Association Leadership

Purpose
To exercise the powers of the Board with respect to the management of the affairs of the Association with the exception of electing officers or appointing Board members between regularly scheduled Board meetings.

Composition
The Executive Committee is composed of the Board Chair, the Chair-Elect/Secretary, the Treasurer, the Chair of the Governance Committee, and the Executive Director of the NACC. The Chair of the Executive Committee is the Chair of the Board.

Major Responsibilities
Manages the affairs of the Board with the exception of electing officers or appointing Board members between regularly scheduled Board meetings.
Leads the oversight of strategic plan implementation and review.
Plans the agenda and process for Board meetings.
Keeps accurate minutes of any Executive Committee Meeting and provides minutes for the Board prior to the next Board meeting.
The Board Chair and Chair-Elect oversee the annual performance review of the Executive Director and consult with the Board Treasurer, (who is the Chair of the Finance Committee) when making recommendations to the Board for Executive Director’s compensation.

Term of Appointment
Chair – two year term
Chair Elect/Secretary – two year term
Treasurer – one year renewable term

Criteria
Board Officer

Executive Committee Roster
Deacon Jack R. Conrad, BCC  – Chair
Austine Duru, MDiv, MA, MHA, BCC – Chair Elect/Secretary
Donna M. O’Brien, MHA– Treasurer/Finance (Chair, Finance Committee)
Dr. Ruth Jandeska BCC– (Chair, Governance Committee)
Erica Cohen Moore – Ex-Officio (Executive Director)

Purpose
To recommend finance policies and budget that support the mission, vision and values and strategic plan of the Association and monitors the Association’s financial performance.

Composition
The Committee is comprised of at least six persons including three directors of the Board, the Executive Director and the Finance and Office Director and, in addition, individuals with qualifications and diverse experience in investment. (Outside professionals may serve in an advisory capacity).

Major Responsibilities
Consults and/or advises the Executive Director and Administrative Specialist/Finances regarding the proposed annual budget and other financial matters.
Reviews financial statements of the association as prepared by the Administrative Specialist/Finances.
Reviews the investment portfolio and periodic reports, and offers critical appraisal of the fiscal agent(s) servicing the portfolio.
Oversees the long and short-term financial status of the NACC.
Highlights particular areas of concern or focus and brings to the attention of the Board.
Receives and reviews the auditor’s annual financial report and recommendations.
Recommends a proposed budget for Board approval
Reviews financial policies and makes recommendations to Board.
Establishes and oversees investment policies and procedures.
Treasurer/Chair will present committee recommendations to the Board.

Finance Committee Roster
Donna M. O’Brien, MHA– Chair/Board Treasurer
Kevin J. Prior, CFA, CPA
Ms. Beth McPherson
Rev. Richard W. Bauer MM, BCC
Austine Duru, MDiv, MA, MHA, BCC – Board Liaison
Deacon Jack R. Conrad, BCC– Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Erica Cohen Moore – Ex-Officio (Executive Director)
Kyle Hanson – CFO, Staff Support

Purpose
Provide the ongoing review and recommendations to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the NACC Board of Directors related to its governance responsibilities, including the governance structures, policies and leadership (constitution and bylaws, entity roles and responsibilities), and the Board roles and responsibilities, composition, evaluation for effectiveness and leadership succession.

Composition
The Committee is comprised of at least three members of the NACC Board of directors. The Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the Board. At least one staff member will serve ex officio as a liaison to the committee, as determined by the Executive Director. (Outside professionals may serve in an advisory capacity).

Major Responsibilities
A. Its relationship to the Board of Directors
Assists the Board of Directors in identifying needed expertise, talents and skills for the Board and assists in overseeing the recruitment and succession process.
Reviews and recommends to the Board candidates proposed by the Nominations Panel who are qualified to become members of Board consistent with the criteria approved by the Board.
Oversees the election of new Board members. Evaluates the performance of incumbent directors and determines whether to recommend them for re-election or reappointment to the Board.
Assists in overseeing the process of Board orientation and ongoing Board development.

