings.

Standing committees shall be appointed by the newly elected President with the approval of the Executive Committee to serve for terms of one year, except for the Finance Committee, which shall be chaired by the Treasurer for the full 2 year term of office. The President shall make appointments to fill vacancies on any committee. The following standing committees shall be appointed by the President and chaired by Executive Committee members, or as otherwise noted below:

AWARDS - President-Elect
BY-LAWS - Member-at-Large
FINANCE - Treasurer
HISTORY - Past President
MEMBERSHIP - Member-at-Large
NOMINATIONS - Past President
PROGRAM - Appointed
COMMUNICATIONS - Appointed (President-Elect)

The Executive Committee is responsible for updating the policy and procedure manual as needed, and at least every four years.

The Executive Committee determines the registration and Education Day registration fees for the next year’s Annual Meeting based on the recommendations of the Finance committee and the Program Committee.

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