The Executive Committee consists of the President, Vice President/President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and any other member the President chooses to appoint, and can act on behalf of the Board of Directors on routine and emergency business between regularly scheduled meetings.
Chair: Marina Abramov, Director of Continuing Education, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
This committee assists the Treasurer in making budgetary and financial decisions that are in keeping with the Association's goals and objectives for each year.
Purpose/Structure:
Members include the President, Vice President, Conference Committee Chairperson(s), and Membership, Engagement and Communications Committee Chairperson.
The Vice President is the chairperson of this committee. They are charged to effectively coordinate with the Association's membership throughout the three regions: East, South, and West. The chairperson oversees and coordinates the activities of the Regional Chairpersons. The Committee shall coordinate and design annual regional conferences in consultation with the Board of Directors. The Committee shall recruit new members to the Association and will assist in the award ceremonies at the annual conference.
The President appoints a member from each of the three regions (East, South, and West) to serve as the Chairperson of that region.
Duties include:
The Association brings members together locally through its three Regional Committees. At least one event is hosted in each region every year, giving members the opportunity to learn more about trends in the continuing higher education industry, tour other higher education institutions and grow their professional network while minimizing their travel costs. Such activities shall include the planning and implementation of regional conferences, in cooperation with the Chairperson of the Committee of the Regions and the Board of Directors.
The three Regional Committees are:
East Regional Committee
The East Regional Committee, covering Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Renssellaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties.
South Regional Committee
The South Regional Committee, covering Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester counties.
West Regional Committee
The West Regional Committee, covering Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chenango, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates counties.