The Tennessee Chapter of Health Care Executive Assistants

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The Tennessee Chapter of Health Care Executive
Assistants

• Our Blueprints for Success

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Develop a Mission and Vision Statement

• Who are we?
• Persons committed to the objectives of the
  organization and who provide support to
  individuals in our health care organization who
  are in an executive or administrative role.
• What are our objectives?
• Promote and enhance the value and professional
  excellence of our members.
• Provide opportunities for education, networking
  and recognition through innovation, collaboration
  and by advocating quality health care.
• Promote the importance of our members role in
  health care leadership and management.

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Develop a Mission and Vision Statement (contd)

• What do we hope to be?
• The membership association of choice in Tennessee
  for health care administrative support staff.
• The premier professional and educational
  resource, inspiring our members to positively
  impact the delivery of quality care in the
  Tennessee communities we serve.
• What do we value?
• The individual worth of our members by responding
  to their professional needs.
• The diversity of members talents and expertise.
• The relationship with HCEA, AHA, and THA and the
  collaborative partnership between our members and
  the staffs of these organizations.

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Develop a Marketing Strategy

• What benefits can we offer to our members?
• Networking Interact with colleagues, gain
  assistance and advice from others experiences,
  build lasting friendships
• Opportunities to attend educational conferences
  featuring nationally renowned speakers
• Professional recognition, including awards of
  distinction and scholarship awards to further
  professional development
• Joint membership discounts (150/year to be a
  member of THCEA, HCEA, and AHA)

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Develop a Marketing Strategy

• What benefits can we offer to our members?
  (contd)
• District meetings where you will meet with
  colleagues in your area of the state to discuss
  health care and administrative issues and build
  relationships
• A membership directory with a special peer
  consulting section to provide you with resources
  for dealing with specific topics and issues
• Gaining leadership skills in a peer group setting
  by serving as an officer or chair of a committee
  on both state and national levels.

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Develop a Marketing Strategy

• What benefits can we offer to our members?
  (contd)
• Publications that keep you informed including
  quarterly newsletters containing information
  important to your career and feature stories
  about your fellow members, as well as updates
  about the latest in health care industry news
• Access to surveys and reports as they relate to
  current health care and Executive Assistant
  issues

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THCEA Brochure
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The Right Arm
If you would like a copy of The Right Arm or the
THCEA brochure, please contact Paula Randolph at
prandolph_at_crmchealth.org.
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Get Involved!

• What can we do to help others?
• Silent Auction during Annual Meeting
• The first year (1998) we raised approximately
  2,000 to benefit Voices of America.
• Last year, we raised 6,500 to benefit Our
  Kids.
• This year, we are raising money to benefit one of
  our own members and her family.
• Each district adopts its own charity and
  collects donations throughout the year

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THCEAs Success

• THCEA has approximately 125 members across the
  state with a goal to increase our membership by
  10 this year.
• THCEA has an annual meeting coming up November 9
  11 at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville. Our
  speakers will be Lillian Shockney and Dr. Mark
  Laney, both of whom were speakers at HCEA
  conferences. We are expecting approximately 60
  of our membership to attend.
• We are working with Glen Brown to have our very
  own THCEA web page on the HCEA website. One of
  the features of the web page will be archives of
  our newsletter. Look for it in the near future!

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THCEAs Board of Directors

• President
• Past President Chaplain
• President-Elect
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• District Directors
• At-Large Directors
• Historian
• HCEA Liaison

• Paula Randolph
• Linda Timmer
• Priscilla Stroup
• Dolores Leatherwood
• Tami Hill
• Frances Anderson
• Roberta Parker
• Donna McArthur
• Jenny Martin
• Elizabeth Wyrick
• Brenda Thomas
• Karen Fox
• Dawn Green
• Ann Slemp
• Priscilla Williams
• Tammy Thurmond
• Gail Hazelwood

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THCEAs Committees

• Bylaws
• Annual Meeting
• Membership
• Awards Recognition
• Directory
• Publicity/Publications
• Nominations
• Charity
• Policies
• Budget

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The Tennessee Chapter of Health Care Executive
Assistants
Questions?