Awards

Purpose: To develop and maintain a mechanism to give recognition to one exceptional PHA each year.
Key Activities:  Through conference calls, created an awards proposal, a nomination form and an instruction sheet, and developed criteria for scoring nominations
Chair: Valerie Kokor
Members: Darlene Harper (Field); Valerie Kokor (HQ); (Howard) Tim Miner (HQ); Craig Studer (HQ); Franklin (Joel) Fletcher

Communications

Purpose: To evaluate, create, and implement effective methods for communicating with the membership; to recommend the types of communications, the contents, and the timing
Key Activities: The development and distribution of the newsletter.
Chair: Bill Boyd wboyd@cdc.gov 
Members: Carlos Alonso, Sue Baldwin, Marcia Brooks, Renee Brown-Bryant, Doug Browne, Kimberly Cantrell, Bill Comeaux, Andy Heetderks, Anne-Reneé Heningburg, Kathryn Koski, Bruce MacLachlan, Sharon Tart Martin, Ted Pestorius , Chris Kissler

Community Service

Purpose: To coordinate community service projects that complement the mission of PHAs and CDC
Chair: Hope King
Members: Karen Gavin, Philip Baptiste, Bob Kohmescher, Duiona Baker, Christopher Kissler, Bob Williams, William Boyd

Events

Purpose: To develop and organize activities and special events bringing members, prospective members, friends, and families together.
Key Activities:  Coordinate annual meeting, social events, receptions, picnics, etc
Chair:
Members: Paul Tribble, Sharon Tart Martin, Christopher Thomas

Family Support

Purpose: To support PHAs and their families during times of need, e.g., illness, disaster, death
Key Activities:  Send cards and other expressions of support during times of need
Chair: Michael Fraser
Members: Karen Arrowood, Gail Grant

Membership

Purpose: To identify ways to increase membership and retain and better serve the current membership
Key Activities:  
Chair: Fred Martich fmjm7@yahoo.com 
Members: Shannon Souvinette, Russell Cantrell, Audriene Bishop-Cline

Professional Development

Purpose: To develop methods and establish mechanisms to advance the professional skills of PHAs that will make the series and individuals more essential and more efficient in the changing world of public health. (This will complement efforts of the agency.)
Key Activities:  Mentoring program
Chair: Stacy Harper slharper@cdc.gov
Members: Alison B. Johnson, Elizabeth Bell, Marco Pardi , Bob Delaney, Dawn Broussard, Bob Kingon, Karen Gavin