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ACHE-SETC Committees

Chapter Awards Committee:
This committee focuses on the recognition of our volunteers, the committee leaders, our mentors, the volunteer Leadership for the Chapter and Educational Foundation, our newly appointed Fellows, Regent Award Winners, National Service Award Winners, and the creation of awards for our Chapter members such as Volunteer of the Year, and Sponsor of the Year.  The committee organizes annual award ceremonies.  This committee is also in charge of reviewing and rating the scholarship applications and presenting its awardee recommendations to the Chapter Board.

Community Service & Philanthropy Committee:
This committee works on planning and coordinating community service events for the Chapter, both in the civic and the health sectors.  It also coordinates fundraising activities and development and execution of an annual marquee fundraiser event.

Education & Events Committee:
This committee works on major events for the Chapter, such as our annual Leadership Conference, What’s Up Boss? Event, Quarterly Breakfast Meetings, etc.

Diversity & Inclusion Committee:
This committee works on recognizing and increasing diversity and inclusion in our Chapter.  It has helped plan and hold a panel discussion on Diversity & Inclusion in December 2020, and currently plans a mini-conference event in 2021 on the topic.  It is responsible for collaborating with the diversity focused groups in other healthcare-leadership organizations, such as NAHLE, NAHSE, AAHL, etc.

Marketing & Communications Committee:
This committee focuses on developing the ACHE-SETC brand, marketing the events of the Chapter, producing a quarterly newsletter, producing & curating relevant content, and maintaining the ACHE-SETC website & the ACHE-SETC LinkedIn page.

Member Advancement Committee:
This committee works on supporting the advancement of our members in the attainment of their Fellow status in ACHE.  It consists of education on the requirements of becoming a FACHE, mentoring candidates, and providing a Board of Governors Exam Review Course for the applicants.

Membership & Retention Committee:
This committee works to welcome new members of the Chapter, addresses issues to enhance member satisfaction, executes programming to grow the chapter membership, and retain our members over the course of time.

Mentorship Committee:
This committee develops and expands our Chapter’s mentorship program.  It has recently revised the application processes for Mentors & Mentees, adapted these to an electronic online format, and transitioned the program to two annual cohorts.

Networking & Relations Committee:
This committee provides specific opportunities for networking and relationship building.  This group is setting up a Virtual Guided Sake Tasting Event in March, an ice cream networking social, and additional to-be-announced events for 2021.

Sponsorship & Strategic Partnerships Committee:
This committee develops synergistic relationships with other organizations to expand and enhance our sponsorship program, which allows our Chapter to enhance its programming offerings and award of scholarships.

Student Membership & Involvement Committee:
This committee focuses on our student members, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  This group develops events and content for students, and strives to grow our student membership and involvement in our Chapter.

Contact Mark Biscone for more information at mbiscone@ache-houston.org