The work of TASP cannot be accomplished without our Board of Directors and committees. Each committee is made up of a Chair representing the Board of Directors and other TASP members. If you would like to be on a committee, please contact us.
Current committees and committee priorities include:
Executive Committee
Lise Schellman, Chair
Priorities include:
- Oversight
- Procedures/governance
- Administrative support
- Nominations for board
- Committee leadership
- Bylaws- review, propose changes
- Approvals
- Sustainability
- Hiring
- Organizational policy
- Project management
- Letters of support
- Job descriptions
- Calling meetings and setting agendas
Education Committee
Lise Schellman, Chair
Priorities include:
- Training
- Conference
- Website content
- Webinar content
- Presentations
- Knowledge transfer
- Educational materials
- Production of E-news
- Sharing policy info
Advocacy Committee
Susan Yuan and Bernadette Irwin, Co-Chairs
Priorities include:
- Outreach
- Parent engagement
- Updates
- Networking/cross disability advocacy
- Progress in legal policy
Development Committee
Betsy Misch, Chair
Priorities include:
- Membership
- Technology
- Outreach
- Shared projects
- Fund raising
- Website/social media maintenance
- Database development and maintenance
- Cultural competency and diversity
- International focus
Finance Committee
Cathy Haarstad, Chair
Priorities include:
- Accounting
- Financial reporting
- Dues/revenue
- Budgets
- Taxes
- Insurance
- Audits
- Benefits
- Facility management
- Related staff or services
Leadership Committee
Lindsay Brillhart and Tom Robinson, Co-Chairs
Priorities include:
- Advocacy for parent self advocates
- Recruitment, orientation and engagement of self advocates
- Advisory to TASP re: values/philosophy/mission
- Presentations/networking
- Peer education and support
- Liaison to TASP committee
