DATAG committee members are drawn from the Board of Directors and the regular membership. The Board of Directors determines the functions, tasks and goals for each committee. The approval of assignments for committees is determined through a majority vote of board members at the Board of Directors meeting.
If you have specific questions regarding these committees, please feel free to contact us.

2025-26 Committee Assignments
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Program Committee  
Chair:  Andrea Tamarazio
Associate Program Chair:  Amy Konz
Members: Abigail Adams-Snell, Dan Coistek, Leah Baldassarre, Madalyn Romano, Tim Johnson, Bryan Pasqua
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​Responsibilities:

• Guides development of service delivery mechanisms; may include evaluation of the services.
• Plans the quarterly conferences and other educational events.
• Oversees new program development.
• Monitors and assesses existing programs.
• Initiates and guides program evaluations.
• Facilitates discussions about program priorities.

Summer Conference Committee 
Co-Chairs: Leah Baldassarre & Brenda Roof
Members: Meador Pratt, Dan Coistek, Abigail Adams-Snell, Shannon Leaney-Levenson, Andrea Tamarazio, Jeff Luks, Tim Myers

​Responsibilities:

• Plans the Summer Conference.
• Monitors and assesses Summer Conference programs. 
• Facilitates discussions about program priorities.

Finance Committee 
Treasurer/Chair:  Cheryl Covell
Members: Rebecca Zimmerman, Anne Marie Bertram, Meador Pratt, Abigail Adams-Snell 

​Responsibilities:

• Reviews budgets initially prepared by staff, to help develop appropriate procedures for budget preparations (such as meaningful involvement by program directors), and on consistency between the budget and the organization's plans.
• Reports any financial irregularities, concerns or opportunities to the board.
• Recommends financial guidelines to the board, such as to establish a reserve fund or to obtain a line of credit for a specified amount.
• Works with staff to design financial reports and ensure that reports are timely and accurate.
• Oversees short and long-term investments, unless there is a separate investments committee.
• Recommends selection of the auditor and works directly with the auditor.
• Advises the executive director and other appropriate staff on financial priorities and information systems, depending on committee member expertise.

Nominating Committee 
Chair: Madalyn Romano
Members: Brenda Roof, Amy Konz, Abigail Adams-Snell, Bryan Pasqua

​Responsiblitilites:

• Prepares priorities for board composition in terms of needs, skills, relationships, etc.
• Meets with prospective board members and recommends candidates to the board.
• Recommends a slate of officers to the board.
• Conducts orientation sessions for new board members.
• Suggests new, non-board individuals for committee membership.
• Nominates replacements for board members who resign or otherwise leave during their term.
• Nominates representatives to outside organizations.

Organizational Development Committee
Chair:  Meador Pratt
Members: Timothy Johnson, Tim Myers, Cheryl Covell

​Responsibilities:

• Reviews constitution and bylaws as needed or requested.
• Presents suggested bylaw amendments to the board.
• Presents draft constitutional amendments to the board for revision and presentation to the membership.
• Researches procedural questions as necessary.
• Coordinates the development and organization of policies and procedures.

Member Services and Outreach Committee
Chair:  Timothy Johnson
Members: Shannon Leaney-Levenson, Ann Marie Bertram, Tim Myers, Meador Pratt, Rebecca Zimmerman

Responsibilities:

• Directs membership renewal and retention.
• Organizes new member outreach and recruitment.
• Manages membership directory.
• Promotes and achieves awareness of membership benefits.
• Develops and maintains informational material which describes the benefits of membership.
• Develops and implements strategies to identify members’ talents and interests to promote networking.
• Develops and implements strategies for welcoming new members.
• Develops and implements strategies for integrating members into the work of the organization.
• Prepares appropriate honors for members deserving of recognition for years of service or other criteria, as determined.
• To maintain and update the DATAG web page.
• To maintain the DATAG Board and DATAG general listservs.
• To investigate and propose initiatives for new uses of technology to improve DATAG’s operations and communications.