Executive Board Position: Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

To be eligible, you must be an active member and have served for at least one year in one of the following capacities: committee, conference committee, or task force chair or vice chair.

1. Ensure that the diversity of the Midwest United States is well represented throughout the Association, and that educational, training and leadership programs (e.g. webinars, diversity and inclusion career fairs, etc.) are offered to the extent possible to enhance diversity representation
   
   
2. Ensure representation of diverse ideas and concepts at the annual conference sessions
   
   
3. Serve as a member of the nominating committee
   
   
4. Develop and recommend best practices in order to gain perspective from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities
   
   
5. Create goals (in alignment with Executive Board goals) for each liaised committee for which s/he is a liaison; communicate goals to the committee chairs, in turn driving committee work, in-line with Association goals
   
   
6. Serve as liaison to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee