- ASTAL Membership -
ASTAL Board Members
ASTAL Board Roles and Responsibilities
Executive Committee
Dr. Jean Brown ASTAL Chair
Rich Denningham Assistant Chair
Christa Thompson Assistant Chair
Jennifer Basile Scheduling Coordinator
Pete Silva Media/Technology Coordinator
Dr. Joan I. Glazer Program Coordinator
Kaylin Johnson Finance Coordinator
Becky Kotch Public Relations Coordinator
Dr. Elaine Stephens Advisor to the Chair
General Committee
Event Registration Coordinator
Event Professional Development Coordinator
Melissa Chiavaroli
Dr. Mary Lee Griffin
Beth Guadagni
Kristin Kowalik
Jennifer Moretti
Joseph Morra
Sandra Powers
Adam Shalvey
Denise Vincelette
Diane Walsh
ASTAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee will...
Coordinate and oversee all ASTAL activities
Periodically review ASTALs organizational standing in terms of long-term planning
Conceptualize new ideas and directions for the organization
Direct the General Committee
ASTAL Chair
Liaison with Rhode Island College
Coordinates all presentations made in association with college
Initiates and maintains contact with authors/professionals (for conferences)
Coordinates travel and handling of and serves as escort to authors/professionals
Oversees Executive and General Committees
Assistant Chair
Schedules, coordinates, and conducts meetings
Directs and oversees Executive and General Committees
Responsible for ongoing maintenance of organization
Creates and organizes mailing of all ASTAL documents
Delegates organizational responsibilities to Executive Committee
Scheduling Coordinator
Contacts college to make arrangements for an event (rooms, a/v, food, campus signage, etc.)
Initiates and maintains contact with bookseller to assure attendance and to secure appropriate inventory for event
Develops and secures participant awards and/or gifts
Arranges and packages raffle materials
Selects and chairs Scheduling sub-committee
Media/Technology Coordinator
Serves as coordinator/emcee of events
Assists in recording of author appearances and maintenance of media library
Arranges for the design and maintenance of ASTAL promotional displays on Rhode Island College campus
Program Coordinator
Organizes and moderates panel discussions
Organizes and coordinates event workshop proposals
Selects and chairs Workshop sub-committee (which will evaluate and select workshops)
Selects and chairs Awards sub-committee (which will determine recipients of all awards/grants)
Finance Coordinator
Develops and maintains a working budget
Creates a financial report and presents to committee quarterly
Allocates funds for events and reimbursements
Public Relations Coordinator
Responsible for press releases (contacting both on-campus and general media outlets)
Creates and maintains a periodic ASTAL newsletter
Selects and chairs Public Relations sub-committee
Advisor to the Chair
Consults with chair on all aspects of ASTAL business
General Committee
The General Committee will...
Serve as a resource to the executive committee
Serve as members of various sub-committees
Event Registration Coordinator
Creates and maintains an organizational system to record registrant data
Organizes and prepares participant folders/packets
Collects conference evaluation forms
Distributes professional development forms
Event Professional Development Coordinator
Secures RI Dept. of Ed. approval and documentation for professional development hours (CEUs)
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