Conference Planning Committees 2010

Eighth Annual – June 3-4, 2010

Last Updated 2/8/10

All committees are expected to meet regularly and every chair (or designee) is expected to report at each monthly Steering Committee meeting.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Carrie Hobbs Guiden (615-248-5878 x 14, cguiden@thearctn.org); Shirley Shea (615-298-1080, shirleys@dlactn.org); Wanda Willis (615-253-5369, wanda.willis@tn.gov)

STEERING COMMITTEE
Carrie Hobbs Guiden (615-248-5878 x 14, cguiden@thearctn.org)
Other members: All committee chairs and partner level sponsors

The meeting dates are:
Oct 1 Feb 4
Nov 5 Mar 4
Dec 3 Apr 1
Jan 7 May 6
Dec 4  

ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE
Co-chairs: Wanda Willis (615-253-5369, Wanda.Willis@tn.gov), JoEllen Fowler (615-253-5369, JoEllen.Fowler@tn.gov)
Other members: Belinda Bruns, Megan Hart, Lorri Mabry, Mark Montgomery, Eric Workman, Dena Gassner, Steve Jacobs

EVENT SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
Co-chairs: Pattie Hall (865-866-8668, phall@thearctn.org) and Frank Meeuwis (615-248-5878 x 23, fmeeuwis@thearctn.org)
Other members: Sharon Bottorff, Jenny Kimbrough, Stephen Pruitt

EXHIBIT COMMITTEE
Chair: Lori Israel (615-248-5878, ext. 22, lisrael@thearctn.org)
Other members: Scott Finney, Stephen Pruitt, Ned Solomon

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
Chair: Peggy Cooper (615-248-5878 x 15, pcooper@thearctn.org)
Other members: Scott Finney, Courtney Jenkins-Atnip, Joan Paterson-Hampton

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Co-chairs: Elizabeth Bishop (901-448-3127, ebishop@utmem.edu) and Lynnette Henderson (615-936-0448, lynnette.henderson@vanderbilt.edu)
Other members: Brandi Osborne (615-248-5878 x 11, bosborne@thearctn.org), Robin Atwood, Karen Bercot, Monica Causey, Diane Dietrich, Trish Farmer, Liz Fussell, Cindy Gardner, Dena Gassner, Todd Hash, Lorri Mabry, Karen Nelson, Steve Sparks

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Chair: Kristin Byrd (615-248-5878 x 17, kbyrd@thearctn.org)
Other members: Katy Alexander, Robin Atwood, Donna DeStefano, Alicia Fitts, Carlene Leaper, Frank Meeuwis, Diane Schlaufman, Janet Shouse

REGISTRATION and STIPENDS COMMITTEE
Chair: Shirley Shea (615-298-1080, shirleys@dlactn.org)
Other members: Katy Alexander, Kristin Buyrd, Peggy Cooper, Nicole Davidson, Carrie Hobbs Guiden, Lori Israel, Bob Leonard, Lori Mabry, Treva Maitland, Janet Shouse, Wanda Willis

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE
Chair: Shani Abell (615-248-5878 x 19, sabell@thearctn.org)
Other members: Brandi Osborne, Loria Richardson

RESPITE COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs: Lanitta Joseph (615-399-3000 x 10, l.joseph@progress-inc.org)
Other members: Lori Israel, Holly Newingham