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NACADA Emerging Leaders Program Advisory Board

Current Committee Chair
Nathan Vickers, University of Texas-Austin, nvickers@austin.utexas.edu

The Chair of the Advisory Board facilitates the work of the group by:

  • Working with the Executive Office and the President on appointment of new AB members each year.
  • Overseeing the Selection process for new Class members each year.
  • Working with the Executive Office on the planning and facilitation of the Incoming-Class Orientation and Completing-Class acknowledgement activities during Annual Conference.
  • Facilitating Advisory Board meetings during the Annual Conference.
  • Working with the Executive Office staff on any additional issues that need attention or discussion.
  • Facilitating Advisory Board discussion on issues via listserv, email and/or conference calls.
  • Overseeing Program assessment and providing written reports to the Board of Directors at least twice annually as called for (generally post-Annual Conference and summer update).

Advisory Board's Charge

The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) exists to encourage members from diverse groups to get involved in leadership opportunities within the organization; outfit participants with the skills and tools necessary to pursue leadership positions within NACADA; increase the number of leaders from diverse groups, and encourage and assist members of underrepresented populations to attend state, regional, or national conferences.

 

The ELP Advisory Board's role is to:

  • assist in identifying members from diverse backgrounds and encouraging them to apply to become an Emerging Leader or Mentor
  • make recommendations regarding policies and procedures related to publicizing the program, the selection of ELP Classes, and funding of program participants
  • develop and implement the programming/curriculum for the ELP Orientation sessions that take place at the Annual Conference
  • review Program progress on a regular basis and make recommendations for changes or improvement

Goals for 2009-2010

  1. Increase the visibility of the Program by having info sessions, poster sessions, panels and/or info booth at the Regional Conferences.
  2. Have subcommittee review the possibilities for mentor incentives.
  3. Review the mentor criteria webpage and make clearer and more attractive to potential mentors.
  4. Clarify assessment process.

Advisory Board Members

Nathan Vickers, Chair, University of Texas-Austin (2008-2010) - nvickers@austin.utexas.edu

Erica Byrnes, University of Florida (2008-2010) - erica.byrnes@cba.ufl.edu
Joyce Ellenwood, Bethune-Cookman University (2008-2010) - ellenwoodj@cookman.edu
Carol Pollard, University of North Texas (2008-2010) - Carol.Pollard@unt.edu
Kathy Stockwell, Fox Valley Technical College (2008-2010) - stockwel@fvtc.edu
Terry Musser, Penn State University (2008-2011) - txm4@ag.psu.edu
Karen Sullivan-Vance, Western Oregon University (2008-2011) - sullivak@wou.edu
Todd Taylor, Ohio State University (2008-2011) - tataylor@ymail.com
Jennifer Joslin, University of Oregon (2009-2011) - jjoslin@uoregon.edu

Leigh Cunningham, Executive Office Liaison - leigh@ksu.edu

2009 Meeting Minutes


A Selection Sub-Committee will be designated annually to review the applications and select both the Emerging Leaders and the Mentors. This selection committee will include the current ELP Advisory Board Chair and Past-Chair, and will have representation from the Board of Directors, the Council, the Regional division, the Commission/Interest Group division, the Diversity Committee, and the Executive Office.

2008-09 Selection Sub-Committee (09-10 group will be named early 2010)

Name

Representing

Institution

Email

Nathan Vickers, Chair

ELP Advisory Board Chair

University of Texas-Austin

nvickers@austin.utexas.edu

Jane Jacobson
ELP Advisory Board Past-Chair
Iowa State University jrjacob@iastate.edu
Jayne Drake  
Board of Directors
Temple University jdrake1@temple.edu
Jennifer Joslin  
Council
University of Oregon jjoslin@uoregon.edu
Deborah Nakashima
Regional Division
Hawaii Pacific University dnakashima@hpu.edu
Lisa Peck  
CIG Division
Western Connecticut State University peckl@wcsu.edu
Audrey Jackson
Diversity Cmte
Florida Community College-Jacksonville aujackso@fccj.edu

Charlie Nutt

Executive Office
NACADA Executive Office / KSU cnutt@ksu.edu

Other Sub-Committees:

Orientation Activities (for Orlando 2010)

TBD

Review of Mentor Incentive possibilities (proposal due 12/1/09)

Terry Musser

Todd Taylor

Erica Byrnes

Joyce Ellenwood

Carol Pollard

Review of Mentor webpage (text due to Leigh 12/1/09)

Jennifer Joslin

Karen Thurmond

Jane Jacobson

Assessment (deadline for question review 10/30/09; initial data collection by 2/1/10)

Karen Sullivan-Vance

Terry Musser

Nathan Vickers (contact Jobila Williams for model)

 

 

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