Committees
The NACC is governed by a 14 - 23 member Board of Directors. The Board meets twice per year at the NACC mid-year (Spring) and annual (Fall) meetings. The Board is managed by the Executive Committee and is comprised of two standing committees -- Program and Development. In addition to Executive and Standing Committees, the NACC maintains smaller Work Groups to carry out specific committee tasks.
Executive Committee membership is limited to the current officers and past president of the Board. Program, Development and Work Groups are comprised primarily of Board Members but are open to all NACC members upon application.
The Executive Committee is
chaired by the Board Chair. The Program Committee and Development
Committee are chaired by members of the Executive Committee. Within the
Program and Development Committees, members are designated program
liaisons. Program Liaisons serve as the Board leader in the program area
indicated. Program Liaisons also direct the Work Groups.
The Board Chair and President/CEO serve as ex-officio members of
each committee. Committee business is conducted by teleconference and at
annual and mid-year meetings. The Executive, Program and Development
Committees each meet by telephone once per month.
NACC Committees have authority to act on behalf of the NACC consistently with the purposes of the committee and the organization's mission, objectives, and strategic plan.
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Executive CommitteeSubject to the authority of the Board and association Bylaws, the Executive Committee shall establish policy, review and supervise association activity, exercise the power of the Board in the management and control of the affairs of the association in intervals between Board meetings, and establish and review policies pertaining to the association’s mission and objectives. The Executive Committee is also responsible for the appointment of committee members.
Chair
John H. Stuemky, MD
Children's Hospital of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Vice Chair
Robert Fellmeth, JD
Executive Director/Professor
University of San Diego Law School
Children's Advocacy Institute
San Diego, CA
Secretary
Gerard Glynn, JD
Barry University
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Orlando, FL
Treasurer
Janet G. Sherwood, JD, CWLS
Corte Madera, CA
Past Chair
Christopher N. Wu, JD
Judicial Council of California Center for Children, Families and the Courts
San Francisco, CA
President/CEO
Marvin R. Ventrell, JD
Denver, CO
Legal Counsel
Katherine Holliday, JD
James, McElroy & Diehl, PA
Charlotte, NC
Policy Representative
Miriam A. Rollin, JD
Washington, District of Columbia
Program Committee
- Responsible for executing the association’s children’s law, public policy and legislation objectives.
- Responsible for maintenance of the association’s amicus program through review of ongoing amicus requests.
- Responsible for linking medical issues to NACC program, primarily by locating medical faculty for conferences and training.
- Responsible for the creation and amendment of standards of practice for attorneys in the field of children’s law.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining skills training programs for child advocates
- Responsible for planning the annual national children’s law conference, including program development, fundraising, and marketing. A Board Member resident of the conference city typically serves on the Membership and Affiliate Committee and/or as Conference Chair.
- Responsible for the advertisement, review and selection of the annual Student Writing Award.
- Responsible for the development of NACC publications.
Committee Members
John Ciccolella
Donna Wickham Furth
Leslie Starr Heimov
Douglas Johnson
Anita Lacy
Kathleen McCaffrey
John E.B. Myers
Henry Plum
Jennifer Rodriguez
Norton Roitman
Miriam Rollin
John Stuemky
Shannan Wilbur
Chris Wu
Marvin Ventrell, JD — NACC President/CEO (ex officio)
Amanda George Donnelly — NACC Staff Attorney (non-voting staff)
Audrey Wimmer — NACC Staff Attorney/Resources Director (non-voting staff)
Participating NACC Members:
Bree Buchanan, JD, Carol Casey, JD, Donna Gardner, JD, Mike Hansell, JD, Laoise King, JD, Christina Riehl, JD, Tamatha Schreinert, JD, Neal Snyder, JD
- Assist in the development and execution of plans to meet the financial needs and long-range financial stability of the association. Responsible for the budget, financial operations and accounting systems of the association.
- Responsible for interpretation and changes to the association’s Bylaws and operating rules.
- Responsible for maintenance and development of NACC membership and affiliates.
- Responsible for execution of the NACC National Child Advocacy Awards program
- Responsible for the development of the NACC racial diversity initiative to expand racial diversity among the NACC’s Board and membership.
- Responsible for recruitment and development of officers and directors at large (nominations) on the Board of Directors.
- Responsible for long-range / strategic planning.
Committee Members
Candace Barr
Robert Fellmeth
Gerard Glynn
David Katner
H.D. Kirkpatrick
Jane Okrasinski
Janet Sherwood
Tamara Steckler
Theresa Spahn
Shannan Wilber
Camille Ventrell — NACC Administrator/Certification Director (non-voting staff)
Marvin Ventrell — NACC President/CEO (ex officio)
Workgroups
2008 Georgia Conference
Jane Okrasinski — Chair, Candace Barr, Leslie Heimov, Jan Sherwood, Tamara Steckler
Amicus Curiae
Henry Plum — Chair, John Ciccolella, Janet Sherwood, Neal Snyder, Donna Wickham Furth, and Ann Haralambie (Work Group Consultant)
Youth Empowerment
Chris Wu, Jennifer Rodriguez, Anita Lacy, Leslie Heimov
Certification
Donald Duquette — Chair, Chris Wu, Ann Haralambie, Henry Plum, Katherine Holliday, David Katner, Angela Adams, Donna Wickham Furth
By-Laws Review
Gerard Glynn — Chair, Candace Barr, David Katner, Robert Fellmeth
Practice Tips/Guest Articles
John E.B. Myers, Candace Barr, and Frank Vandervort
Fundraising
Henry Plum — Chair, Robert Fellmeth, Donna Wickham Furth, Candace Barr, John Stuemky, and Gerard Glynn
Lea for Justice Fund
John Ciccolella — Co-Chair, Gerard Glynn — Co-Chair, Henry Plum, John Stuemky, David Katner, Jack Hogan, Candace Barr, Donna Furth, Robert Fellmeth
Policy
Leslie Heimov — Chair, Candace Barr, Robert Fellmeth, Gerard Glynn, John Myers, Tamara Steckler, Karen Worthington, Miriam Rollin (ex officio)
Development Director Evaluation
Shannan Wilber, Donna Furth, Henry Plum, Robert Fellmeth
NCCUSL
John Ciccolella, John Myers, Kathleen McCaffrey, Shannan Wilber, Carol Casey, Leslie Heimov, Jane Okrasinski, Robert Fellmeth, Tamara Steckler