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2025 Committee Meeting Breakfast (January)

2025 Committee Meeting Breakfast (January)

Friday, January 24, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
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Event Details

Are you interested in learning more about a GFAA committee or want to get involved?

Kick off the new year with GFAA and join us for the first committee meetings of 2025. 

Light breakfast items will be available.

All committees will meet from 9-10 AM. The Suppliers Council will have a supplier-only meeting from 10-10:45 AM.

Free to attend. Please register in advance to help us with planning. 
  • When registering, you will have the option to select your committee or the committee you are most interested in joining. 

Committee Descriptions

Supplier Council

The GFAA Supplier Council plans the annual Trade Show and annual sponsorship & advertising opportunities. The Council works to involve supplier members across all facets of the association including attending events and education. The Council is also tasked with collecting feedback from supplier members to gauge their needs and wants within the association to help their businesses grow.  businesses grow.


Chair: Kelby Berling
Co-Chair: Ashlee Aikins

Membership Outreach

The GFAA Membership Outreach committee has three main focus areas: event planning and promotion, internal membership engagement, and external community outreach. 

  1. Event planning and promotion includes general promotion for GFAA classes, events, and initiatives; and assisting with the planning of different events throughout the year. 
  2. Internal membership engagement includes connecting with members to get a pulse on what members value and managing GFAA social media.
  3. External community outreach includes identifying and connecting with prospective members and facilitating the charity outreach/MY GFAA Cares initiative. 

Chair: Kristen Micallef 

Government Affairs

Promotes advocacy for GFAA, AANC and NAA, & the PAC’s. Grows awareness amongst the Membership of what these entities do for us and gains support. Responds to Legislative Calls to Action. Promotes and attends AANC Legislative & Education Conference in Raleigh annually, and always keeps Members aware of any pending legislative concerns that may need our action throughout the year. 

Chair: Karen Perkins
Co-Chair: Jonathan Elliot

Education
The GFAA Educational Committee identifies educational needs and implements courses designated to advance careers and knowledge in our industry at the local, state, and national level.
Chair: Jennifer Pittman
Co-Chairs: Natalie Hart
Diversity and Inclusion

Committee members have attended training offered by NAA on these topics, created and continue annually to develop the GFAA Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship, and brainstorms how to better educate the GFAA members in these areas, raise awareness and offers training classes to make us more diverse. 

                                 
Chair: Diana Briones
Co-Chair: Bliss Chadwell