America's SBDC Groups - 2026 Committees, Interest Sections, Regional Leadership Groups, Board Liaisons.xlsx

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3	America's SBDC Committees	Updated 9-18 BT
4	Committee	Purpose	Access & Notes	Group Leaders	Communications Tools	Toolkit Resources	Next Meeting Date*	Time (Eastern Time)	SBDC Board Liaison
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					Kristin Johnson
6	Professional Development 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.	Heather Gonyaw Committee Chair Vermont SBDC Staff: Brett Thibodeau, Kelly Flint		Microsoft Teams Meeting Link	3rd Wednesday of Each Month	1:00 PM	Liz Gray
7	Leadership Development Committee	Develop, deliver and refine SBDC network executive leadership professional development.	Open to SBDC Network Directors.	Andrew Donahue Committee Chair State Director, Minnesota Staff: Kelly Flint		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PjiqiMPReSjvF3f6HuN-zkuM-C1ljypM?usp=sharing	2nd Tuesday of the Month 3:00 - 4:00 PM CST - Microsoft Teams Meeting Join the meeting now.	3:00 PM	Michele Hockersmith
8	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.	Glenn Walters Committee Co-Chair Lyle Wright Committee Co-Chair		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KixZcIyM_0jlnTFAJWAPFP8H0obTNEMv?usp=share_link	On demand when Program Announcement is issued, or as required based on requests from ASBDC Board.	TBD based on committee availability	Steve Lawrence
9	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.	Jane Dowgwillo Committee Co-Chair		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jqoD0XVTQ7xta7miJYeDLw2msPAosbUW?usp=sharing	1st Friday of Each Month	10:00 am Central	JD Collins
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12	The below listed groups are paused at this time.
13	Legislative Committee	Implement the Association’s legislative and key stakeholder advocacy plan, and to help develop the Association’s national legislative agenda.	Open to SDs and ASDs with approval of the SBDC Network State/Regional Director.	Vacant Committee Chair State Director, New York SBDC JD Collins Committee Vice Chair State Director, Michigan SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E_WqxnMLN40x9d3HB2svMcoyYkiqHHhE?usp=sharing	2nd Wednesday of Each Month @ 2:30-3:30 ET	2:30 pm	JD Collins
14	Finance Committee			Sonya Smith		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1APDHetDJz0sxr9IDNmQFeF3KJgn6rzpu?usp=sharing			Danny Fitzgerald
15	Marketing and Communications Committee	To provide support to America's SBDC staff and BOD related to marketing and communications of the SBDC 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 Stacey Dacar Committee Vice Chair Marketing Director, Washington SBDC		https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nXPFIjkI2rZ8gqc2ATtqlJ5ggmDXsAm0?usp=sharing	2nd Wednesday of each month	12:00 PM	Sharon Nichols
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