Membership and Engagement Task Force

The purpose of the Membership and Engagement Task Force is to develop and promote strategies and best practices for enhancing membership and member engagement within the association, through review of bylaws, policies and member feedback.

To accomplish its work, the Membership and Engagement Task Force will accept suggestions from non-task force members seeking to raise awareness of current challenges in these areas.

The task force will work closely with the ASWB Board President and Chief Executive Officer and will report to the Board of Directors.

As necessary and appropriate, the task force will work in collaboration with other ASWB committees and task forces to complete its charges. The task force’s work will be guided by the ASWB strategic framework whenever applicable.

2025 members

Brian Philson (MI), chair
Cathy Ada (PEI)
Ann-Marie Buchanan (TN)
Jana Johansen (UT)
Karine Levesque (NB)
Carla Moore (LA)
Elizabeth Pope (NC)
Sharolyn Wallace (OK)

Charge

The Membership Engagement Task Force is charged with the following:

  1. Making recommendations for a new membership structure by reviewing the current ASWB membership structure as outlined in bylaws and policy and researching other membership structures from other associations and from stakeholder input. Presenting recommendations to the Board of Directors.
  2. Exploring the possibility of using “regions” or subgroups of ASWB member jurisdictions, per the 2024 Resolution, with the goal of increasing and cultivating communications among and between member boards/colleges and making recommendations to the Board of Directors. Service will be based on project-specific timelines.

The task force will report regularly to the Board of Directors through a Board liaison and provide a written report to ASWB membership before the Annual Meeting of the Delegate Assembly.