Membership

Michele Melia (Chair)
Bob Annechiarico
Gerry Beck
Tom Dobbins
Athene Lane
Heidi Krause-Steinrauf
Barbara Tilley
John Griswold
Bruce Pihlstrom

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the Membership Committee are as follows:

Prepare the agenda for the Annual meeting of the Membership Committee which is usually held in conjunction with the Annual meeting of the Society.

Sustain and augment the Society's membership by recruitment of new members who will advance the cause and aims of the Society.

Monitor the size of the Society's membership and its distribution by specialty, geographic location and sociodemographic characteristics to develop strategies to promote membership by individuals in specific areas and to report on current status to the Board of Directors.

Publicize the Society by such means as advertisements or announcements in appropriate professional journals, prepare and distribute documents describing the activities of the Society to appropriate individuals or professional organizations, etc.

Propose policies and procedures to the Board of Directors which could be expected to enhance membership in the Society (e.g., dues, applications, programs).