Governance
& Leadership Structure
Influence Build Connect
Intent of Leadership Structure
Impact
• On the Ground &
• Nationally
Member
Engagement
• Integrated &
• Discipline-focused
Effective
Governance
• Competency based
• Appropriately
representative
Executive Governing Board
Leadership
Council
Peer
Councils
Affiliates
APHSA Executive Governing Board
Strategist
Developer
Monitor
General Duties
Executive Governing Board
Sets overall strategic direction and leads
planning efforts
Approves association-wide priorities &
objectives
Establishes appropriate strategic and
association level policies
Hires and oversees executive director
Creates appropriate committees and councils
and monitors consistency with mission and
strategic direction. Provides oversight of
finances and approves annual budget.
Members
Executive Governing Board
Chair of Leadership Council
Chair of Local Council
Immediate Past Chair of Affiliate Presidents’
Council or Designee
APHSA Executive Director (serves as secretary)
2 to 6 additional members (who bring specific
areas of expertise, such as business
development, marketing, finances, not-forprofit management, etc)
Immediate Past President
Officers
Executive Governing Board
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary (Executive Director)
Nominated by the Board and
elected by the membership
APHSA Leadership Council
Advisor
Connector
Innovator
General
Responsibilities
APHSA Leadership Council
Sets and oversees implementation of
policy and practice agenda per
Board’s strategic direction
Helps coordinate transformation
efforts across all APHSA affiliates and
peer councils
Draws on insights of volunteer
leaders across the health and human
services spectrum
Membership
APHSA Leadership Council
25 representative-based memberships
11 State CEOs (dues paying members)
5 Local CEOs (dues paying members)
9 Affiliate representatives (one from each affiliate,
designated by the respective Affiliate Executive
Committee) (from dues paying state)
Chair elected by body (state or local CEO); also
serves on Executive Governing Board.
Peer Councils
State CEO Council
Local CEO Council
Affiliate Presidents’ Council
•Provides a forum for governor
appointed human service leaders to
exchange knowledge and experiences
•Plays lead role in advancing national
policy and practice agenda (e.g., meet
with national policymakers, testify on
the Hill, speak at APHSA and sister
association events)
•Holds annual retreats (CEO and Harvard
Summit) as well as informal gatherings
at major APHSA events (e.g., annual
Policy Forum)
•Promotes professional interests of local
human service leaders
•Contributes to and advance national
policy and practice agenda (provide
input from local perspective, share
innovations and stories of successful
transformation, speak at APHSA and
sister association events)
•Holds an annual meeting or retreat
•Serves as the coordinating entity within
the APHSA structure for advancing the
mutual commitments set out in our
APHSA-Affiliate charters
•Builds cross affiliate connections and
relationships
•Identifies ways to better leverage the
resources of the Association and ensure
consistency in operations
•Meet quarterly via video conference,
with in-person, joint meeting with the
Executive Governing Board
•All state CEOs are members; non-dues
paying members are invited to
participate in Retreats
•ED serves as primary contact supported
by Director of Strategic Initiatives
•All dues paying Localities are members
•Led by an executive committee
•Has designated APHSA staff liaison
•Affiliate President OR Designee
•Staffed by APHSA Finance and
Membership departments
APHSA Affiliates
Discipline
Experts
Connectors
Implementers
Operations
APHSA Affiliates
Currently nine Affiliates operate under APHSA’s
single 501(c)(3) status
APHSA Board and Bylaws govern overall
operations
Formal charters set forth the working partnership
and expectations of APHSA and each Affiliate
Each Affiliate has an executive leadership body
with guiding bylaws that are consistent with
APHSA bylaws
Affiliate Leadership
AAICPC
AASD
NAPCWA
NASCCA
NASTA
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Members:
Members:
Members:
Members:
Members:
ICPC
Directors
SNAP
Directors
Child
Welfare
Directors
Child Care
Directors
TANF
Directors
Affiliate Leadership
ISM
NAPIPM
NSDTA
AAPWA
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Executive
Committee
Members:
Members:
Members:
Members:
CIOs and IT
leaders
Agency staff
with oversight of
integrity/quality
control
Training and
Development
Administrators
and Trainers
Attorneys
representing HHS
agencies
Responsibilities
Affiliate Executive Committees
Leads affiliate in promoting the exchange of experience and
knowledge among agencies within its respective
professional discipline (e.g., child welfare, training of
workers, IT). This includes planning program content for
national conferences, as well as development of guidance
and toolkits, and other means of sharing best practices.
Provides input on regulations and legislation specific to its
professional discipline.
Works with APHSA Executive Governing Board and staff to
develop annual goals, conference budgets, and expected
contributions to the larger human services community.
Assigns designees to the Leadership Council.
Composition of the executive committee is established by
each respective affiliate consistent with APHSA Bylaws.
Board of Directors
Setting Strategic Direction
Role that Respective APHSA Leadership Groups Play
in Carrying Our Mission
Transforming Systems
(Leadership Council)
Connecting Leaders
(Peer Councils and Affiliates)
Leveraging Expertise
(Peer Councils and Affiliates)
Feedback Loop
Strategic
Playbook
Identify Yearly
Priorities
Regular
Reviews
•Board of Directors sets Strategic
Direction
•APHSA staff support communication of
the Direction through Strategic Playbook
•All Leadership entities develop APHSAwide and Council/Affiliate-specific annual
objectives and priorities
•APHSA staff prepare collective plan for
review and adoption by APHSA Board
•Board approves annual plans with
established metrics and dashboard for
tracking progress; Board members
assigned to support each affiliate
•Annual joint meeting of Board, Councils
and Affiliate Presidents supports
reflections on past year and look ahead
Example – Approval of New Policy Position
Leadership Council, Affiliate or APHSA Staff Identify Need
Must meet mission and strategic
direction set by Board*
APHSA prepare draft position
Leadership Council OR Affiliate Reviews** Draft Position
Seek additional expertise from
Affiliate(s) as needed
APHSA staff make any necessary
adjustments
Position Adopted
APHSA Staff communicate to
policymakers
Position advanced through most
appropriate APHSA leaders
*If there is any question, the issue must be taken to the Executive Governing Board first.
**APHSA staff to assist with decision as to whether issue should go to Leadership Council (cross-programmatic implications) or is of
such detailed focus (e.g. regulations specific to a particular program), that it is most efficiently handled within the respective affiliate.
Example – Annual Event Planning
Designated APSHA Staff Coordinates with Peer Councils and Affiliates to Initiate
Planning
Must meet mission and strategic
direction set by Board*
Identify dates and locations with
input from Council or Affiliate EC
Logistics and Program Content
Designated APHSA staff coordinate logistics
with approval of Affiliate EC on key points
Affiliate EC or its conference planning
committee work with liaison to design
program and speakers
Event Held
APHSA staff coordinates all
logistics at the event
Host state and volunteers provide
support
*If there is any question, the issue must be taken to the Executive Governing Board first.
Example – Annual Budget
APHSA Staff Develop Draft Based on:
Prior years - Actuals
Identified Priorities*
Audit- Finance Committee Reviews and Approves Budget
Questions for ED and Finance
Director
Recommends to Full Board
Full Governing Board Reviews and Approves Budget
APHSA Staff Share with All
Leadership Entities
Board Monitors Budget
*Priorities identified through annual planning process that includes input from Affiliates