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.

Program Committee
Chair:  Tim Meyers
Associate Program Chair:  Amy Konz
Members: Dan Coistek, Madalyn Romano, Bryan Pasqua, Julianne Ross-Kleinmann
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Responsibilities:

• ​Plan the quarterly conferences and other educational events,
• Oversee new program development,
• Monitor and assess existing programs,
• Initiate and guide program evaluations,
• Facilitate discussions about program priorities, and
• Encourage presentations from various regions of the state.

Summer Conference Committee
Co-Chairs:  Leah Baldassarre & Brenda Roof
Members: Dan Coistek, Tim Myers, Shannon Leaney-Levenson, Julianne Ross-Kleinmann, Meador Pratt, Abigail Adams-Snell, Amy Konz
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Responsibilities:

• Plan the Summer Conference,
• Monitor and assess Summer Conference programs, and
• Facilitate discussions about program priorities.

Finance Committee 
Treasurer/Chair:  Cheryl Covell
Members: Rebecca Zimmerman, Anne Marie Bertram,  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, Tim Meyers, Amy Konz, Meador Pratt

​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:  Ann Marie Bertram
Members: Timothy Johnson, Bryan Pasqua, Abigail Adams-Snell, 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:  Rebecca Zimmerman
Members: Bryan Pasqua, Ann Marie Bertram, Shannon Leaney-Levenson, Tim Johnson, Amy Konz, Meador Pratt

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.