Board of Governors

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Board of Governors ACC Chapters 101

• August 5, 2009American College of Cardiology

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National Members
Heart House2400 N Street NWWashington DC,
20037 Phone [phone]Fax [phone]
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Chapter Members
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• Chapters

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Separate Organizations, Shared
Mission
ACC.08, Chicago
Puerto Rican ChapterAnnual Meeting 08San Juan,
PR
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Chapters are

• Separate
• Legally
• Budget
• Staffing
• Bridge
• Communications
• Programs

• Share
• Members
• ACC Mission Goals
• ACC Logo
• Vary by size

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ACC Constituency

• National focus Governors(Non-Chapter)
• US Armed Services
• US Public Health
• Mexico
• Canada
• 50 States
• Puerto Rico
• District of Columbia

• Local focus Chapter President(Chapters)
• 47 States
• Puerto Rico

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Governors and Chapters Presidents
66 Governors11 Governors without
Chapters45 Governors that are Chapter
Presidents
G 66
CP 45
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Chapter President Two
Hats, One Person
National College
Governor/President
State Chapter
Governors elected in states with Chapters
automatically become the Chapter Presidents
because of ACC bylaws.
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Board of Governors (BOG)

• A National role with a Global view
• Board of Governors (BOG)
• Board of Governors Steering Committee
• BOG Steering Leadership
• Submits Reports Initiatives to BOT
• Only elected position within the College
• May or may not be a Chapter President

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Governor Activities

• Communicate with and represent ACC national
  members in their State
• Primary legislative advocate for their State
• Lead BOG ACC programs
• Quality
• Advocacy

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Chapter President

• A State role with a Local view
• Chapter Members
• Councilors and Chapter Committees
• Vary by size
• Chapter Executive
• President is also a Governor

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Chapter President Activities

• Lead Chapter activity
• Annual Meeting
• Local continuing medical education (CME/CE)
• Newsletters
• Networking events
• Chapter responsibility
• Fiduciary duty
• Chapter Executive management

• Communicate with their Chapter members
• Representative to
• State legislatures
• State regulatory agencies and third-party payers
• State medical society boards
• Lead ACC programs
• Quality
• Advocacy

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Chapter Executives (30)

• Chapter Structure
• - Paid position reporting to Chapter President
• - Evaluated yearly by Chapter President
• Exec Management
• - Assist setting and executing goals
• Programs
• Activities
• - Maintains operational and legal compliance
• Communications
• - Liaison between Chapter/National
• - Attends all Chapter functions and BOG mtgs

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www.chapteraffairs.acc.org
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What is Chapter Affairs?

• Resource Center
• Institutional knowledge
• Staff liaisons
• Extranet
• ACC tools
• Chapter Operations manual
• Membership database
• Member billing
• Financial management software
• Tool Kits
• Programmatic support
• Quality
• Advocacy
• Education
• Communications
• Cardiovascular Leadership Institute (CLI)

• Global View and Support
• Leadership Forum
• Chapter Executive Workshop
• Chapter Awards Program
• Liaison between Chapters and ACC (and internally
  within the ACC)
• Facilitators, Not Gatekeepers
• Development consultant
• Strategic planning
• Chapter Executive search

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Governors Call Chapter
Affairs for

• New project initiation
• Not management
• Contact point
• Anything involving multiple staff or departments
• Questions when you have no idea where else to go

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Chapters Committees Dept
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Chapter Affairs Team

• Kristin Try
• BOT, Executive Comtt, and College Comtts
• BOG and Chapters
• External Affairs
• International Affairs

• Taryn Gold
• Supports Chapter Staff and BOG Members
• RSVPs and BOG Meeting Logistics
• Chapter meeting coordination
• Governor elections
• Chapter dues
• Extranet resources
• Jayne Jordan
• Assists new and emerging Chapters
• Primary Staff liaison
• BOG
• BOG Steering

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Contact Information

• Taryn Gold, Specialist, Chapters
  BOGtgold_at_acc.orgExt. 6248Jayne Purcell
  Jordan, Director, BOG and Chaptersjjordan_at_acc.org
  Ext. 6609 Kristin L. Try, Senior Director,
  Governance External
  Relationsktry_at_acc.orgExt. 6696