Committees

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NASW Montana Committee Application

Committee Schedule

Committee	Meeting Time(s)
Continuing Education
Finance
Social Action and Policy (Legislative)
Membership
Nominations and Leadership
Ethics
PACE

Time Commitment

Time commitment varies for the various committees but is never more than one hour every two weeks, meetings are usually by teleconference.

Active Committees

Ethics Committee

Kim Gardner - Chair, Helena, 442-6613, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The Ethics Committee meets via teleconference quarterly or as needed depending on the workload.

Statement of Purpose

Shall be responsible for hearing and determining complaints filed in accord with the Association’s policy on the adjudication of grievances. The Ethics Committee may convene local panels to conduct hearings.

Continuing Education Committee

Margaret Watson - Chair, Missoula, 532-9700, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Statement of Purpose

1. Identify the critical practice skills needed for social workers in a changing environment.
2. Provide timely, affordable, culturally sensitive, and relevant skills training through conferences offering continuing education credits.
3. Conduct an annual statewide meeting of the profession.
4. Provide opportunities for experienced social workers within our state to disseminate knowledge and skills to their professional colleges.
5. Offer educational programs that balance need and expenses which produce revenue for NASW-MT.

Executive Committee

David Segerstrom - Chair, Missoula, 471-4499, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Finance Committee

Cindy Jensen - Chair, Helena, 444-3356, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Statement of Purpose

1. Approval of the annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors
2. Secure an annual CPA audit to be completed by October 15 of each year
3. Consideration of any audit recommendations
4. Investment of Chapter cash reserves
5. Monitoring of the Chapter fiscal status
6. Advise and recommend fiscal policy changes to the Board of Directors

Legislative Committee

Bill Evans - Chair, Helena, 443-1990, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Statement of Purpose

Shall be responsible for monitoring, evaluating and recommending and introducing legislation for the purpose of enhancing the profession of social work in Montana and improving the social conditions and general well being of Montanan's.

Nominations and Leadership Committee

Marianne Moon - Chair, Missoula, (c) 239-9135, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Statement of Purpose

Responsible for conducting the Chapter's nominations, candidates selection and election process in accordance with the Standards for NASW Chapter Nominations and Elections; and responsible for selection of State Social Worker of the Year and State Citizen of the Year.

PACE Committee

Vonnie Brown - Co-Chair, Great Falls, 452-2662, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Colleen Crane - Co-Chair, Bozeman, 570-0829, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Scholarship Committee

This Committee is Currently Inactive

Statement of Purpose

The scholarship committee administers the Alice M. (Woldstad) Burford Social Work Scholarship.