Ashleigh Pona, PhD
Chair
Julia Jurgensen, APRN CNP DNP
Co-Chair
Melissa Page, MS RD CSOWM LDN
IHSEC Liaison
MEMBERS
Heidi Bednarchuk, MSN APRN CNS
Melissa Brubaker, MBSCR LPN RN
Jamie Carr, BSN, RN
Beth Czerwony, MS RD CSOWM LD
Adam Dungey, MBA BSN
Mary Gray Hixson, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN
Rachel Millard, DNP FNP-C
Aimee Rothe, BSN RN CEN TCRN
Jeff Stromswold, NP
Maria Trapp, PhD
ASMBS Staff Liaison
Andranique Boone
Description
The function of the IH Membership Committee is to act as liaison for members to ensure needs of membership are being met by the society, address member concerns, review membership applications, assist applicants in the application process when necessary, stimulate membership, and ensure access of members to society benefits.
Objectives
- Increase membership
- Decrease attrition
- Assist applicants in the membership process
Committee Goals
- Compensation Survey- Update questions and resent/compile data Previous one was several years ago Currently revamping questions and will plan to send out to IH members Will then compile, interpret and publish data
- Member highlight form- Create and finalize. Functionality involves sending out to IH members or point on Facebook page to allow for nominations or self-submission to showcase a variety of members doing great things for the bariatric community
- Working with IH Communications Committee to assist with Zoom networking sessions/breakout sessions
- Track renewal numbers with members that joined during $25 promotion and consider follow-up survey to assess reasoning for not continuing membership
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