Table of Contents

Preamble
Goals for Governance Reorientation
Identification of Governance Problems Within ASHA
Reorientation of ASHA' s Governance Process and Structure
Proposed Changes
Shared Governance

General Roles and Responsibilities for the Legislative Council
General Roles and Responsibilities for the Executive Board

Structure of Governance
Governance Operations
Future Studies
Evaluation Plan for the New Governance Structure
Timelines
Appendices

1. Examples of Responsiveness and Timeliness in ASHA Policy Development  
2. What's the Same  
3. What's New  
4. A Process for Identifying ASHA Priorities  
5. A Process for Approving ASHA Policy Documents
6. Questions and Answers
7. Duties of Legislative Council/Executive Board/National Office/Committees and Boards
8. Using Technology to Facilitate ASHA Governance

Works Consulted

Reorientation of ASHA's Governance Process and Structure A Plan Prepared By The Governance Restructure Plan Design Team Gloria D. Kellum, Co-Chair Lissa Power-deFur, Co-Chair Herb Baum Sandra C. Holley John E. Bernthal Joan M. Jaeger Frances K. Block David P. Kuehn Stan Dublinske Barbara Laufer Sandy Friel-Patti John E. Sexton Mary S. Gray David W. Stein Melinda K. Harrison Frederick T. Spahr Larry W. Higdon Charlena M. Seymour Elvoy Raines and Albert W. Isenman, Consultants August 1997