COMMITTEES

Admissions

Charge: Maintain the Board's relationship with candidates and oversee testing vendor's coordination of process. Specifically, develop policies and procedures regarding admissions, maintain candidate handbook, audit compliance with eligibility requirements, resolve disputes regarding eligibility; and continue to review eligibility requirements.

Members:
Kristin Homze, RN, BSN, AE-C (Chair)
Diane Fox, RN, RRT-NPS, BA, BSN, MSN, AE-C

By Laws

Charge: The primary function of the Bylaws Committee is to create Bylaws for the NAECB, and to propose changes to these Bylaws. Whether such changes are initiated by the NAECB certificants, a standing committee, or the Bylaws Committee, they will be reviewed by the Committee for clarity of wording and intent and for consistency with respect to the existing Bylaws. The Committee will report its recommendation to the Board. A second function of the Bylaws Committee is to offer interpretations of the Bylaws to the Board and to the certificants.

Members:
Henry Milgrom, MD (Chair)

Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C

Examination

Charge: Responsible for all phases of examination development, including the job analysis, examination content, delivery, security, and determination of the passing score.

Members:
Dennis Williams, Pharm.D, BCPS, FASHP, AE-C (Chair)

Traci D. Arney, RN, MN, CFNP, AE-C (Co-Chair)

Stephen Wehrman, RRT, RPFT, AE-C

Susan B. Blonshine, BS, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, AE-C

Mario Castro, MD, MPH, AE-C

Linda B. Ford, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, AE-C

Antoinette C. Gardner, RN, BSN, M.Ed., AE-C

Karen Meyerson, RN, MSN, AE-C

Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C

Theresa R. Prosser, PharmD., FCCP, BCPS, AE-C
Marianna Sockrider MD, DrPH, AE-C
Laurel Ratcliff Talabere, PhD, RN, CNS, CPNP, AE-C

Dennis Wissing, PhD, RRT, CPFT, AE-C

Executive

Charge: As provided in the By Laws, having the authority to conduct the day-to-day activities of the Board when the Board is not in session. Composed of the officers of the Board.

Members:
Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C (Chair)

Antoinette Gardner, RN, BSN, MEd, AE-C (Past Chair)
Kristin Homze, RN, BSN, AE-C (Secretary)

Dennis Wissing, PhD, RRT, CPFT, AE-C (Treasurer)

Karen Meyerson, RN, BSN, AE-C

Dennis Williams, Pharm.D, BCPS, FASHP, AE-C

Finance

Charge: Recommends actions to the Board regarding fiscal management and also responsible, through a Task Force, for securing an appropriate CPT code as the first step for third party reimbursement for asthma counseling.

Members:
Dennis Wissing, PhD, RRT, CPFT, AE-C (Chair)
Guillermo Flores, AE-C
Linda B. Ford, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI, AE-C

Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C

Judicial & Ethics

Charge: Recommend policies to the Board to ensure the NAECB operates within the law and at the highest ethical level, review and determine actions related to candidate code of conduct, and resolve potential conflict of interest issues.

Members:
Antoinette C. Gardner, RN, BSN, M.Ed., AE-C (Chair)

Christina Rossi, CRT, BA, AE-C

Dennis Wissing, PhD, RRT, CPFT, AE-C

NCCA Accreditation

Charge: Prepare the NAECB to apply to the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accrediting arm of the National Organization or Competency Assurance (NOCA), for accreditation.

Members:
Antoinette C. Gardner, RN, BSN, M.Ed., AE-C (Chair)

Guillermo Flores, AE-C

Nominating

Charge: As provided in the By Laws, to nominate candidates for membership on the Board and for officers and to promote a Board that reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of asthmatic individuals and the myriad specialties involved in asthma education.

Members:
Diane Fox, RN, RRT-NPS, BA, BSN, MSN, AE-C (Chair)

Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C

Kristin Homze, RN, BSN, AE-C

Public Relations & Marketing

1. To raise public awareness regarding the importance of the NAECB and the certifying exam through the development and maintenance of a website (www.naecb.org) and other media,
2. to publish and make available information to the public regarding eligibility requirements, summary of the knowledge and functions covered by the examination, and the examination and certification/recertification process,
3. To publish and make available a summary of the certification activities, including examination and certification statistics, to the public and certificants,
4. To serve as a liaison to the stakeholders through regular and timely communications, (5) To develop a marketing strategy for the NAECB together with the Finance Committee, and (6) To coordinate media relations of the NAECB.

Members:

Karen Meyerson, RN, BSN, AE-C (Chair)

Traci Arney, RN, MSN, CFNP, AE-C

MariaElena Alioto

LeRoy Graham, MD

Joyce Hargrove, PhD

Shawn McCormick, BS, RRT, AE-C

Lynda A. OHanlon, MPA, AE-C
Tim Opt'Holt (Co-Editor, e-Newsletter)

Bill Pruitt (Co-Editor, e-Newsletter)

Christina Rossi, CRT, BA, AE-C

Research

Charge: To encourage research in the field of asthma educator training, certification, and reimbursement. This mission is accomplished in part through identification of needed research, initiation of research projects (e.g., though grant writing), and periodic surveys of the NAECB certificants.

Members:
Joyce Hargrove, PhD (Chair)

Andrew Harver, PhD

Susan B. Blonshine, BS, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, AE-C

LeRoy Graham, MD

Nick Hanania, MD, FCCP, FRCP(c), FACP

Henry Milgrom, MD

Dennis Williams, Pharm.D, BCPS, FASHP, AE-C

Scholarship

Charge: To develop process for the distribution of the Dr. Linda B. Ford Scholarship Fund. To pursue additional funding for the scholarship. To provide assistance to potential candidates pursuing the AE-C certification.

Members:
Kristin Homze, RN, BSN, AE-C (Chair)

Terri Amano

Guillermo Flores, AE-C
Karen Lynn Fiato, RN, BSN, CDE, AE-C
Kathy Rastello-Carstens, AE-C
Dana Alanis
Carolyn Bell
Deb Haider, RRT

Nick Hanania, MD, FCCP, FRCP(c), FACP

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