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Volunteer Opportunities
NCSHLA is fully run on volunteer power. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the volunteer form linked below and we will be in contact as soon as possible. Please remember that you do need to be a current member in order to volunteer.
Committees:
Finance Committee:The Finance Committee is responsible for the fiscal management of the NCSHLA. The Finance Committee is also responsible for annual reassessment of membership dues, annual budget proposals, expenditure approvals exceeding $500, investment of excess annual income, approval of agreements supported by monies from private companies, management of donated funds exceeding $1,000, and interim committee reports at each Board of Directors meeting. This committee is headed by the VP of Finance. | Education Committee:This committee considers matters pertaining to education about communication disorders including but not limited to pre-professional and professional education; continuing education; public and consumer education; and NCSHLA publications. This committee is responsible for CEUs at the NCSHLA-sponsored continuing education events. This committee is responsible for planning invited speakers for the Annual Convention and one-day SLP workshops. | Convention Committee:This committee is responsible for planning the annual convention including location, topics, scheduling, call for papers, and all other duties required to plan and carry out convention. The committee will assist the ASHA CEU administrator with obtaining all required disclosure and conflict of interest forms as mandated by CEU awarding agencies including ASHA, AAA, DPI, HADFB, and ABA and any other regulating agency requiring documentation of CEU activity. This committee works closely with the Education Committee. |
Professional and Governmental Affairs Committee:This committee shall undertake activities that will protect NCSHLA members. It considers matters relating to the delivery of professional services to the communicatively impaired, including but not limited to professional practices, quality assurance issues, ethics, specific practice setting issues, and reimbursement policies and practices. The committee will: develop, implement and organize advocacy outreach programs, events, and/or materials that promote the mission and vision of the Association; and meet monthly and report to the BOD and the lobbyist on committee activities. | Public Relations and University Affairs Committee:The Public Relations & University Affairs Committee is responsible for promoting the professions and increasing public awareness regarding issues related to speech-language, swallowing, and hearing disorders. The committee will: build and maintain relationships with organizations and individuals that support the goals of the Association; consider, develop, implement and organize outreach programs, events, and/or materials that promote the mission and vision of the Association; collaborate with the Membership and Recognition Committee regarding social media engagement and publicity material that maintains a favorable image of the professions and the Association; consider and develop engagement opportunities for North Carolina universities with CSD programs; oversee the application and selection process of two student representatives to a two-year term as non–voting members of the NCSHLA Board of Directors; coordinate the student Knowledge Bowl at the Annual Convention; coordinate volunteers for events; and meet monthly and report to the BOD on committee activities | Membership and Recognition Committee:The Membership Committee is responsible for overseeing all digital social media and digital publications to members, including the use of social media for promotional purposes and events and maintaining oversight of quarterly publications which shall include any social media correspondence. This committee is responsible for any Association award. In addition, the committee: conveys membership concerns to the BOD; formulates and implements recruiting strategies for membership; collaborates with Public Relations and University Affairs Committee regarding benefits and retention of members; creates regional or statewide membership engagement events or opportunities; and reports quarterly committee activities to the BOD. |
Audiology Committee:The Vice President of Audiology serves as a voting member of the Board of Directors of the Association and serves as the chair of the Audiology Advisory Committee and schedules regular conference calls with the advisory committee. The Audiology Advisory Committee will work with the NCSHLA Spring Convention Committee to assist in planning the audiology/hearing rehabilitation track of the spring conference. The Audiology Committee exists to promote clinician growth and evidence-based excellent patient care. We represent the education and advocacy interests of Audiologists across NC. | Health Care Committee:The NCSHLA Healthcare Committee exists to promote clinician growth and evidence-based excellent patient care. We represent the education and advocacy interests of medical speech language pathologists working in hospitals, acute care, NICU, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, and hospital-case clinics (including head and neck cancer and pediatric feeding clinics) across NC. | Nominations Committee:This committee is responsible for developing and presenting to the membership a slate of candidates for office. This committee will: solicit nominations from the membership; develop a slate of nominees (one per vacancy); review credentials and membership status; and present the slate to the Board of Directors. |
Schools Committee:The Schools Committee exists to promote clinician growth and evidence-based excellent care. We represent the education and advocacy interests of School-Based SLPs across NC. | Private Practice Committee:The Private Practice Committee exists to promote clinician growth and evidence-based excellent patient care. We represent the education and advocacy interests of clinicians based in private practices, home health services, clinics, and more across NC. |