B. Its relationship to the Nominations Panel process
Oversees the activity of the Nominations Panel.
Delegates responsibilities to the Nominations Panel including identifying, nurturing and recommending candidates for leadership in NACC.
Reviews and recommends to the Board candidates proposed by the Nominations Panel qualified to become members for committees, commissions and panels.

C. Its relationship to reviewing the Constitution, by-laws, manuals, etc.
Reviews regularly Constitution and bylaws, and proposes appropriate changes, as needed.
Reviews regularly NACC Personnel Manual and recommends appropriate changes, as needed.
Reviews regularly the roles, responsibilities and criteria required for Board, committee, commission and panel members and recommends appropriate changes, as needed.
Develops and recommends policies and procedures for effective Board functioning.
Keeps accurate minutes of the Governance Committee’s meetings
Time Commitment
The Governance Committee convenes approximately every other month on a 90-minute conference call. This does not require travel.
Conference calls and/or e-mail communications are sometimes needed to complete work.

Governance Committee Roster

Ruth Jandeska BCC – Chair
Ms. Nancy K. Cook BCC
Isidro Gallegos BCC
Cathi L. Ruiz BCC
Judith A. Shemkovitz BCC
Mary T. Tracy BCC
Mrs. Laura Comiskey Broders BCC
Deacon Jack R. Conrad, BCC– Ex-Officio (Board Chair)
Erica Cohen Moore – Ex-Officio (Executive Director)

If you wish to support the certification process by volunteering to be an interviewer, please contact the NACC Certification Specialist at certification@nacc.org.

Purpose
To oversee the certification process and the renewal of certification process for chaplains and supervisors.

Major Responsibilities

1. Implements and monitors the process of certification of NACC members.
2. Reviews and issues decisions on all applications for renewal of certification.
3. Reviews recommendations of interview teams and approves or overturns recommendations.
4. Provides a report to the Board of Directors after each commission meeting.
5. Provides an annual report to the Board of Directors.

Certification Commission Roster
Gary Weisbrich, BCC-PCHAC – Chair
Dr. LuAnn M. Trutwin, DMin, EdD(c), MDiv, BCC- Co-Chair
Mr. Leszek Baczkura BCC
Rev. Charles T. Barnes SJ BCC-VA – NCVACC Liaison
Rev. Timothy F. Bushy BCC
Timothy J. Creech BCC
Dr. Caroyln M. Jurkowitz, BCC
Rev. Christopher N. Okoli BCC-E
Mrs. Sedona T. Montelongo BCC-PCHAC- Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Anita Houghton, certification@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To review the Common Competencies and the NACC Standards and Procedures for Certification and make recommendations to the NACC Board of Directors.
Major Responsibilities

1. Develops and maintains a consultation process for proposed changes.
2. Recommends competencies to the Board of Directors.
3. Retains pertinent documentation in minutes regarding reasons for recommended changes.
4. Develops and interprets glossary
5. Provides consultation to the Certification Commission
6. Provides an annual report to the Board of Directors

Competencies Commission Roster
Rev. Alejandro De Jesus BCC-VA – Chair
William Ferguson, BCC
Kay I. Gorka BCC
V. Rev. Vasyl E. Marchak BCC-E
Sr. Pamela J. Nosbusch OSF, BCC
Ruth L. Worley-Rizk BCC
Rev. Lawrence X. Chellaian BCC – Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Anita Houghton, certification@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To review formal complaints involving alleged violations of the NACC Code of Ethics in accordance with NACC Competencies and Procedures.

Major Responsibilities

• Receives formal complaints involving alleged violations of the NACC Code of Ethics by any member or group of members of the NACC.
• Reviews all grievances filed.
• Gathers information pertaining to grievance.
• Consults with NACC legal advisor on process as necessary.
• Renders a decision.
• Communicates decision in writing to respondent and complainant, and Board of Directors.
• Provides an annual report to the Board of Directors.

