Since the inception of The AADE/My AADE Network in January 2011, the Missouri Coordinating Body (CB) Volunteer Leadership Team has had a rich history of actively representing our Members to the national Organization. Over these years, the Missouri CB has received accolades from, and been recognized, by national AADE in various ways. Some of your Volunteer Leaders have been invited by AADE, to represent Missouri by authoring articles for the national Leadership Newsletter, the general Members’ e-FYI newsletters, & have participated in national Panel Discussions. We need YOU! Please consider continuing this elite Missouri legacy by sharing your time, talents, enthusiasm, and passion, as a Missouri Volunteer CB Leader. For 2018, the 2 open positions on Missouri's CB leadership board are: Chair-Elect and Grassroots (Advocacy) Coordinator. A special thanks to Andrew Bzowyckyj, PharmD, CDE (Kansas City) for his time and talent in designing the post card you received around Labor Day. If you are interested in more specific details about each of the open positions or in placing your name on the ballot, please contact Mary Lawrence, MSN, RN, CDE, Immediate Past Chair, mary.lawrence@bell.net. by October 8. We will place all interested individuals on the November ballot. Information regarding how to cast your vote will be sent closer to the November election.
What is the Coordinating Body (CB)? Per AADE: “A Coordinating Body is a volunteer team of peers from around the state who together identify the priorities for meeting members’ needs (why and what), set the course for activities within the state (how), allocate funds, and serve as the primary contact to the national Organization. The Coordinating Body operates as a self-directed team sharing equally in responsibility, making decisions by consensus”. In the past, the majority of the Missouri CB Leadership Team has been from the Kansas City& St Louis areas. Our goal is to encourage input/dialogue/service that represents Members from areas all around the State. REQUIREMENTS: Missouri’s past history is that we try to have 1 to 2 "in-person/face to face" meetings, in mutually agreeable location (as space is offered to us/is financially reasonable/available); past locations have been Columbia, Springfield, Kansas City, Joplin. On average we have phone conference calls about every 2 to 3 months, about an hour duration. Other duties will include posting a discussion thread via the Missouri Discussions Forum (minimum of 2 per year), and participation in State or National AADE events, as able. We have sponsored a Professional Education Program every 2 years and various Networking/Webinar events, in locations around the State. BENEFITS: The most important benefit is contacts with hundreds of Educator Colleagues! All CB Officers are entitled to receive the national Volunteer Leader e-Newsletter. Communications from/with Leaders from around the Country is provided by the Leaders’ Announcements Forum, as well as the Leaders’ online Discussions Forum. As Volunteer CB Leaders, there are a variety of on-line tutorials, How-to Guides, and other Leadership tools, via the AADE Volunteer Resource Center, to assist us in performing the duties of the various offices. We also use the guidance of the national AADE Leadership Manual. Possible INCENTIVES for your participation may include paid registration fee to the annual Leaders Training Forum/Chicago, paid registration fee to the annual/August Education Program, or one year paid Membership dues, for a minimum one year of CB service. Plus, having this Volunteer work listed on your AADE Scholarship applications may prove very useful, as well as enrich your Professional Resume!
Please, let’s work together to help the AADE/Missouri CB continue to be a great example of how we can promote our Members and therefore, promote quality diabetes Education! Thank YOU for your consideration.
Posted by Nancy Trebilcock, BSN, RN, CDE; 2014-17 outgoing MO CB Web Admin;