IN THE NEWS

The National Asthma Educator Certification Board (NAECB) is now accepting applications for the 2006-2008 term of the Board of Directors

As part of the continued success of the Board, the Nominating Committee must ensure that each director position is filled with enthusiastic, competent individuals that will complement the current board. In accordance with the NAECB bylaws,, the nominating committee must develop and present a list of nominees to the entire Board for a vote by our certificants each fall. The slate may be based in part on the suggestions from the stakeholders.

Interested individuals must fulfill the following requirements:

 Be able and willing to serve on the Board of Directors.
 Be dedicated to quality in asthma education

To maintain the Board’s professional diversity, we are looking for healthcare professionals and other individuals interested/involved in asthma education. Potential board members are strongly encouraged to have attained the certified asthma educator (AE-C®) designation.

Examples of additional skills or experiences that would be beneficial for potential board members to have include but are not limited to Public Relations & Marketing, moderating/facilitating strategic planning, credentialing/exam development/item writing, fundraising expertise, legal acumen and business development.

The Board does not discriminate based on religion, sex, gender, disability, or race.

The application form is available at www.naecb.org under certificants corner on the homepage and under the certificants/certificants corner link. The application form may also be requested from the NAECB by sending an email to info@naecb.org.

DEADLINE: June 15, 2005