Standing Committees

KS&A’s Board of Directors created four standing committees to oversee a number of key aspects of the business and affairs of KS&A. Their membership consists of a combination of Directors and persons who are not current directors. If you would like to be volunteer to serve on any of these committees or would like to contact KS&A about a topic coming under any of their respective duties, please contact KS&A’s offices.

Finance and Governance Committee 

Charter:  The Finance and Governance Committee is responsible for making financial, liability and governance recommendations to the Board of Directors, including but not limited to interpreting and recommending changes to the Bylaws, reviewing and developing policies, identifying investment policies, providing financial and insurance liability review and oversight, reviewing the audit, ensuring adequate accountability oversight, conducting nominations and elections and orientating new Directors.

Chairperson:  Myra Byrd

Program Committee

Charter:  The Program Committee is responsible for overseeing KS&A’s current programs of support, education and membership; assessing gaps in the programs we currently provide; and envisioning new programs to meet these unmet needs.

Co-Chairperson:  Leslie Petruk

Co-Chairperson:  Myra Byrd

Members:  David Davis; Diana McNamara; Lucinda Bliss; Nicole Tartaglia, MD; Shiela Clark; Zell Lundberg

Fundraising Committee

Charter:  The Fundraising Committee’s principal focus is to recommend fundraising goals and strategies to the Board, and either to implement them or to recommend the specific process of implementation.

Committee Member:  Dave Wright

Research Committee

Charter:  The Research Committee’s charter is to identify and propel the research goals of importance to the populations served by KS&A.  The committee suggests KS&A’s broad research agenda, identifies available resources and, through a designated Board Liaison, prioritizes these goals through an iterative dialogue with the KS&A’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

Chairperson:  Ilene Fennoy, MD (Dr. Fennoy also serves as the Board Liaison to the annual Scientific Advisory Conference)

Vice Chairperson:  Lennie Wilson

Membership:  Betts Carpenter, MD;  Doug Lawrence; Marene West; Melissa Aylstock; Myndi Fitzgerald