Committees & Task Forces

• Coordinate CoSA's Advocacy work
• Liaison with other ogranizations and groups
• Monthly meetings

Committee Members

• Tim Baker, retired
• John Dougan, MO
• Jodie Foley, retired
• Karen Gray, AK
• Aly Jabrocki, CO
• Dave Joens, IL
• Sarah Koonts, NC
• Damon Munz, CT
• Catherine Newsome, LA
• Tom Ruller, NY

• Active May-November, every other year
• Monitors trends in archival profession and how that will change the biennial survey
• Reviews questions for the ARM survey
• Works with ARM survey consultant, who prepares and deploys the survey and analyzes responses

• Active May-June and November-December
• Review award nominations by email
• Meet once per cycle to review nominees and select recipients

• Corporate relations
• Advice and assistance to CoSA Development Coordinator
• Research on foundation and federal grant opportunities
• Other fundraising ideas
• Quarterly meetings

Committee Members

• Janet Braga, NY
• Conley Edwards, retired
• Karen Gray, AK
• Joshua Hackel, IL
• Chandler Lighty, IN
• Tom Ruller, NY
• Sandra Treadway, VA
• Ken Williams, UT

• Coordinate webinars
• Coordinate monthly calls of state archivists and state archives staff
• Mentoring program
• Monthly meetings

Committee Members

• Beth Golding, FL
• Mark Harvey, MI
• James Kichas, UT
• Kristi Lear, IL
• Abbie Norderhaug, WI
• Cathy Popovitch, IL
• Allen Ramsey, CT
• Shawn Rounds, MN
• Tom Ruller, NY
• David Ware, AR

• Review and monitor CoSA's monthly financial and investment reports
• Approves annual budget and monitors budget reports
• Reviews annual audit and responds to audit recommendations
• Monitors CoSA's investment fund
• Monthly meetings

The Finance Committee Members:

• Steve Murray, CoSA Secretary-Treasurer
• Cynthis Laframboise, CoSA Board Member
• John D. (Jack) Warner, Non-Board Member

• Assist in implementing strategic initiatives for IDEA
• Coordinate work of other committees on IDEA
• Monthly meetings

Committee Members

• Alan Arellano, VA
• Elaine Rice Bachman, MD
• Stephanie Clark, OR
• Melissa Coy, UT
• Dorothy Gidiere, AL
• Rebecca Halbmaier, KY
• Sarah Koonts, NC
• Lizette Pelletier, CT
• Elena Perez, NM
• Cathy Popovitch, IL

• Active March-July
• Recommends CoSA Board nominees to the CoSA Board
• Recruits committee members