Save the completed report using Committee title and date ( example: WASFAA_JRSMLI_Oct_2.doc ).
Submit your report via email to the WASFAA Executive Council listserv and post a copy to the Committee
webpage on the WASFAA website.
Quarterly WASFAA Committee Chair Report
Executive Council Meeting Date
November 19-20, 2014
Executive Council Meeting Location
San Diego, CA
Committee Information
Committee Name
Strategic Planning Committee
Chair(s) (Name, Place of Employment, State)
Frank Green, Travel Institute of the Pacific, HI
Committee Members (Name, Place of
Jack Edwards, Stanford Graduate School of Business, CA
Kevin Jensen, College of Western Idaho, ID
Mindy Bergeron, John F. Kennedy University, CA
Oscar Verduzco, Heritage University, WA
Wendy Olson, Whitworth College, WA
Sun Ow, Great Lakes Higher Education, CA
Kay Soltis, Pacific Lutheran University, WA
Steve Herndon, Past President 05-06, Retired Lifetime Member,ID
*Barbara Bickett, DeVry Inc., CA
*Ashley Munro, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
*Tracy Lehman, Oregon Institute of Technology, OR
Employment, State) Please put an asterisk next to
first-time committee members.
Committee Goals
Strategic Plan Goals that are being met (check all that apply)
Goal 1: Leader in providing training and professional development
Goal 2: Maintain the long-term financial stability of WASFAA
X
Goal 3: Assess & monitor the performance of WASFAA & make strategic
adjustments
Goal 4: Increase the participation of members in WASFAA activities
X
Goal 5: Continually improve methods & processes for communicating with
members
Goal 6: Consolidate and communicate the public policy positions of aid
administrators
Goal 7: Maintain and enhance the diversity of our membership and Executive
Council
Goal 8: Collaborate and coordinate with other organizations and associations
X
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Committee Goals
Specific Committee Goals(Include progress
toward goals and measurement of success.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Continue tracking the Strategic Planning measures from the
current 2014-16 Strategic Plan
Determine timing for next Membership Services Survey
Work with the Research Committee to finalize the
Membership Survey
Conduct membership survey
Report back to EC on results of the Membership survey
Update committee chairs on reporting data for Measures
Tracking Tool
7.
8.
9.
Summary of Committee Activities for the Quarter
November 2014
Worked with Research Committee to develop and finalize surveys for the membership – one for Financial Aid types and
one for Vendor/Sponsor types. Research Committee was awesome!!! With input from their committee and the SP
Committee they put together 11 drafts leading up to our final!!
Worked with Communications and Electronic Services to get the surveys posted to our web site, and notices sent out to
the membership. Survey is on the home page of our web site, link was sent out to the list serve and blog
Requested $5000 from Fiscal to pay Consultant to assist in analyzing the data – this from the 2015 budget
Requested $350 from Fiscal to pay for the gift cards offered as an incentive to complete the survey – this from the 2014
budget.
Second notices sent out to the membership via the list serve and blog
Asked Sun Ow to follow up with her list of vendors to try and get vendor responses up - done
Phone conversation with Gayle Northrop and Steve regarding her involvement in analysis of data and the possibility of her
presenting the findings at our February meeting.
Prepared agenda for the November meeting.
June 2014
Contacted potential Committee members
Finalized Committee members
Updated Committee members on the Web site
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Drafted Committee Goals for Review at meeting
Prepared agenda for June Meeting
Measures Tracking Tool Data Collection Information (Include required
Measures Tracking Tool data collection information to help determine progress toward Strategic
plan goals/activities that are the responsibility of your Committee. See Appendix F of the current
WASFAA Strategic Plan for guidance.)
Budget Information
Approved Budget
$
Budget Expenditures to Date
1.
2.
3.
TOTAL = $
Event Information (complete if applicable per location)
Event Name
Location
Date
Number
Cost of
Registration
Subtotal
Attendees
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Complimentary Registrations (if
applicable – i.e., scholarship recipients)
Add more rows as needed for additional events.
Calendar of Events/Timelines
Committee Member
Responsible (if
Description
May
Chair
Form Committee
June
Chair
Prepare agenda for June EC meeting
November
Chair
Prepare agenda for November EC meeting
Date
applicable)
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