Committees 2008-2009
The committee draws members from field participants and Council members.
Committee Members
Chair: Jerri Wolfe
Membership: Jerri Wolfe
Nominations
Identifies terms for Council members and new Council members to rotate on and when to rotate off. Helps to identify candidates for officer positions.
Committee Members
Chairs: Carla Weir, Liz Pearce
Membership: Eve Sullivan, Nancy Tellett-Royce
Networking
Expanding the NPEN membership base and connecting effectively with the membership.
Committee Members
Chair: Betty Cooke
Membership: Pam Langer, Dana McDermott, Heidi Stolz, Jerri Wolfe, Arminta Jacobson, Glenn Palm
Professional Recognition
Determine NPEN role in credentialing. Gather information and compare to NPEN principles and core values, post on website and listserv. Identify issues, write position paper.
Ongoing work: Framework for Understanding Parenting Educator Professional Preparation
Committee Members
Chair: Ann Corwin
Membership: Carol Kaplan-Lyss, Michelle Gross, Eve Sullivan
Communication – Advocacy/Public Relations
(includes NPEN web support)
Identify or create documents and other forms of information that would be helpful when describing the field and its impact. Audiences for this work are legislatures, funders, other professionals and general audiences; users of this work are NPEN members and others in the field. (Advocacy Tool Kit)
Identify media events that suggest/invite a response from and about our field and relay better information to the sources.
(Not included: reviewing, recommending or facilitating development of NPEN position statements.)
Committee Members
Chair: Anne Robertson
Membership: Eve Sullivan, Carla Weir, James Rodriguez, Amr Ghaleb
Special Projects
- Developing international contacts/collaboration
- Annual meeting planning and collaboration with existing conferences
- NEPI Collaboration
Committee Members
Chairs: Nick Long
Membership: Linda Braun, Mary Kay Stranik, Anne Robertson
Financial Resource Development
Recruit, inform and consult with the panel on issues and history.
Committee Members
Chairs: Heidi Stolz, Nick Long, Anne Robertson


