2023-2024 Meetings Model Committee

 

Charge

The Meetings Model Task Force recommends the creation of a new Meetings Committee with the following charges:

  • Evaluate the new planning model and suggest any tweaks to the process
  • Review post-meeting survey feedback on Midyear Meetings and the Annual Meeting for potential changes to meetings.  Also, periodically collect feedback from Section leaders and AAA staff on the meeting planning process. 
  • Discuss whether the AAA needs any policies for ongoing online or hybrid meetings
  • Serve as a sounding board for any new meeting initiatives proposed by the Section leaders or the AAA staff
  • Mediate any problems or concerns raised by the AAA staff or Section leaders regarding planning for specific meetings
  • Determine the amount of AAA shared services costs that are charged to meetings on an annual basis

Membership

  • Ideally, there are nine members with staggered 3-year terms.
  • The sections with the largest meetings (e.g., Audit, ATA, FARS, MAS) should always have one committee member.
  • The Regions should be represented by one member.
  • The other committee members should rotate among the other sections.
  • The AAA Management Team identifies Sections/Regions that will rotate onto the committee each year in accordance with the recommended committee composition and fairly rotating sections without a standing member. The leaders of these Sections/Regions and the AAA Management Team will work together to identify an appropriate volunteer.
  • The Director–Focusing on Segments is the Board liaison.
  • The Committee would not be a Standing Committee; this can be re-evaluated in the future.

Estimated Time Commitment

  • The Committee meets as needed at the discretion of the Chair.

Responsibilities

  • Fulfill the Committee charge as above.
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this Committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee’s Board of Directors Liaison.
  • The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Governance Manager, Barbara Gutierrez (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org).

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Section/Region Term Length  Term Expires

Chair
Veronica Paz
Indiana University of Pennsylvania


vpaz01@veronicapazcpa.com
 


Regions


3



08/2026

Mary Ellen Carter
Boston College

maryellen.carter@bc.edu

FARS

3

08/2024

Stephani Mason
DePaul University

smason18@depaul.edu

DIV

3

08/2024

Cathy Scott
University of North Texas - Dallas

cathy.scott@untdallas.edu

TLC

3

08/2024

Sean Hillison
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

shillis@vt.edu

ABO

3

08/2025

Scott Bronson
The University of Kansas

sbronson@ku.edu
 

AUDITING

3

08/2025

Mina Pizzini
Texas State University

wjp23@txstate.edu

MAS

3

08/2025

Lynn Jones
Georgia State University

lcjones@gsu.edu

ATA

3

08/2026

Alyssa Ong
Pepperdine University-Malibu

alyssa.ong@pepperdine.edu

FORENSIC

3

08/2026

Yvonne Hinson
AAA CEO

Yvonne.Hinson@aaahq.org

 

 

 

Erlinda Jones
Senior Director, Meetings and Programs
Ex-Officio Member

Erlinda@aaahq.org

     

Board of Directors Liaison
Tim Rupert
Northeastern University
Director-Focusing on Segments


t.rupert@neu.edu

 


3


08/2024