Staff

National Chapter Coordinator
To better support our Local Chapters – the backbone of the NSA – we are hiring a part-time employee who will be dedicated solely as a resource to support our Chapters, Chapter Leaders, and Regional Chapter Coordinators.

Position Responsibilities:

• Maintain regular contact with all Chapters providing organizational and event updates
• Provides a two-way communication link for feedback and status of the Chapter. Phone calls may be required to contact Chapter Leaders that have addressable issues. Additional modes of contact may include text or email
• Ensure contact information is current and up to date for all CLs
• Send out link to Trimester Reports to all RCCS to send to CLs and tracks responses
• Follow up with Chapters with any outstanding items to reach successful resolution
• Compile completed reports
• Assists in the recruitment of new Chapters, new Chapter Leaders, and new Chapter Co-Leaders
• Available to RCCs during the interview process with potential CLs/Co-CLs, and provides an overview of the commitment needed to start and grow a new Chapter
• Makes themselves available to assist the new CL with information and activities necessary to start the Chapter and follow up after the first meeting
• Ensure Facebook Group is up to date with current CL’s and RCC’s
• Assists with organizing, planning, coordinating, and running CLe’s.  CLe’s are held at the Annual Conference, as well as virtually throughout the year
• Assists struggling Chapters in developing an action plan to grow and strengthen their group

Position Qualifiers:

• Must have current or previous experience serving as an NSA Chapter Leader or Regional Chapter Coordinator for a minimum of two years
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Attendee of a minimum 2 annual conferences within the past 5 years and commits to attending future conferences
• Familiarity, or willingness to learn, Google Docs, including, but not limited to, Forms, Sheets, and Slides
• Able to commit to up to 10-15 hours per month
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Ability to complete tasks (including, but not limited to those referenced above) within tight timeframes

Board of Directors

All interested and qualified applicants for a Board of Directors “BOD” position should complete and submit the NSA Candidate Application (below) no later than August 1, 2023. Some travel is required. This is a volunteer position. 

Please note that the NSA Board of Directors is a working board, so applicants should expect to spend up to a minimum of 2-4 hours per month on various projects, including monthly conference calls and one in-person meeting during the Annual Conference requiring travel.

Current Nominations Committee members: Chad Mannisi, Dana Koprowski, and Holly Nover.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Chair

The DEI Committee Chair will lead the DEI Committee in the evaluation and implementation of outreach and advocacy efforts within the NSA designed to support underrepresented groups including, but not limited to: Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); speakers of languages other than English; the LGBTQIA+ community; and neurodivergent communities. The committee will also promote diversity in the portrayal of stuttering regarding severity and acceptance across the organization. This is a non-voting position on the Board of Directors.

Position Responsibilities
Job Duties, Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Annually, of the Family Programs Co-Chairs, include, but are not limited to:

• Report to the executive committee
• Facilitate regular, agenda-led DEI committee meetings
• Develop and host workshops/webinars centered on topics supporting the DEI community on a triannual basis including the annual conference
• Serve on the Nominating Committee and participate in nominating, interviewing, evaluating, and subsequently presenting information to the Board about applicants for Board positions.
• Participate in the development and implementation of short-term and long-term strategic planning for the organization
• Provide bi-annual committee updates to the Board of Directors

Position Qualifiers
The DEI Committee Chair should possess and model the skills listed below. It is imperative that the Chair commits to maintaining an environment within the committee that champions these skills and characteristics.

• Team Oriented: The committee will be composed of approximately 5 members of diverse identities, cultures, races, genders, and life experiences. Members should have the ability to exercise empathy and build strong trust, collaboration, and communication among diverse identities.
• Self-Reflective: Ability to address one’s own personal prejudices/biases and participate in discussion around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Project Management: Possess skills to help move planning forward in terms of implementation, management, and communication.
• Ability to Listen to Other Perspectives and Opinions: Ability to listen actively, creatively, and reflectively. To work together and promote a sense of trust and camaraderie, this ability is necessary so that members can share personal experiences and feel heard and supported.
• Commitment: Willingness to volunteer 4-5 hours of time on a monthly basis to plan and facilitate committee meetings and work on committee initiatives outside of meeting times.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Chair

The DEI Committee Chair will lead the DEI Committee in the evaluation and implementation of outreach and advocacy efforts within the NSA designed to support underrepresented groups including, but not limited to: Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); speakers of languages other than English; the LGBTQIA+ community; and neurodivergent communities. The committee will also promote diversity in the portrayal of stuttering regarding severity and acceptance across the organization. This is a non-voting position on the Board of Directors. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2023.

Position Responsibilities
Job Duties, Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Annually, of the Family Programs Co-Chairs, include, but are not limited to:

• Report to the executive committee
• Facilitate regular, agenda-led DEI committee meetings
• Develop and host workshops/webinars centered on topics supporting the DEI community on a triannual basis including the annual conference
• Serve on the Nominating Committee and participate in nominating, interviewing, evaluating, and subsequently presenting information to the Board about applicants for Board positions.
• Participate in the development and implementation of short-term and long-term strategic planning for the organization
• Provide bi-annual committee updates to the Board of Directors

Position Qualifiers
The DEI Committee Chair should possess and model the skills listed below. It is imperative that the Chair commits to maintaining an environment within the committee that champions these skills and characteristics.

Team Oriented: The committee will be composed of approximately 5 members of diverse identities, cultures, races, genders, and life experiences. Members should have the ability to exercise empathy and build strong trust, collaboration, and communication among diverse identities.

Self-Reflective: Ability to address one’s own personal prejudices/biases and participate in discussion around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Project Management: Possess skills to help move planning forward in terms of implementation, management, and communication.

Ability to Listen to Other Perspectives and Opinions: Ability to listen actively, creatively, and reflectively. To work together and promote a sense of trust and camaraderie, this ability is necessary so that members can share personal experiences and feel heard and supported.

Commitment: Willingness to volunteer 4-5 hours of time on a monthly basis to plan and facilitate committee meetings and work on committee initiatives outside of meeting times.