The purpose of the Chapter Governance Committee is to interact with and support groups seeking chapter status and to provide guidance during the development process. The Committee will provide ongoing support and guidance to established chapters. The Committee is responsible for creating a policy and process for chapter development and governance. Committee members will serve as liaisons to chapters both during start-up and be available for consultation after the chapter has been established.
OPEN POSITIONS: The Chapter Governance Committee currently has an open position for committee member(s).
Committee Leadership:
Chair: Catherine Dempsey
Board Liaison: Brandi Showalter
The IACRN Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing all aspects of IACRN’s conference events. The committee is accountable to the IACRN Board of Directors (BOD) and interacts with IACRN leadership, the management company, and other IACRN committees as needed to maximize clinical research nursing education, networking, and promotion of international best practices in clinical research. The CPC is guided by the Mission and Vision of IACRN.
OPEN POSITIONS: The Conference Planning Committee currently has open positions for committee member(s).
Committee Leadership:
Chairs: Noriko Fujiwara, Andrea Hale, and Tammy Kiger
Board Liaison: Lee Ann Lawson
The purpose of the IACRN Education Committee is to uphold the mission and vision of our organization through the promotion of evidence based practice that drives excellence in clinical research nursing by supporting the educational needs of our IACRN membership.
OPEN POSITIONS: The Education Committee currently has open positions for committee member(s).
Committee Leadership:
Chair: Maggie Malsch
Board Liaison: Kristen Legor
The purpose of the Membership, Marketing and Communications Committee is to promote awareness of IACRN, to increase Association membership, and to disseminate the organization's initiative and innovations to the clinical research community. This committee serves the organization in marketing the benefits of membership throughout the international clinical research nursing community and managing effective communication within the membership through the IACRN web site. We would love to have anyone with experience/interest in social media on this committee.
OPEN POSITIONS: The MMC currently has open positions for committee member(s).
Committee Leadership:
Chair: Shelly Paipal-Umland
Board Liaison:
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors and the committee's scope includes proposing nominees to the board for consideration for officers and members-at-large of the Association.
The purpose of the Research Committee is to define and measure sensitive outcomes in the clinical research process and to demonstrate the impact of clinical research nursing practice. The committee will continue research to describe and validate the specialty practice of clinical research nursing. The research committee will ensure that requests for research are in alignment with the Association mission and vision.
OPEN POSITIONS: The Research Committee currently has open positions for committee member(s).
Committee Leadership:
Chair: Elizabeth Johnson
Board Liaison: Aris Eliades
