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TASH Committees 

Board Committees are comprised of TASH members who are appointed by the TASH Board to serve for a designated period of time. There is an committee for each of the five major functions of the organization. These committees include Executive, Finance, Development, Member Services and Public Affairs. 

Operating Committees are comprised of TASH members that work on the specific operations of the organization.  They include the conference, elections, chapters, publications, journal and student membership and chapter activities.

 
Board Committees Chair(s):
Executive Lyle Romer
Development Pat Amos
Finance  Scott Shepard and Barbara Loescher
Member Services  Jacki Anderson
Public Affairs Susan Yuan and Leslie Margolis
Operating Committees
Chapter John Butterworth
Elections Carol Quirk
Conference Diane Ryndak

 

                                                                                            

 

 

 
TASH Issue Committees have a board liaison, who is appointed by the board; a chair or co-chairs, who are selected by the members of each committee; and any number of interested TASH members who comprise the body of the committee. These committees are:

 
Committee: Chair(s): Board Liaison:
AAC Communication Issues  Anne Marie Orlando  Sue Rubin 
Community Living 

 

Scott Shepard 
Criminal Justice Issues Barbara Ransom 
Richard Sobsey 
 
Leslie Margolis 
Early Childhood 

Kathleen Stremel 
Chris Kliewer 

Carol Quirk 
Education  Beverly Fields 
Mary Fisher 
Mara Sapon-Shevin 
 
Diane Ryndak 
Employment and Transition John Butterworth 
Mike Callahan 
 
John Butterworth 
Family Issues  Lynda Baumgardner 
Marilyn Skogen 
Susan Yuan 
Guardianship Alternatives Mayer Shevin  Nancy Ward 
Special Health Care Needs  Donna Lehr  Lyle Romer 

International Issues 

Tara MCGalughlin 
Ashleigh Molloy 
Hyun Sook Park 
 
Ralph Edwards 
Leisure and Recreation Mark Ohrenberg  Donna Wickham
Multicultural Issues  Susie Schaefer  Ralph Edwards 
Empowerment Kathryn O'Connell  Nancy Ward 
Personnel Preparation  Rene Wroblewski 
Positive Behavioral Support    Christopher M. Oliva  Sharon Lohrmann 
Post Secondary Education   Kirsten Behling  Pat Amos 
Related Services  Beverly Rainforth  Diane Ryndak 
Sexuality  Charles Dukes 
Pamela Lamar-Dukes 
 
Donna Wickham
Spirituality Kathryn O'Connell 
 
All committees welcome additional energy and interest. TASH members are invited to participate in committee activities. For information about contacting the chairs of any of these committees, call the TASH central office at
, or email:
 info@tash.org