Ethics Commission Roster
Gina Lyke BCC – Chair
Rev. Leonard T. Chuwa BCC
Dr. Vicki J. Farley BCC
Rev. Joseph M. Monahan TOR, BCC
Michael C. Onuoha BCC
Rev. John J. Raphael BCC
Patricia Crowley BCC
Mrs. Kathleen G. Kaskel RN,CHPN,BCC-PCHAC
Mrs. Josefina P.Camano BCC
Ms. Antonina M.M. Olszewski- Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Jeanine Annunziato, jannunziato@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
The Annual Awards Advisory Panel will oversee integration of the mission, vision, and values of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains by leading the Annual Awards process.

Major responsibilities

1. 1. Be proactive in seeking and encouraging nominations for the annual awards.
   2. The Annual Awards Advisory Panel will participate in conference calls and email discussions as necessary.
   3. The Annual Awards Advisory Panel will review annually the criteria for and make necessary changes/additions to:

1. Consult with Nominations Panel and Board members and other leadership bodies of the NACC as necessary
2. Provide recommendations to the Board of Directors for official selection in the name of the NACC

Annual Awards Advisory Panel Roster
Rev. Lawrence X. Chellaian BCC – Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support

Purpose
To review appeals of certification decisions in accordance with NACC Standards and Procedures.

Major Responsibilities

1. Conducts the certification appeals process as outlined in the NACC Standards and Procedures with an impartial review of all the documentation in a negative certification decision.
2. Provides an annual report to the NACC Certification Commission and Board of Directors outlining the number of appeals and corresponding number of decisions upheld or reversed.
3. Communicates to the NACC Certification Commission the nature of certification appeals to assist the commissioners in focusing on areas of improvement for the ongoing training of interviewers.

Certification Appeals Panel Roster
Bonnie J. McCulley BCC – Chair
Timothy J. Creech BCC
Mary Denise Davis BCC-E
Mr. Sean K. Doll O’Mahoney MDiv, BCC
Jane Smith BCC
Ms. Elizabeth Meehan BCC

AD-HOC PCHAC Appeals Panel Members
Allison DeLaney BCC-PCHAC

Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Anita Houghton, certification@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To consult with the Vision editor on the content and direction of the newsletter.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides a sounding board for the content and direction of Vision newsletter. Ensures that Vision’s overall content fulfills the mission and supports the NACC’s strategic plan and meets member needs.
• Suggests topics for articles or for theme issues, and/or persons who might be suitable to write articles.
• Writes for the newsletter, or gives an opinion on articles submitted for inclusion.
• Reads and comments on articles, as requested, before publication.
• Advocates for the members to ensure that Vision meets their needs.

Editorial Advisory Panel Roster
David Lewellen – Vision Editor
dlewellen@nacc.org; vision@nacc.org
Ms. Michele LeDoux Sakurai BCC – Chair, Consultative Member
Linda Dickey, BCC
Mr. Martin E. Folan BCC
Anne C. Millington BCC
Mary T. Tracy BCC
Anne M. Windholz BCC
Mr. Robert Legato Sr, BCC
Erin Tribble MA, BCC
Austine Duru, MDiv, MA, MHA, BCC – Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Phil Paradowski, pparadowski@nacc.org– Staff Support

Purpose
To provide ongoing feedback, guidance, and thought leadership to NACC Staff and Executive Director by reviewing the organization’s current work and assisting in developing and implementing a comprehensive educational strategy.
Major Responsibilities

• Develops and recommends a comprehensive educational strategy and assists in the development and plan implementation.
• Provides member feedback and guidance to NACC staff in addressing membership’s educational needs.

Education Advisory Panel Roster
Brian B. Ballentine BCC
Dr. Caterina Mako ThM, DMin, BCC – Board Laison
Erica Cohen Moore – Ex-Officio (Executive Director)
Margaret Garro,mgarro@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To review appeals of the Ethics Commission decisions in accordance with NACC Standards and Procedures.

Major Responsibilities

1. Reviews the decision for any procedural error.
2. Prepares a written summary of the findings for the Board of Directors.
3. Recommends a resolution of the appeals to the Board of Directors.

