Committees

Charitable Events and Sponsorships Committee Chair – Darcey Young

  • Responsible for scheduling all charitable events
    • Organize annual food drive with the Chattanooga Food Bank
  • Organize fundraising events, sponsorships, and advertising.
  • Spotlight vendors for monthly luncheons.
  • Responsible for securing Premium sponsorships throughout the year.
  • Crisis management for disasters (natural disaster/weather related)
  • Responsible for providing promotional material, updates for charitable events, and needs to AE.

Education Committee Chair – Lexi Steed

  • Plan and facilitate all educational classes throughout the year to possibly include; Fair Housing, Legal Seminar, CAM, CPO, and NALP.
  • Coordinate all aspects of education events to include meeting space, catering, etc.
  • Plan and facilitate event speakers throughout the year.
  • Work with AE to publicize/promote events.

Events Committee Chair – Mary-Margaret Thompson

  • Responsible for scheduling and promotion of CAA events throughout the year to include, but not limited to; Bus Tour, Luncheons, and Breakfasts.
  • Coordinate all aspects of events to include meeting space, catering, etc.
  • Create event surveys (two question surveys to be provided at luncheons). Survey participants will be entered into drawings. Events committee will come up with the prizes for the drawings.
  • Responsible for providing promotional ideas and needs to AE.

Awards Gala Committee Chair – Chris Welch and Beverly Abbott

  • Plans the Awards Gala event; selection of location, block of rooms, food selection, DJ/band, decorations, and more.
  • Responsible for finding sponsors, door prizes, etc. for gala
  • Responsible for providing promotional ideas and needs to AE.

Vendor Trade Show Committee Chair – Julie Hanna

  • The Trade Show Committee plans the Trade Show event and encourages attendance.
  • Selection of location, theme, diagram for booths, booth sales, food selection, decorations, and more.
  • Responsible for finding sponsors, door prizes, etc. for VTS
  • Responsible for providing promotional ideas and needs to AE.

Government Affairs/Advocacy Committee Chair – David Tonahill

  • Represent CAA at TNAA quarterly meetings. If possible, be present at Day on the Hill in Nashville.
  • Manage and promote the PAC contribution goals from our chapter.
  • If possible, attend the Capital Conference.
  • Crisis management for legal matters (board’s legal counsel will respond)
  • Responsible for providing ideas and needs to AE.

Membership Committee Chair – Amy Streeter

  • Responsible for increasing new membership
  • Promote existing member retention by encouraging participation and education
  • Responsible for welcoming individuals to association luncheons, table registration, and other events
  • Responsible for providing roster updates to AE (new mgrs./contacts., mgmt. co changes, etc.)
  • Responsible for providing promotional ideas and needs to AE

Subcommittee Beautification and Star Awards

  • Facilitate judges
  • Manage judging criteria
  • Manage award/certificate choices and orders
  • Responsible for providing promotional ideas and needs to AE

Interested in being part of one (or more) of our committees? Sign up here!