Committees

Mission

The objective of the NMAEA Advocacy Committee is to educate local, state, and federal legislators and other stakeholders about the work of adult education programs; to attain and maintain sustainable funding; to enhance diversity in the labor market and serve as a pipeline to higher education and a highly skilled workforce by producing qualified graduates. 

Duties

• Meet monthly;

• Monitor legislative action to alert the field of relevant legislation;

• Prepare fact sheets and other informational materials to disseminate to legislators and other stakeholders;

• Design tools for adult education practitioners and students to facilitate communication with decision makers;

• Meet with local, state, and federal legislators to inform them of relevant issues;

• Attend regional/state LFC and LESC meetings;

• Request to be placed on meeting agendas for monthly meetings and speak during open community input if not on the agenda.

• Engage in local advocacy (i.e. school boards, rotary clubs, city and county entities).

Committee Chair: Jamie Trujillo

Mission

To engage adult education members and stakeholders to diversify membership in NMAEA.

Duties 

• Maintain website;

• Create and execute comprehensive marketing plan;

• Increase engagement through social media; 

• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of marketing efforts;

• Research various marketing strategies and mediums;

• Create promotional video for the NMAEA website;

• Collaborate with other committees and the board at large.

• Researching and articulating membership benefits;

• Coordinate membership drives with regional board representatives;

• Introduce the benefits of group membership to new program directors;

• Coordinate with advocacy committee to increase membership;

• Collaborate with field to recognize excellence in adult education; and

• Increase member participation in NMAEA organizational functions.

Committee Chair: Harun Williams

Mission

Coordinate and execute annual statewide, regional, and online events for all members.

Duties

• Coordinate annual statewide conference;

• Coordinate regional conferences, including Teachers Institutes;

• Market and encourage participation in regional and national conferences (i.e. MPAEA and COABE);

• Collaborate with conference planners, state office, PD Director, and other organizations for joint conferences;

• Research other possible annual events (i.e. fundraising events).

• Research, create, and maintain GoFundMe campaign; and

• Investigate and market planned giving events.

Committee Chairs: Jamie Trujillo & Susan Yasenka

Mission  

To discuss issues important to data management by providing a learning environment in which to share information and to recommend improvements in data programs when appropriate.  

Duties

• To provide a space for discussion of data management issues;

• To promote understanding and training for all data management users;

• Survey data professionals on topics they would like to have discussed during monthly Data Corners;

• Provide Katya with a list of Data Corner topics; and

• Ensure that at least one committee member attends each Data Corner.

Committee Chair: Barbara Robinson