Chairs & Committees

    Standing Committees

    National Convention Committee

    Goal: Plan and ensure that National Convention happens every year or as otherwise specified.

    2025 National Convention Chair (Knoxville): Grace Houghton (convention@ask-wits.com)

    2026 National Convention Chair (Oklahoma City): Emma Bachman & Mary Matthews

    Overseen By: ExDir

    Social Media and PR Committee

    Goal: Plan and execute posting on all official Alpha Sigma Kappa platforms to engage potential and current members of the National Organization. Work this year to make posts more personable and get more involvement

    Committee Chair: Jenifer Henslee Peck (social-media@ask-wits.com) 

    Overseen By: NDoC

    National Documents Review Committee

    Goal: Review current national governing documents to ensure clarity and matching operations with the National Organization. Focused on cleaning document formatting and updating Chapter Discipline upon Chapter feedback for 2025 Convention

    Committee Chair: Mary Matthews (national-docs@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: ExDir

    Newsletter Committee

    Goal: To create and disseminate bi-annual National Organization newsletter to keep membership engaged and informed.

    Committee Chair: Macy Comm (newsletter@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoC

    Exploratory Committee

    Goal: Continue to review opportunities to mitigate risk in the organization including identifying role of legal representation.

    Committee Chairs: Theresa Jurisch (exploratory@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoO

    Website Committee

    Goal: Review membership database/website options available to the national organization. Work to maintain up-to-date documentation and membership information on the national website. Investigate integration between the National Website and Discord

    Committee Chair: Gwen Kidder (website@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoC

    National DonorsChoose Event Committee

    Goal: Host additional annual virtual 5k to support DonorsChoose. Put together a lessons-learned document to support continued organization of such events.

    Committee Chairs: Grace Houghton (philanthropy@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoF

    Trademark/Copyright Committee

    Goal: Sustain partnership with Affinity Licensing. Educate Membership on branding/licensing. Maintain up to date trademark filings.

    Committee Chair: Ali KM (trademark@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoF

    National Awards Committee

    Goal: Create, oversee, and review nominations for Member awards, and determine award recipients. Update Awards Ceremony SOP for 2025 National Convention.

    Committee Chair: Katie Greiner (awards@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoR

    Closed Goal Committee

    Goal: Put together proposals as needed regarding closed meeting content

    Committee Chair: Mary Matthews (closed-goal@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: ExDir

    Membership Development Committee

    Goal: Update and maintain existing continuous education modules. Create mental health module.

    Committee Chairs: Candace Heitner (membership-development@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoM

    Non-Standing Committees

    Emergency Response Planning Committee

    Goal:  Develop plan for NBoD response to emergencies (e.g., extreme weather, wildfires, school shooting, other catastrophic events), with a focus on getting what the committee has already worked on put into proposal format to be submitted as a proposal(s) for 2025 convention

    Committee Chair: Caitlyn Yakim (emergency-response-planning@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoO

    Traditions Committee

    Goal: Establish methods to create traditions alive as older members/classes leave the active chapters.

    Committee Chair: Val Figueroa (traditions@ask-wits.com)

    Overseen By: NDoE

    Alum Exploration Committee

    Goal: Investigate changes/additions to the structure of Alum Chapters/Membership including the ability to form Regional Alum Chapters/Groups and its impact.

    Committee Chair: Rebecca Bartlett (Email coming soon)

    Overseen By: NDoM

    Continuing Membership Committee

    Goal: Determine method for a Member to transfer Universities and either join an existing ASK Chapter or start a new one.

    Committee Chair: Erin Cooper and Mary Matthews (Email coming soon)

    Overseen By: NDoE

    Leadership Consultant Program Management Committee

    Goal: Investigate structural changes required to the National Organization Constitution and supporting documents to best support the LC and NDoO operations moving forwards.

    Committee Chair: Madeline Fines (Email coming soon)

    Overseen By: NDoO