NECA Committees

Updated 5/27/2009

OPERATIONAL AREAS
Employees of all member companies are invited to participate in these initiatives. Please contact the NECA office for information on both short and longer term opportunities to become more involved in your Association.

COMMUNICATIONS
Coordinate and monitor communications with membership, prospective members, the public, allied associations, regulators
   Team Leader: Yvonne Blackman
   Subcommittees: PR/PE, North East Car Washer, NECA News, Web Site

• Patti Kaplan - Web Site
  Monitor services provided by and  business relationship with our web master in concert with Executive Director
• Chuck Lundberg - Northeast Carwasher Quarterly Magazine (regional)
  Coordinate collection of materials and in some cases, prepare materials (pre-production) for quarterly magazine; NECA management also contributes. 
• Gary Sokoloski - NECA E-News Editor, Quarterly e-zine distributed in the months between publication of the regional magazine
  Collect material for quarterly, one page broadcast (in between magazines): useful tips, Board and association activities, sources of information, etc.; NECA’s management edits, lays out and distributes.
• Bob Katseff – Public affairs/public relations/public education
  Recommend initiatives to Board and assist with implementation

MEMBER SERVICES
Research & develop current and potential member services: Provide oversight and review of current benefits and services. Explore potential offerings and make reports & recommendations to the Board. Monitor external benefit programs. Work with other committees to review what we offer members and how benefits can be improved. Track and report challenges and issues for the industry.
   Team Leader: Ron Bousquet
   Team Members - Billy Stapleton, Adam Korngold, Chuck Delaney, Brian Messina
   Subcommittees:

• Bob Katseff, Paul Vercollone, Chuck Delaney – Legislative Monitoring
• Billy Stapleton – Internship Liaison to Board
• Brian Messina – Sign Program
• Adam Korngold, Ken Brunini – Green Initiatives/Best Practices

 
MEMBERSHIP
Develop & coordinate membership development and retention initiatives – lots of” reach out and touch someone” contact. Work to ensure “customer satisfaction”. Coordinate “ambassadors” and “mentors” for new and/or less-often-seen members. Help to involve members by matching them with volunteer opportunities including committee work and “tiny tasks”
   Team Leader: Mike Ilacqua
   Team Members - Gary Sokoloski, Ken Brunini
   Subcommittees: Development, Retention, Mentors, Volunteer coordination

ACTIVITIES (PROGRAMS and Events)
Coordinate programs and events; review current activities and suggest ways to improve or new possibilities
   Team Leader: Mike Gardner Jr.
   Subcommittees

• Paul Vercollone, Steve Crowell – Fall and Winter Dinner Meetings
• Yvonne Blackman, Joe Mead -  Annual Golf Outing

  Team members: Patti Kaplan, Barry Smith, Chip Mangini

• Brian Messina, Jeff Panich - Annual Table Top Show and Carwash Tours
• Ron Bousquet, Mike Gardner Jr. - NRCC
   

GOVERNANCE
Address by-law and other governance issues, vet candidates, develop and recommend slate, periodically review by-laws
   Team Leader: Ron Bousquet
   Team Members: Current President & VPs, Past Presidents

• Paul Vercollone - Nominations Coordinator

FINANCE
Prepare budgets, review Association’s investments, make recommendations, implement as needed
   Chair: Adam Korngold, Treasurer
   Team Members - Patti Kaplan, Brian Messina