Ethics Appeals Panel Roster
Mary Lou O’Gorman BCC
Leszek Baczkura CC
Kathryn Ault Mullane BCC
Rev. James P. Huth BCC
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Jeanine Annunziato, jannunziato@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To provide ongoing feedback, guidance, and strategic thinking to NACC Staff and Executive Director by reviewing our current plans and initiatives in marketing and communication, and assisting in developing, implementing, and monitoring progress on a comprehensive marketing/communication strategy.

Major Responsibilities

• Assists the Executive Director and staff in developing and recommending to the NACC Board of Directors a comprehensive marketing/communication strategy.
• Provides ongoing member feedback, guidance, and strategic thinking to NACC staff in addressing our marketing/communication plans, messages, tools, audiences, approaches.

Marketing Advisory Panel Roster
Amy B. Mickolite BCC – Chair
Preston A. Becker BCC
Blair J. Holtey BCC
Michael O’Neill BCC
Moira Reilly BCC
Margaret A Pruett BCC
Donna M. O’Brien – Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Margaret Garro,mgarro@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
To propose to the Governance Committee for recommendation to the Board a slate of qualified candidates for Board election and to recommend candidates for nomination as members of the various standing committees, commissions, panels or other bodies in compliance with NACC By-laws, procedures and criteria established by the Board. The Nominations Panel shall report to the Governance Committee.

Major Responsibilities

1. Advises membership of NACC leadership opportunities.
2. Identifies, recruits and recommends qualified candidates to serve on the Board to the Governance Committee. In the case of a vacancy on the Board (including a vacancy created by an increase in the size of the Board), the Nominations Panel shall recommend to the Board an individual to fill such vacancy either through appointment by the Board or through election by membership. In selecting or recommending candidates, the Nominations Panel shall take into consideration any criteria approved by the Board. These factors may include needed expertise, judgment, skill, cultural diversity, under-represented groups within membership, balanced geographical representation, and willingness to participate actively.
3. Identifies and recruits candidates for the Nominations Panel.
4. Reports to the Governance Committee on a quarterly basis or as needed, and provides an annual report for the Board of Directors and membership.
5. Performs any other duties or responsibilities expressly delegated to the Nominations Panel by the Governance Committee and Board of Directors.

Nominations Panel Roster
Bridget Deegan-Krause BCC – Chair
Rev. Lawrence X. Chellaian BCC
Rev. John O. Ekeocha BCC
Ms. Bonnie J. McCulley BCC
Mr. Hugo P. Gonzalez BCC
Preston A. Becker BCC
Dr. Ruth Jandeska BCC – Governance & Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Margaret Garro,mgarro@nacc.org – Staff Support

Purpose
Provide counsel to NACC leadership in order to help members become educated in the field of professional research on the impact and importance of spiritual care and professional chaplaincy in health care and related fields.

Major Responsibilities

1. Assist NACC members to stay current on critical research issues and literature in Spiritual Care
2. Provide direction to and content for NACC on research education of its members
3. Provide strategic thinking and direction for NACC research related objectives:
   a) Assess and communicate current research on the value of professional chaplaincy to members and other stakeholders/constituents
   b) Partner with associations and clinical research faculties to engage our members in research
4. Assess and recommend to NACC appropriate partnerships for research (and be part of such efforts)
5. Contribute through writing and member communication (Vision and NACC Now) news of research articles, as well as, contribute to the research field, as possible
6. Recommend methods for, and help in, assessing certification candidates’ competencies in fulfilling Certification standard:
   305:7 Articulate how primary research and research literature inform the profession
   of chaplaincy and one’s spiritual care practice

Research Advisory Panel Roster
LaVera Crawley MD, MPH, BCC-E
Austine Duru, MDiv, MA, MHA, BCC
Marilyn Williams BCC
Allison DeLaney PT, MA, BCC
Joseph Walters, DMin, JD, MAPC, BCC
Caterina Mako ThM, BCC – Board Liaison
Erica Cohen Moore – Staff Support
Margaret Garro,mgarro@nacc.org – Staff Support