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Administrative Committee

Mission

The Administrative Committee is appointed by the President to examine ACGA's internal processes and recommend to the Board changes to help us operate more effectively as an organization. The President may also call upon this committee for assistance in carrying out complex administrative functions.

Goals

  • Review By-Laws and recommend any appropriate changes.
  • Develop documentation of policies, procedures and related aspects of organizational function in order to provide more consistent and effective management and better institutional memory.
  • Develop a centralized electronic filing system for ACGA's working documents and graphics.
  • As required, deal appropriately with such external administrative organisations as the IRS and the Secretary of State for Texas.
  • Maintain the Organization section of the ACGA website.

Members

Rudy Ramsey (Chair)
Cam MacRae
Janice Chan

 

Finance Committee

Mission

The Finance Committee oversees the ACGA budget and bank account.

Goals

  • Insure that our financial assets, receivables, and expenditures are managed in an appropriate manner.
  • Continue to develop bookkeeping systems and appropriate means of reporting on the current state of ACGA's financial affairs.
  • Continue to develop financial reporting systems to ensure transparency and accountability in the handling of ACGA's funds.
  •  Develop and present proposals for achieving a balanced budget.

Members

Heather Sparling (Chair)
Jeanne Pendergast
Rudy Ramsey

 

Gàidhealtachd Support & Scholarship Committee

Mission

The Gàidhealtachd Support committee: (1) provides funding and other assistance to organizations, both in North America and abroad, involved in advancing the Scottish Gaelic language and (2) administers scholarship programs designed to promote Gaelic and assist learners to improve their language skills..

Goals

  • For grants: Establish policies pertaining to: time limit for using funds awarded; and whether to award grants even if projects are still uncertain
  • Write one or more articles for An Naidheachd featuring recent grant recipients and projects.
  • For scholarships: to review the amount of scholarship money to be awarded through the university scholarship program.
  • to monitor and revise the procedures for on-line distribution of membership scholarship material.
  • to encourage contributions to our scholarship programs.
  • Maintain the "Gàidhealtachd Support Grants" and "Scholarship" sections of the ACGA website and any literature associated with Gàidhealtachd Support grant or Scholarship applications.

Members

Heather Sparling (Chair)
Glenn Wrightson
Ilona Schmidt
Jamie MacDonald
Janice Chan
Jack Campbell, M.D.
John Grimaldi
G. Matthew Webb 
Scott Morrison
Rudy Ramsey

 

Membership Committee

Mission

The Membership Committee works to retain current members and maintain contact with them.

Goals

  • Oversee maintenance of ACGA's membership database and the membership renewal process.
  • Ensure that all mailings from within ACGA (physical or electronic) are always done with current member lists and addresses.
  • Investigate possible improvements in our member database and its uses within ACGA.
  • Develop and present proposals for improving ACGA's contact with, and services for, our members.
  • Maintain the "Join ACGA" section of the ACGA website and any literature associated with membership application or new-member welcome.

Members

Janice Chan (Chair)
An Phillips
Cam MacRae
Rudy Ramsey


Web Committee

Mission

The Web Committee works to provide attractive, capable Internet-based services to: (1) serve our own members, (2) educate the general public, and (3) support Scottish Gaelic as a modern, living language.

Goals

  • Finish setting up an attractive and functional website structure for ACGA.
  • Ensure that all website content is well managed, preferably by a distributed collection of interested members.
  • Maintain a functional message forum for use by members and by the organization.
  • Ensure that appropriate backup procedures are in place to protect our internet-based facilities from loss.
  • Maintain the "Links" and "Contact Us" sections of the website.

Members

Rudy Ramsey (Chair)
Janice Chan
Tom Stewart

 

National Mòd Committee

The Mòd Committee organizes the annual ACGA Mòd, held at Ligonier, PA, in September.

Members:
Nick Freer
Michael MacKay
Cathleen MacKay (Chair)
William Cassidy
Sherry Kreamer
Heather Sparling


Immersion Committee

Mission

The Immersion Weekend Committee plans and organizes the annual learning weekend. The Chair should be located in the area where the Immersion will be held. Local support need not be committee members or ACGA members.

Goals

  • Plan a high-quality event for each year with a reasonable expectation of breaking even financially.
  • Submit a brief plan and budget well before the event, obtain Board approval, and maintain good communication with the Board.
  • Execute the event with good attention to both quality and budget.
  • Maintain the section of the website dedicated to the event.

Members

Scott Morrison (Chair)
Rudy Ramsey
David Gressett
Jamie MacDonald
Janice Chan 

 

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee is responsible for overseeing both the written materials distributed to the members as well as those materials which promote ACGA to a wider audience, including "An Naidheachd Againne."

Members:
All current Board members

Naidheachd Editor:
Suzanne McDougal


Election Committee

The Election Committee helps to recruit candidates for ACGA elections to fill vacant positions every year.  They send out candidate statements and ballots, and collect and compile returned ballots.

Members:
Eve Gordon
Janice Chan
Ken McCormick

Outreach Committee

 

Mission

The Outreach Committee makes the general public aware of ACGA, what we do, and why, through a program of Regional Representatives in the various regions of the US and Canada, and by doing so, attracts new members to the organization.

Goals

  • Inform the public of ACGA and its mission by attending events likely to be attended by persons who already have an interest in things Scottish and making certain they know that we exist and why.
  • Take every opportunity to inform the public at large that Gaelic is alive and instruction is available to everyone, and that Scottish Gaelic is a living, vibrant language.
  • Be helpful:by having information at hand to aid those interested in finding further help and/or resources in their attempt to learn/study Scottish Gaelic., and to inform them of local classes, Internet resources, online classes, one on one instruction (professional or not), text availability with recorded materials for those who wish to work alone, as well as sources for books and materials
  • Attend local events, not necessarily Scottish, in order to promote the study of the language., social groups that may have an interest, including senior Centers.
  • Never passing  up the opportunity to talk "Gaelic" with anyone even if the conversation has to be in some other language.

Members                                         

Reese McKay (Co-chair)
Caroline Root (Co-chair)
Harry Webb
David Gressett
Janice Chan
Nick Freer
Rudy Ramsey
Scott Morrison


Grandfather Mountain

Mission

The Grandfather Mountain Committee organizes the annual Grandfather Mountain Gaelic Song and Language Week, held in Banner Elk, NC, in the week leading up to the North Carolina Mòd held at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in July.

Goals

  • Obtain teachers that can teach both Gaelic and Gaelic song this year.
  • Begin publicity in February this year.
  • Send notices about GMGSLW to clan publications and print media, as well as relevant websites like CLI.
  • Look into advertising with the NC schools for renewal credit.
  • Maintain the section of the website dedicated to the event.

Members

Jamie MacDonald (Chair)
Libit Woodington (Chair)
Shannon Duncan

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