Local chapter update: Use chapter newsletters to find new leaders

November 11, 2021
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 50

Once January roles around, ACDIS requires local chapter and networking group leaders to fill out a leadership agreement for the 2022 year. With a new year often comes a new group of chapter leaders, though sometimes finding new folks to fit the leadership roles can be tricky.

If you have a local chapter newsletter, this can be the perfect way to find volunteers for a new leadership team. With January coming up, now is the best time to get your ducks in a row and know who will be on the leadership team. When sending out your next newsletter, be sure to include a section asking for volunteers. Have them contact either your current leadership team with inquiries or ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org) and ACDIS Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas (mvarnavas@acdis.org).

The following is a list of upcoming events for ACDIS local chapters. Visit your local chapter’s webpage on the ACDIS site for additional information about upcoming meetings. To join a chapter if you haven’t already or to update your chapter contact information/affiliation, click here.

November:

  • The Central Pennsylvania ACDIS chapter meets Friday, November 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webinar. For information, contact Courtney Spangler (cspangler@gbmc.org).
  • The Minnesota ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, November 17, 1-2 p.m. For information, contact Jera Van Damme (jera.vandamme@essentiahealth.org).

December:

  • The Kansas City, Missouri, ACDIS chapter meets Wednesday, December 1, 2-3:30 p.m. For information, contact Debra Canova (Debra.Canova@tmcmed.org).
  • The Pediatric Networking Group (APDIS) meets Thursday, December 2, 3-4:40 p.m. The speaker is Julian Everett from Orlando Health. For information, contact Amy Bush (bush-amy@cooperhealth.edu).
  • The Maryland ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 3, at 12 p.m. For information, contact Deb McClain (debmcclain@comcast.net).
  • The Texas ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 10, 1-3:30 p.m., via webinar, for the first annual Texas ACDIS Leadership Summit. For information, contact the general Texas ACDIS chapter email (txacdis@gmail.com).
  • The North Carolina ACDIS chapter meets Friday, December 10, for an onsite/virtual hybrid event. The event will take place at the University Hilton Garden Inn in Durham, North Carolina. For information, contact Pam Hughes (gatrchic35@gmail.com).

2022

February:

  • The California ACDIS chapter meets Friday, February 4, for their annual conference. For information, contact Pamela Stence (pamela.stence@sharp.com).