WBEA has a number of standing and special committees. A description of each committee is listed below along with the committee composition. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please contact the WBEA President or the committee director.
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)Committee Chair: Ariel Dykstra
The purpose of the Strategic Planning Committee is to promote the stated purposes of business education in WBEA. Their charge is to use the Strategic Plan to review the progress of the Association and to make recommendations. Meetings shall be held at the annual conference prior to the Executive Board meeting. The committee will annually review the progress made in implementing the Strategic Plan goals and recommend actions as needed. Special committees such as Telecommunications, Keyboarding, etc., are often organized to focus on specific aspects of the strategic plan. |
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONs COMMITTEE (Standing Committee)Committee Chair: Peter Rustemeyer
The purpose of the Media & Communications Committee is to facilitate the movement of information electronically within the WBEA Region. This committee was appointed as a result of a recommendation by the Strategic Planning Committee. |
AWARDS & Scholarship committee (Standing Committee) |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Committee Chair: Joshua Fisher
The Director shall promote the awards program for WBEA and NBEA. The Director shall also coordinate the Newsletter Committee. The purpose of the newsletter committee is to recognize and reward STPs for high standards of excellence in publications. Judging criteria are included in the policy manual. The Director shall appoint members to judge the newsletter award, with each member coming from a different STP. An effort will be made to rotate membership from all STPs. One committee member will be appointed each year. Each member will serve one three-year term. |
Committee Chair: Chris Liebelt-Garcia
The purpose of the professional Development Committee is to facilitate and introduce the WBEA organization to relatively new members through a Professional Development Institute. This committee was created to increase leadership awareness among WBEA members and to facilitate increased involvement in STP and WBEA leadership positions. The Director will conduct the Professional Development Institute at the annual WBEA conference. |
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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NEWSLETTER Committee
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Special Committee)
The Annual Conference Advisory Committee was organized in summer 1993 to review proposals, including budgets, by the states submitting proposals for WBEA Conferences. After reviewing the proposals, the committee submits their recommendations to the board. A conference guide is available to assist STPs in planning the conference.
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ROBERT J. THOMPSON NBEA/WBEA MEMBERSHIP ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE (Special Committee)The purpose of the Robert J. Thompson NBEA/WBEA Membership Endowment Committee is to award the Robert J. Thompson Western Business Education Association Student Membership endowment. The membership fees paid by the endowment are to encourage professionalism in Business Education. Recipients are encouraged to pass forward this endowment by sponsoring a student membership for one or two student members once they, themselves, have become professional members of NBEA/WBEA. The WBEA student membership director is appointed to a one-year term.
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