Randy Jedele, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 7 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

• 1998-2000 Commission Chair for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Allies (LGBTA) Concerns Commission
• 2001-2002 Commission Chair for Faculty Advisors Commission
• Accomplishments as Chair of LGBTA and Faculty Advisors Commissions- Perhaps the biggest accomplishment with both Commissions that I have chaired was my involvement in moving both from Interest Groups into Commission status. I completed the paperwork and wrote the Commission mission statements for both the LGBTA and Faculty Advisors Commissions. My devotion and commitment to these two Commissions has also helped both Commissions maintain their Commission status. Both of these Commissions represent important voices within the NACADA organization. Until they became Commissions, neither group had a way to be recognized and assist in making NACADA decisions because they were not represented as a voice or vote on the NACADA Board.

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• Was a member of the regional conference planning team when the regional conference was held in Des Moines, Iowa in 1998. However, because of my involvement on the national level and my participation as a Summer Institute faculty member, I am unable to attend the regional conferences because of my absences for the other two NACADA activities.

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of the Diversity Committee, which is working on multiple projects that will focus NACADA's attention on cultural diversity issues.
• Current member of the Finance Committee, which monitors and approves the NACADA budget.

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member of the Faculty Advisors Commission and LGBTA Concerns Commission

Other:

• Served as Summer Institute Faculty in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
• Served on the Task Force for Faculty Advisors - This Task Force was charged with recognizing faculty advisors as important NACADA members. The Task Force surveyed faculty advisors to determine their needs and attitudes about the organization. As a result of the Task Force, the Faculty Advisors Commission was developed and work on a NACADA one-day faculty advisor workshop was initiated. The workshop was piloted last spring and will be piloted at additional regional meeting this year. Hopefully, the workshop will be available for all regions in the near future.
• Wrote a NACADA award-winning faculty advisor handbook. Copies of this handbook have been shared with countless institutions once people see it at one of the many handbook writing seminars.
• Participate as a Leader in the NACADA Leadership Program.

Platform Statement:

As stated above, I represent two voices-cultural diversity and faculty advisors--which deserve representation on the Board Directors. My experience as a Commission Chair has familiarized me with NACADA policies and procedures. I am committed to NACADA's mission of advising and I have demonstrated my commitment by serving on several NACADA boards, committees, and task forces, as well as being a member of the Summer Institute faculty for the past five years.

NACADA's service to advisors and institutions of higher learning is important. I want to continue developing NACADA's exposure and aid in its growth in the next decade.

NACADA is my professional organization of choice because it is the only professional organization that I have worked with whose first and foremost emphasis is focused on student learning and student success.