America's SBDC Groups: Committees, Interest Sections, Regional Leadership Groups, Board Liaisons

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1	America's SBDC Committees
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5	Accreditation Committee	Develop, monitor, operate and refine the national accreditation process in support of developing a unified network committed to high performance and quality services.	Participation by invitation only. Only open to SBDC Network Directors and Associate Directors upon qualification.	Jody Keenan Committee Chair State Director, Virginia SBDC Mike Brooks Committee Vice Chair Associate State Director, Alabama SBDC					Ted Gutierrez

6	Conference and Education Committee	Plan and develop professional development programs that build skills and knowledge in areas of identified core competency for America’s SBDC Annual Conference.	Open to all staff with approval of the SBDC Network Director.	Kyle Hensel Committee Chair Georgia SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kDxHcTQFqnRqH6lDeM1EraMB2HgCD1wt?usp=sharing	3rd Wednesday of Each Month	1:00 PM	Mike Bowman
7	Finance Committee								Ted Gutierrez
8	Leadership Development Committee	Develop, deliver and refine SBDC network executive leadership professional development.	Open to SBDC Network Directors.	Tiffany Ford Committee Chair State Director, North Dakota SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kpxztk1IX4gXqX9e_S_lXcAtE75x3Yz4?usp=sharing	4th Monday of Each Month	3:00 PM	Kristin Johnson
9	Legislative Committee	Implement the Association’s legislative and key stakeholder advocacy plan, and to help develop the Association’s national legislative agenda.	Open to all staff with approval of the SBDC Network Director.	Ernie Post Committee Chair State Director, Pennsylvania SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ewsFnAX3Vzs__a9hYaJ_qDSfnpwi9f2C?usp=sharing	2nd Wednesday of Each Month	2:30 pm	Liz Gray Tee Rowe
10	Marketing and Communications Committee	To provide support to ASBDC staff and BOD related to marketing and communications of the ASBDC Network. Key initiatives include support for SBDC Day, the Annual Report, and other key legislative issues.	Participation by invitation only. Open to SBDC Network Directors, Associate Directors, and Lead Center Marketing and Communications leads with approval of the SBDC Network Director.	Sherry Noller Committee Chair Associate State Director, Missouri SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EImouSr3I2ImUhd1GYBJk0Qy_Z8nTnB1?usp=sharing	2nd Wednesday of each month	12:00 PM	Michele Hockersmith
11	Operations Committee	Review, recommend and disseminate information that enhance network performance in support of high quality SBDC programs and client services.	Open to SBDC Network Directors and Associate Directors.	Michael Singleton Committee Chair Associate State Director, Arkansas SBTDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EqqKbIFihMq5D_lSe2o2qFr61sdHmbzx?usp=sharing	On demand when Program Announcement is issued, or as required based on requests from ASBDC Board.	TBD based on committee availability	Steve Lawrence
12	Research and Data Committee	Identify, collect, compile, analyze, and disseminate statistical data strategically important to achieving the strategic objectives of America’s SBDC.	Open to all staff with approval of the SBDC Network Director.	Austin Strawhacker Committee Co-Chair Associate State Director, Iowa SBDC Jane Dowgwillo Committee Co-Chair Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives. Florida SBDC	Moblize Listserve:https://asd-working-group.mobilize.io/main/groups/32463/lounge Contact Christian Conroy for access.	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SJKm62uPKWiJYRCYHcp99Um1qbqpnUnT?usp=sharing	1st Friday of Each Month	10:00 am Central	Mark Gregory
13	Sponsorship			Mike Daniel Committee Co-Chair Regional Director, Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC Michele Abraham Committee Co-Chair State Director, South Carolina SBDC					Beth Melnik
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15				*PLEASE NOTIFY CHRISTIAN CONROY OF YOUR MEETING SO IT CAN BE ADDED TO THE AMERICA'S SBDC NETWORK CALENDAR:			https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=YXNiZGNsZWFkZXJzaGlwaW5zdGl0dXRlQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ
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19		jkeenan@gmu.edu
20		michael.brooks@ua.edu
21		khensel@georgiasbdc.org
22		tiffany.ford@ndsbdc.org
23		post@kutztown.edu
24		noller-s@mssu.edu
25		masingleton@ualr.edu
26		astraw@iastate.edu
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