Committees

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Much of the National Council's work is done through standing committees, usually chaired by members of the Executive Committee and comprised of volunteers from each of the regional management associations across the country. Click here for the the 2009-2010 National Council committees. The committees and the committee chairs are shown below:

Committee Reports

MANAGEMENT
The Management Committee considers issues for the National Council relating to the general administration and management of field offices. This includes human resources, facility management, financial management and upgrades issues.	NC CHAIR/KCMA - Pete Jaudegis 801 S Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762 866-331-2179 Fax: 620-231-1133 pete.jaudegis@ssa.gov
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The Management Structure committee conducts studies and advises the Executive Committee on ways to improve the current management structure in the field.	Tony Pezza, Chair 22 Sussex Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-489-3515 Fax: 201-487-2254 anthony.pezza@ssa.gov
MEMBERSHIP
The Membership Committee consists of a member (usually the Regional Treasurer) from each Region. The Committee monitors membership rates and discusses ways to increase membership. The Committee also maintains the Membership page on the NCSSMA website.	NC CHAIR/NESSMA - Donna Gordon 53 North Sixth St. New Bedford, MA 02740 508-996-9173 Fax: 508-997-3350 donna.gordon@ssa.gov
COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications Committee works to improve communication with members, the greater SSA community and outside interests through our newsletter, Frontline and our website, NCSSMA.org. This committee will act as a support and advisory board for Frontline. In this capacity it will write and solicit articles, suggest format or style changes and insure that a professional looking newsletter is published on a periodic basis. It will also monitor, maintain and update the NCSSMA.org website through the Webmaster and act as an advisory board to suggest improvements or policies relevant to the website.	NC CHAIR/NESSMA - Bethany Paradis Suite 1450, 110 Main St Saco, ME 04072 207-282-6242 Fax: 207-282-8813 bethany.paradis@ssa.gov
GRASSROOTS
Monitors national legislative developments, disseminates information, provides feedback, and keeps the lines of communication open about legislative issues between members and association leadership.	NC CHAIR/CSSMA - Rick Warsinskey AJC Federal Building, Room 793 1240 East 9^th Street Cleveland OH 44199 216-522-3204 Fax: 603-925-1528 richard.e.warsinskey@ssa.gov
AUTOMATION
The Automation Committee will serve as the focal point to take concerns and issues regarding automation to the appropriate CO position. It will gather ideas for improvement in automation support and develop them for submission to the appropriate position or facility; respond to requests from Central office components regarding automation issues and disburse information (of which they become aware) regarding automation advances to end users. The committee will try to ensure National decision makers are aware of regionally and locally developed programs that might be of national use.	NC CHAIR/ARMA - Kenneth S. Hale (Scott) 1145 Perimeter Park Dr. Cookeville, TN 38501 931-526-2173 Fax: 931-528-5987 kenneth.s.hale@ssa.gov
T16 OPERATIONS
Reviews all proposed changes in the Title XVI program which would affect field offices and TSCs and provides comments and input on behalf on National Council.	NC CHAIR/NESSMA - Carla Martin 960 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 860-493-1880 Fax: 860-522-6420 carla.martin@ssa.gov
T2 OPERATIONS
Reviews all draft transmittals and other proposals affecting Title II issues and provides comments on behalf of National Council.	NC CHAIR/NESSMA - Paul Gilfillan 1 West Main St. 4^th Floor Meriden, CT 06451 203-238-4707 Fax: 203-237-3499 paul.gilfillan@ssa.gov
DISABILITY
Monitors activity surrounding the redesign of the disability program and prepares comments for National Council on the various aspects of redesign and their impact on the delivery of community based service to the disabled population of the country.	NC CHAIR/DRSSMA - Kathy Vannatta 100 First St. SW, Room 104 Minot, ND 58701 701-837-4880 Fax: 701-839-4602 kathy.vannatta@ssa.gov
LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
Aids the National Council by providing a coordinated national assessment and approach to LMR issues based on input from the perspective of each individual region.	NC CHAIR/NYMS - Hal Golio 297 Knollwood Rd, Ste. 4A White Plains, NY 10607 866-964-5513 x17701 Fax: 914-682-6174 Hal.golio@ssa.gov
STAFFING AND TRAINING
The Staffing and Training Committee focuses on staffing and training issues. This will include work measurement systems such as SUMS that may impact how we determine appropriate levels of staffing. This committee will develop, implement and collate results of any periodic Management Surveys NCSSMA wishes to conduct.	NC CHAIR/PRMA - Jill Russell 322 Monroeville Mall Office Complex Monroeville, PA 15146 412-380-6556 x200 Fax: 412-373-1026 jill.russell@ssa.gov
TSC REPRESENTATIVE
Represents the teleservice center members of the National Council and deals with issues particular to the teleservice center environment.	NC CHAIR/TSC - N. Brian Russell Denver Federal Ctr Bldg 67 8^th Fl PO Box 25447 Denver, CO 80225 303-236-4125 Fax:303-236-4141 n.brian.russell@ssa.gov
SERVICE DELIVERY
The Service Delivery committee represents management as we serve the public in field offices and TSCs and via the Internet. The Service Delivery committee's purpose is to review service delivery proposals and plans and submit comments and recommendations, make input about optimization of processes and resources toward the uncompromising pursuit of public service and to act as an information conduit on service delivery issues to and from the membership.	NC CHAIR/CSSMA - Fred Bourjaily 1149 Robert T. Longway Blvd Flint, MI 48503 810-239-3984 Fax: 810-239-4761 fred.bourjaily@ssa.gov
FINANCE COMMITTEE	(4/01/09 - 3/31/10)
Advises the Executive Committee on all financial matters affecting the National Council. Duties include preparation of the draft budget, in consultation with the Executive Committee, for consideration at the Annual Meeting.	Alan Alexander, Chair 10 S. 2^nd St. Lafayette, IN 47901 765-742-1555 Fax: 765-742-7955 alan.alexander@ssa.gov
AUDIT COMMITTEE	(10/01/09 - 9/30/10 - New to be appointed at 09/10 EC Meeting)
Conducts an audit of the financial records of the National Council at each year's Annual Meeting and other audits as necessary	Anna Gutierrez, Chair 2141 Summit Court Las Cruces, NM 88011 866-563-9531 Fax: 505-525-0946 anna.gutierrez@ssa.gov
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
	Lenny Kanick, Chair Suite 306. 320 E Southmore Pasadena. TX 77502 866-931-8365 Fax: 713-477-4648 leonard.kanick@ssa.gov

Lenny Kanick, Chair